Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 3.73 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in United Arab Emirates, 2017–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in United Arab Emirates stood at 3.73 %. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.9% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
That places United Arab Emirates 67th out of 68 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.09 % | — |
| 2018 | 3.08 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9 % | -70.8% |
| 2022 | 2.61 % | +190.0% |
| 2023 | 3.73 % | +42.9% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 3.73 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 47.38 %, 8% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 3.73 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 42.01 %, 9% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.08 % | 3.08 % | 3.09 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.41 % | 0.9 % | 3.73 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More agriculture & rural data for United Arab Emirates
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 386.83 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1404 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in United Arab Emirates was 3.73 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 3.73 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 % in 2021.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 67th out of 68 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Agricultural employment — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.