Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Niger or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 79.8% against 79.3% in Niger as of 2024.

What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Niger and United Arab Emirates?

0.5%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and United Arab Emirates?

5 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Niger vs United Arab Emirates: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)

Niger

79.3%

in 2022

United Arab Emirates

79.8%

in 2024

Niger rank

8th

United Arab Emirates rank

5th

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time

Niger
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 79.8% against 79.3% in Niger, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Niger ranks 8th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 178 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	37.8%	73.8%	36.0%	United Arab Emirates
2000s	53.7%	75.1%	21.4%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	48.2%	78.6%	30.3%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	79.3%	75.2%	4.1%	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Niger or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 79.8% against 79.3% in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Niger and United Arab Emirates?: 0.5%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and United Arab Emirates?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do Niger and United Arab Emirates rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?: Niger ranks 8th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 4,960 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.