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

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cyprus vs United Arab Emirates: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)

Cyprus

79.3%

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

79.6%

in 2025

Cyprus rank

29th

United Arab Emirates rank

26th

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) over time

Cyprus
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 79.6% against 79.3% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Cyprus ranks 29th and United Arab Emirates ranks 26th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	68.1%	76.1%	8.0%	United Arab Emirates
2000s	70.5%	77.2%	6.6%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	74.1%	78.9%	4.8%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	78.6%	79.1%	0.5%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages), Cyprus or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 79.6% against 79.3% in Cyprus as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) between Cyprus and United Arab Emirates?: 0.3%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and United Arab Emirates?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Cyprus and United Arab Emirates rank globally for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?: Cyprus ranks 29th and United Arab Emirates ranks 26th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (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, 8,446 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.