Employees in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Employees was 8,118 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8,118
Change on year
up 17.2%
World rank
23rd
of 73 countries
All-time high
8,118
in 2023
All-time low
6,838
in 2021
Years of data
5
2017–2023

Employees in United Arab Emirates, 2017–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2017202020232017: 7.0k2018: 6.9k2021: 6.8k2022: 6.9k2023: 8.1k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

United Arab Emirates recorded 8,118 for employees in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.2% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.

That places United Arab Emirates 23rd out of 73 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Employees in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Employees (15+) in United Arab Emirates, 2017 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2017 6,983
2018 6,938 -0.6%
2021 6,838 -1.4%
2022 6,925 +1.3%
2023 8,118 +17.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6,961 6,938 6,983 2
2020s 7,294 6,838 8,118 3

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

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  2. 21 Peru 8,834 compare
  3. 22 Myanmar 8,529
  4. 24 Cambodia 4,846 compare
  5. 25 Sri Lanka 4,676 compare
  6. 26 Belarus 4,575 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employees in United Arab Emirates?
Employees in United Arab Emirates was 8,118 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest employees recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 8,118 in 2023.
What is the lowest employees recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 6,838 in 2021.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for employees?
United Arab Emirates ranks 23rd out of 73 countries with data for 2023.
Is employees rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employees (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employees (15+)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
73 places, 872 data points, 1993–2026
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.