Employees in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Employees was 8,896 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8,896
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
30th
of 114 countries
All-time high
8,896
in 2024
All-time low
3,032
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2024

Employees in United Arab Emirates, 2008–2024

4.0k6.0k8.0k2008201620242008: 3.0k2017: 7.0k2018: 6.9k2019: 7.0k2021: 6.8k2022: 6.9k2023: 8.1k2024: 8.9k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2024, employees in United Arab Emirates stood at 8,896. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employees in United Arab Emirates peaked at 8,896 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,032, in 2008.

United Arab Emirates ranks 30th of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Employees in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Employees in United Arab Emirates, 2008 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2008 3,032
2017 6,983 +130.3%
2018 6,938 -0.6%
2019 7,020 +1.2%
2021 6,838 -2.6%
2022 6,925 +1.3%
2023 8,118 +17.2%
2024 8,896 +9.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,032 3,032 3,032 1
2010s 6,981 6,938 7,020 3
2020s 7,694 6,838 8,896 4

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 27 Australia 12,406 compare
  2. 28 Malaysia 10,396 compare
  3. 29 Argentina 9,669 compare
  4. 31 Peru 8,834 compare
  5. 32 Myanmar 8,529 compare
  6. 33 Netherlands 8,313 compare

See the full ranking of 114 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employees in United Arab Emirates?
Employees in United Arab Emirates was 8,896 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest employees recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 8,896 in 2024.
What is the lowest employees recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 3,032 in 2008.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for employees?
United Arab Emirates ranks 30th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
Is employees rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employees
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
114 places, 2,195 data points, 1989–2026
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. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.