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.
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% |