{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ae-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ae-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ae-employment-rate/","title":"United Arab Emirates Employment Rate (2025)","description":"United Arab Emirates's Employment Rate: 76.9 % of total population ages 15+ in 2025, +0.1pp YoY. World Bank (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","United Arab Emirates","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United Arab Emirates","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"United Arab Emirates Employment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS?locations=AE"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United Arab Emirates"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United Arab Emirates (2025)","value":"76.9","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United Arab Emirates Employment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":73.432},{"period":"1992","value":73.667},{"period":"1993","value":74.048},{"period":"1994","value":74.42},{"period":"1995","value":74.789},{"period":"1996","value":74.636},{"period":"1997","value":73.918},{"period":"1998","value":73.327},{"period":"1999","value":72.964},{"period":"2000","value":72.831},{"period":"2001","value":72.825},{"period":"2002","value":72.996},{"period":"2003","value":73.28},{"period":"2004","value":73.803},{"period":"2005","value":74.315},{"period":"2006","value":74.934},{"period":"2007","value":75.051},{"period":"2008","value":74.887},{"period":"2009","value":74.35},{"period":"2010","value":74.498},{"period":"2011","value":74.881},{"period":"2012","value":75.256},{"period":"2013","value":75.691},{"period":"2014","value":76.119},{"period":"2015","value":76.599},{"period":"2016","value":77.16},{"period":"2017","value":76.82},{"period":"2018","value":77.339},{"period":"2019","value":77.614},{"period":"2020","value":75.398},{"period":"2021","value":74.661},{"period":"2022","value":75.023},{"period":"2023","value":76.681},{"period":"2024","value":76.789},{"period":"2025","value":76.885}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population ages 15+"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"76.9","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"76.8","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"76.7","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"75.0","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"74.7","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"75.4","yoyChange":"-2.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"77.6","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"77.3","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"76.8","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"77.2","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"76.6","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"76.1","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"75.7","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"75.3","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"74.9","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"74.5","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"74.3","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"74.9","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"75.1","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"74.9","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the employment-to-population ratio in United Arab Emirates (share of 15+ population employed) from 1990 to present. Compare to ILO global benchmarks. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 77.6 % of total population ages 15+ in 2019 and reached its lowest recorded value of 72.8 in 2001. The latest reading of 76.9 in 2025 represents a change of +0.1pp."}]}