Share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings was 2.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings in United Arab Emirates, 2020–2025
Source: Lightcast via AI Index Report (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings in United Arab Emirates stood at 2.9%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.4% on the previous year and up 263.3% over ten years.
That places United Arab Emirates 7th out of 22 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.8% | — |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +64.9% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +32.2% |
| 2025 | 2.9% | +68.4% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 2.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings in United Arab Emirates was 2.9% in 2025, according to Lightcast via AI Index Report (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 7th out of 22 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 263.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Lightcast via AI Index Report (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of job postings that require at least one AI-related skill, such as machine learning, generative AI, or natural language processing.