Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 0.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in United Arab Emirates, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.0% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.
United Arab Emirates ranks 161st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1% | — |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +98.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -26.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +31.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -8.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -16.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 47% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.2%, 12% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, male (% of male 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 | +98.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2023 | +31.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
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)
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- 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, male (% of male employment) in United Arab Emirates?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in United Arab Emirates was 0.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (% of male 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.