East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs United Arab Emirates: Employment in services, female (% of female employment)

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
56.8%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
91.3%
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
22nd
United Arab Emirates rank
25th

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 91.3% against 56.8% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 34.5%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.6 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 25th of 47 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 29.1% 84.7% 55.6% United Arab Emirates
2000s 37.0% 90.1% 53.0% United Arab Emirates
2010s 48.8% 92.4% 43.6% United Arab Emirates
2020s 55.5% 91.1% 35.6% United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment in services, female (% of female employment), East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 91.3% against 56.8% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment in services, female (% of female employment) between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Arab Emirates?
34.5%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Arab Emirates?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Arab Emirates rank globally for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 25th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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 services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).