Year	Nationals	Non-nationals	Total
1977	2,795	10,680	13,475
1978	3,147	12,975	16,122
1979	3,431	15,204	18,635
1980	3,739	17,548	21,287
1981	3,922	19,466	23,388
1982	4,105	21,239	25,344
1983	4,507	21,662	26,169
1984	4,974	21,955	26,929
1985	5,198	23,350	28,548
1986	5,518	23,932	29,450
1987	5,385	23,471	28,856
1988	5,405	23,722	29,127
1989	5,697	24,680	30,377
1990	5,970	25,410	31,380
1991	6,138	26,106	32,244
1992	6,118	26,840	32,958
1993	6,291	28,231	34,522
1994	6,639	30,332	36,971
1995	6,887	32,321	39,208
1996	6,875	33,528	40,403
1997	6,891	34,342	41,233
1998	7,089	34,636	41,725
1999	5,734	27,445	33,179
2000	6,186	28,081	34,267
2001	6,926	28,702	35,628
2002	7,657	28,619	36,276
2003	7,976	24,586	32,562
2004	7,920	20,630	28,550
2005	7,907	18,165	26,072

Sources:
Department of Organisation and Administration (1977-2001)
Department of Civil service; Department of Finance (2002-2005)

ANNEXED NOTE

1. Characteristics of data, definitions

After finding a job and negotiating a job contract, expats must provide their employer with the official documents needed to start the recruitment procedure.
The entry permit is then issued, which allows the worker/ family dependant to come to Abu Dhabi and the UAE.
For a worker, the delivery of the labour permit is conditional to a medical exam passed after arrival.
The duration of the labour permit is three years.
Employed person: An individual, 15 years old or older, who works for a salary during the week of the time reference, either working for others or self-employed,
as well as those who have a job but are not on duty during the week of the time reference (for being on vacation or are delegated for training courses or work programs by their employers and those who work for a family without wage).

2. Institution which provides data

Statistics centre of Abu Dhabi (SCAD), Abu Dhabi

3. Data availability

The SCAD provides thematic volumes with time series for various indicators related to development (population, demography, labour, etc.) since 1960. The present series has been published in December 2012.
Data is available under various formats (PDF, Excel, html).
http://www.scad.ae/en/statistics/Pages/Statistics.aspx?ThemeID=7&TopicID=48&SubTopicID=163&PublicationID=315

Date of access: January 2015.

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