Annual working hours per worker in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Annual working hours per worker was 2,514 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours per worker in United Arab Emirates, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 2,514 hours per worker for annual working hours per worker in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in United Arab Emirates peaked at 2,707 hours per worker in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,514 hours per worker, in 2023.
That places United Arab Emirates 3rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,610 hours per worker | 2,593 hours per worker | 2,628 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,655 hours per worker | 2,616 hours per worker | 2,707 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,593 hours per worker | 2,514 hours per worker | 2,657 hours per worker | 4 |
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- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 78.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 91.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 57.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 79.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 92.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 54.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in United Arab Emirates?
- Annual working hours per worker in United Arab Emirates was 2,514 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 2,707 hours per worker in 2019.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,514 hours per worker in 2023.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for annual working hours per worker?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.