Employers, female (% of female employment) in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 2.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in United Arab Emirates, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 2.7% for employers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in United Arab Emirates peaked at 2.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1991.
That places United Arab Emirates 53rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.3% | — |
| 1992 | 1.4% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -21.9% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +41.5% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | +1.1% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 2.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 2.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.5%, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +41.5% | 1.9% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.7% | 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)
- 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in United Arab Emirates?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in United Arab Emirates was 2.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1991.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 53rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.2%. 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 Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).