Part time employment, female in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Part time employment, female was 14.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in United Arab Emirates, 2017–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, female in United Arab Emirates stood at 14.3%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.1% on the previous year and up 273.1% over ten years.
That places United Arab Emirates 82nd out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Part time employment, female in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.8% | — |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +108.6% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +23.3% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | +26.1% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 14.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.6%, 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 14.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.6%, 64% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.7% | 3.8% | 8.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 9.2% | 14.3% | 3 |
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 part time employment, female in United Arab Emirates?
- Part time employment, female in United Arab Emirates was 14.3% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2017.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for part time employment, female?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 82nd out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 273.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.