Part time employment, total in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Part time employment, total was 12.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
12.9%
Change on year
up 108.3%
World rank
76th
of 111 countries
All-time high
12.9%
in 2024
All-time low
2.3%
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2024

Part time employment, total in United Arab Emirates, 2017–2024

2.557.51012.52017202020242017: 2.3 % of total employment2018: 4.1 % of total employment2019: 5 % of total employment2022: 6.1 % of total employment2023: 6.2 % of total employment2024: 12.9 % of total employment

Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.

Analysis

United Arab Emirates recorded 12.9% for part time employment, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 108.3% on the previous year and up 469.7% over ten years.

That places United Arab Emirates 76th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Part time employment, total in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in United Arab Emirates, 2017 to 2024.
Year % of total employment Change
2017 2.3%
2018 4.1% +82.6%
2019 5.0% +20.6%
2022 6.1% +22.9%
2023 6.2% +1.0%
2024 12.9% +108.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3.8% 2.3% 5.0% 3
2020s 8.4% 6.1% 12.9% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is part time employment, total in United Arab Emirates?
Part time employment, total in United Arab Emirates was 12.9% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2024.
What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2017.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for part time employment, total?
United Arab Emirates ranks 76th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
Is part time employment, total rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 469.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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, total (% of total employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Unit
% of total employment
Source
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,531 data points, 1976–2025
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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.