Early-demographic dividend vs United Arab Emirates: Employment in industry (% of total employment)
Employment in industry (% of total employment) over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 30.6% against 23.3% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 7.3%.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.3 times Early-demographic dividend's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 19th of 47 groups.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.2% | 43.0% | 25.8% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 36.8% | 17.6% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 30.9% | 8.4% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 30.4% | 7.6% | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in industry (% of total employment), Early-demographic dividend or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 30.6% against 23.3% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in industry (% of total employment) between Early-demographic dividend and United Arab Emirates?
- 7.3%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and United Arab Emirates?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and United Arab Emirates rank globally for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 19th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).