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 4.65 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in United Arab Emirates, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in United Arab Emirates is 4.65 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in United Arab Emirates peaked at 4.65 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.13 units per square kilometre, in 2005.
United Arab Emirates ranks 35th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.13 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 2.31 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 2.59 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 2.88 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 3.04 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 3.15 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 3.28 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 3.43 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 3.6 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 3.81 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 4.04 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 4.24 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 4.31 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.39 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 4.45 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 4.16 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 4.4 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 4.56 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 4.65 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 4.65 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.79 units per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 4.65 units per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.11 units per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.59 units per square kilometre | 2.13 units per square kilometre | 3.04 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.87 units per square kilometre | 3.15 units per square kilometre | 4.45 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.44 units per square kilometre | 4.16 units per square kilometre | 4.65 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 32 Guam 5.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Puerto Rico 4.9 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Pakistan 4.77 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Nigeria 4.62 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.5 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Uganda 4.4 units per square kilometre compare
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 4.65 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 4.65 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.13 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 35th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.