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United Arab Emirates Average Unemployment Rate 1991-2025

Name: United Arab Emirates Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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2.40% 35 data points

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

United Arab Emirates's average unemployment rate from 1991 to 2025 was 2.40%, based on 35 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	2.17%	+0.01pp	19th
2024	2.16%	+0.01pp	20th
2023	2.15%	−0.72pp	20th
2022	2.87%	−0.23pp	33rd
2021	3.11%	−1.19pp	29th
2020	4.29%	+1.96pp	52nd
2019	2.33%	+0.09pp	24th
2018	2.24%	−0.23pp	20th
2017	2.46%	+0.82pp	22nd
2016	1.64%	−0.15pp	12th
2015	1.79%	−0.21pp	13th
2014	2.00%	−0.13pp	19th
2013	2.13%	−0.20pp	20th
2012	2.32%	−0.26pp	22nd
2011	2.59%	−0.21pp	21st
2010	2.80%	−0.13pp	24th
2009	2.93%	+0.11pp	24th
2008	2.82%	−0.12pp	28th
2007	2.93%	−0.03pp	30th
2006	2.96%	−0.16pp	28th
2005	3.12%	+0.16pp	30th
2004	2.97%	+0.06pp	25th
2003	2.90%	+0.24pp	26th
2002	2.66%	+0.22pp	22nd
2001	2.44%	+0.19pp	19th
2000	2.25%	+0.06pp	18th
1999	2.20%	+0.13pp	19th
1998	2.07%	+0.16pp	15th
1997	1.91%	+0.07pp	15th
1996	1.84%	+0.04pp	15th
1995	1.80%	−0.03pp	15th
1994	1.83%	−0.07pp	17th
1993	1.90%	+0.19pp	19th
1992	1.72%	+0.09pp	19th
1991	1.63%	–	21st

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