Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0307 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in United Arab Emirates, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.0307 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.0337 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0307 units per person, in 2025.
That places United Arab Emirates 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0325 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0327 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0327 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0325 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0322 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0326 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0328 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.033 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0333 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0336 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0337 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0337 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0332 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0333 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0334 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0314 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0326 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0321 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0315 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0312 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0307 units per person | -1.5% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0307 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 1.9× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0307 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0132 units per person, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0325 units per person | 0.0322 units per person | 0.0327 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0333 units per person | 0.0326 units per person | 0.0337 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0316 units per person | 0.0307 units per person | 0.0326 units per person | 6 |
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in United Arab Emirates?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in United Arab Emirates was 0.0307 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0337 units per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0307 units per person in 2025.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.