Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employment) in United Arab Emirates is 0.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.0% on the previous year and up 171.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.
United Arab Emirates ranks 154th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1% | — |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -21.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +366.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +78.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -41.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -56.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +100.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -15.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -9.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -17.0% |
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 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in United Arab Emirates?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in United Arab Emirates was 0.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employment)?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.8%. 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, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.