Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending was 53.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in United Arab Emirates is 53.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in United Arab Emirates peaked at 58.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 1990.
United Arab Emirates ranks 94th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.3% | — |
| 1991 | 30.1% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 30.5% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 31.2% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 31.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 31.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 31.8% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 32.3% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 32.8% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 33.4% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 33.9% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 34.5% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 35.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 35.8% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 36.5% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 37.2% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 38.3% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 41.8% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 43.9% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 45.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 46.1% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 48.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 54.4% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 58.2% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 50.5% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 53.1% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 52.3% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 52.5% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 53.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.4% | 29.3% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 33.9% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 42.9% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 50.5% | 58.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in United Arab Emirates?
- Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in United Arab Emirates was 53.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 1990.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 94th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).