Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 47.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 47.3% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in United Arab Emirates peaked at 53.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 2020.
United Arab Emirates ranks 61st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.4% | — |
| 1991 | 51.6% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 51.4% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 51.1% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 50.3% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 49.3% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 49.6% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 50.6% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 51.4% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 51.9% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 52.2% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 52.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 52.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 52.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 51.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 50.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 49.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 53.3% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 47.9% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 38.5% | -19.6% |
| 2021 | 43.8% | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | +14.6% |
| 2024 | 47.0% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 47.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.9% | 49.3% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 51.1% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 47.9% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 38.5% | 47.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in United Arab Emirates?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in United Arab Emirates was 47.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 2020.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.