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Labour force participation rate in United Arab Emirates

Latest: 78.6%
Previous: 78.5%
Change: +0.11 (+0.1%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for 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	74.4%
Dec 31, 1991	74.6%
Dec 31, 1992	75.0%
Dec 31, 1993	75.5%
Dec 31, 1994	75.8%
Dec 31, 1995	76.2%
Dec 31, 1996	76.0%
Dec 31, 1997	75.4%
Dec 31, 1998	74.9%
Dec 31, 1999	74.6%
Dec 31, 2000	74.5%
Dec 31, 2001	74.6%
Dec 31, 2002	75.0%
Dec 31, 2003	75.5%
Dec 31, 2004	76.1%
Dec 31, 2005	76.7%
Dec 31, 2006	77.2%
Dec 31, 2007	77.3%
Dec 31, 2008	77.1%
Dec 31, 2009	76.6%
Dec 31, 2010	76.6%
Dec 31, 2011	76.9%
Dec 31, 2012	77.0%
Dec 31, 2013	77.3%
Dec 31, 2014	77.7%
Dec 31, 2015	78.0%
Dec 31, 2016	78.4%
Dec 31, 2017	78.8%
Dec 31, 2018	79.1%
Dec 31, 2019	79.5%
Dec 31, 2020	78.8%
Dec 31, 2021	77.1%
Dec 31, 2022	77.2%
Dec 31, 2023	78.4%
Dec 31, 2024	78.5%
Dec 31, 2025	78.6%

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