ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and was 9.98 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9.98 %
Change on year
up 64.4%
World rank
7th
of 66 countries
All-time high
9.98 %
in 2023
All-time low
3.17 %
in 2018
Years of data
6
2017–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and in United Arab Emirates, 2017–2023

468102017202020232017: 4.6 %2018: 3.2 %2020: 3.9 %2021: 5.3 %2022: 6.1 %2023: 10 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

United Arab Emirates recorded 9.98 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 64.4% on the previous year and up 117.0% over ten years.

That places United Arab Emirates 7th out of 66 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and aquaculture — Value in United Arab Emirates, 2017 to 2023.
Year % Change
2017 4.6 %
2018 3.17 % -31.1%
2020 3.85 % +21.5%
2021 5.28 % +37.1%
2022 6.07 % +15.0%
2023 9.98 % +64.4%

United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries

  • United Arab Emirates's 9.98 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.51 %, 4.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • United Arab Emirates's 9.98 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.07 %, 3.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3.88 % 3.17 % 4.6 % 2
2020s 6.29 % 3.85 % 9.98 % 4

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 4 Brunei Darussalam 22.85 % compare
  2. 4 Türkiye 0.75 % compare
  3. 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.56 % compare
  4. 5 Mauritius 18.35 % compare
  5. 6 Philippines 13.16 % compare
  6. 8 Argentina 9.91 % compare
  7. 9 Portugal 9.38 % compare
  8. 10 Ecuador 7.49 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in United Arab Emirates?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in United Arab Emirates was 9.98 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 9.98 % in 2023.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 3.17 % in 2018.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and?
United Arab Emirates ranks 7th out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 117.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and aquaculture — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and aquaculture — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
73 places, 1,102 data points, 1992–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.