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United Arab Emirates - Unemployment Rate 2.17

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

2.17 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 187 economies

vs global median

0.4×

Growth since 1991

1.33×

Ranking Race โ€” Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 ยท lower value ranks higher

#1#9#17#25#33#41#4919911996200120062011201620212025#21#192021 overtook Poland2023 overtook Czech Republic
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. United Arab Emirates climbed from #21 to #19 (overtook Poland). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for United Arab Emirates ↓

Key Events โ€” United Arab Emirates

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2020
Fell 27 places in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Poland in global rank auto
2021
Climbed 23 places in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Czech Republic in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120251.632.523.44.29
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