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Female labour force participation rate in United Arab Emirates

Latest: 53.0%
Previous: 52.5%
Change: +0.51 (+1.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Female labour force participation rate in United Arab Emirates
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	29.3%
Dec 31, 1991	30.1%
Dec 31, 1992	30.5%
Dec 31, 1993	31.2%
Dec 31, 1994	31.2%
Dec 31, 1995	31.3%
Dec 31, 1996	31.8%
Dec 31, 1997	32.3%
Dec 31, 1998	32.8%
Dec 31, 1999	33.4%
Dec 31, 2000	33.9%
Dec 31, 2001	34.5%
Dec 31, 2002	35.2%
Dec 31, 2003	35.8%
Dec 31, 2004	36.5%
Dec 31, 2005	37.2%
Dec 31, 2006	38.3%
Dec 31, 2007	39.5%
Dec 31, 2008	40.7%
Dec 31, 2009	41.8%
Dec 31, 2010	42.9%
Dec 31, 2011	43.9%
Dec 31, 2012	45.0%
Dec 31, 2013	46.1%
Dec 31, 2014	47.1%
Dec 31, 2015	48.2%
Dec 31, 2016	49.2%
Dec 31, 2017	50.9%
Dec 31, 2018	51.3%
Dec 31, 2019	54.4%
Dec 31, 2020	58.2%
Dec 31, 2021	50.5%
Dec 31, 2022	53.1%
Dec 31, 2023	52.3%
Dec 31, 2024	52.5%
Dec 31, 2025	53.0%

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