UAE Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • UAE labor force participation rate for 2023 was 45.86%, a 0.8% increase from 2022.
  • UAE labor force participation rate for 2022 was 45.07%, a 1.2% decline from 2021.
  • UAE labor force participation rate for 2021 was 46.27%, a 5.95% increase from 2020.
  • UAE labor force participation rate for 2020 was 40.32%, a 11.64% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 76.74%
Netherlands 71.41%
New Zealand 68.93%
Australia 67.83%
Norway 65.12%
Switzerland 64.63%
Canada 64.28%
Denmark 63.95%
Qatar 60.64%
Austria 59.29%
Sweden 58.68%
United Kingdom 55.03%
Finland 54.94%
Ireland 54.56%
Germany 54.33%
Malta 54.17%
United States 51.04%
Japan 49.84%
Channel Islands 49.44%
Bahamas 48.41%
Israel 47.61%
Panama 46.01%
Uruguay 45.93%
UAE 45.86%
Guam 45.05%
Estonia 44.08%
Cyprus 43.65%
France 42.76%
Barbados 42.37%
Bahrain 41.18%
Macao 39.78%
Brunei 38.35%
French Polynesia 38.20%
Argentina 37.73%
Oman 36.74%
Trinidad and Tobago 36.58%
Slovenia 36.34%
New Caledonia 35.83%
Singapore 35.61%
Portugal 35.46%
Luxembourg 35.05%
Latvia 34.74%
Lithuania 34.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.80%
Spain 32.94%
Poland 32.11%
Hong Kong 31.98%
Belgium 31.45%
Hungary 31.16%
Croatia 30.49%
Chile 29.93%
Czech Republic 28.52%
Saudi Arabia 27.72%
Slovak Republic 27.56%
South Korea 27.04%
Italy 26.39%
Greece 24.85%
Kuwait 24.43%
Puerto Rico 23.02%
UAE Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 45.86% 0.80%
2022 45.07% -1.20%
2021 46.27% 5.95%
2020 40.32% -11.64%
2019 51.96% -5.40%
2018 57.36% 2.32%
2017 55.03% 0.72%
2016 54.31% 0.22%
2015 54.09% 0.22%
2014 53.87% 0.15%
2013 53.72% 0.03%
2012 53.69% -0.12%
2011 53.81% -0.25%
2010 54.06% -0.13%
2009 54.19% 0.20%
2008 53.99% 0.61%
2007 53.37% 1.16%
2006 52.21% 1.24%
2005 50.97% 0.32%
2004 50.65% -0.32%
2003 50.97% -0.22%
2002 51.20% -0.12%
2001 51.31% 0.02%
2000 51.30% 0.17%
1999 51.12% 0.39%
1998 50.73% 0.67%
1997 50.07% 1.02%
1996 49.05% 0.38%
1995 48.67% -0.93%
1994 49.60% -0.82%
1993 50.42% -0.14%
1992 50.56% -0.08%
1991 50.63% -0.08%