Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults was 6.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in United Arab Emirates, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in United Arab Emirates is 6.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in United Arab Emirates peaked at 13.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1991.
United Arab Emirates ranks 152nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.9% | — |
| 1992 | 4.1% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 4.8% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +46.3% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +84.1% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -27.8% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -36.4% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.1% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.1% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 6.4% | 13.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in United Arab Emirates?
- Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in United Arab Emirates was 6.4% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate: young vs. older adults recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate: young vs. older adults recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1991.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for unemployment rate: young vs. older adults?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 152nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate: young vs. older adults rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force aged 15-24 without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.