Share of temporary employees in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of temporary employees was 0.337 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of temporary employees in United Arab Emirates, 2017–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, share of temporary employees in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.337. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.5% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
That places United Arab Emirates 99th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of temporary employees in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.362 | — |
| 2018 | 1.19 | +228.2% |
| 2019 | 1.37 | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 0.507 | -63.0% |
| 2024 | 0.337 | -33.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.973 | 0.362 | 1.37 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.422 | 0.337 | 0.507 | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More gender data for United Arab Emirates
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,950 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 56,966 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 58,160 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 58,600 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 57,914 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 59,805 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 58,770 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 61,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 60,824 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of temporary employees in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of temporary employees in United Arab Emirates was 0.337 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of temporary employees recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of temporary employees recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.337 in 2024.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of temporary employees?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 99th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of temporary employees rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of temporary employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This indicator represents temporary employment as a percentage of employees. Temporary employment, whereby workers are engaged only for a specific period of time, includes fixed-term, project- or task-based contracts, as well as seasonal or casual work, including day labour. There are wide differences in definitions used across countries, which should be kept in mind when making cross-country comparisons. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.