Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in United Arab Emirates, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in United Arab Emirates is 0.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.5% on the previous year and up 966.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in United Arab Emirates peaked at 3.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
United Arab Emirates ranks 138th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1% | — |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -23.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +2014.3% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +113.8% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -54.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -65.7% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +202.5% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -31.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -18.5% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.1%, 35% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +2014.3% | 0.1% | 1.5% |
| 2022 | +202.5% | 0.5% | 1.5% |
| 2019 | +113.8% | 1.5% | 3.1% |
| 2021 | -65.7% | 1.4% | 0.5% |
| 2020 | -54.3% | 3.1% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
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More work & labour data for United Arab Emirates
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.9136 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.7692 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7766 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,158 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,005 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 11,620 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 14,514 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 26,134 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in United Arab Emirates?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in United Arab Emirates was 0.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 138th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 966.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.