Unemployment Status			Worked before											Never Worked Before
Abu Dhabi		Age groups	15 – 19	20 – 24	25 – 29	30 – 34	35 – 39	40 – 44	45 – 49	50 – 54	55 – 59	60 – 64	Total	15 – 19	20 – 24	25 – 29	30 – 34	35 – 39	40 – 44	45 – 49	50 – 54	55 – 59	60 – 64	Total
	Emiratis	Males	36	276	430	345	400	569	873	1,026	913	800	5,668	391	839	386	129	65	43	32	24	28	35	1,972
		Females	…	31	81	70	80	64	30	30	13	7	406	145	1,098	777	164	61	11	11	2	2	3	2,274
		Emiratis total	36	307	511	415	480	633	903	1,056	926	807	6,074	536	1,937	1,163	293	126	54	43	26	30	38	4,246
		Males	19	280	588	561	505	463	429	492	407	414	4,158	1,008	2,653	1,760	869	552	349	252	168	106	79	7,796
	Non-Emiratis	Females	3	96	215	210	190	125	141	88	58	32	1,158	579	1,845	1,200	618	380	253	124	69	46	27	5,141
		Non-Emiratis total	22	376	803	771	695	588	570	580	465	446	5,316	1,587	4,498	2,960	1,487	932	602	376	237	152	106	12,937
	Abu Dhabi Total		58	683	1,314	1,186	1,175	1,221	1,473	1,636	1,391	1,253	11,390	2,123	6,435	4,123	1,780	1,058	656	419	263	182	144	17,183
Dubai	Emiratis	Males	22	143	238	249	240	305	375	440	336	261	2,609	287	593	345	141	60	45	21	21	21	15	1,549
		Females	7	49	96	80	99	89	56	38	17	22	553	148	615	410	190	109	41	28	21	11	9	1,582
		Emiratis total	29	192	334	329	339	394	431	478	353	283	3,162	435	1,208	755	331	169	86	49	42	32	24	3,131
		Males	41	216	409	378	305	226	158	126	113	76	2,048	316	999	951	704	538	354	200	119	73	26	4,280
	Non-Emiratis	Females	30	154	284	232	178	126	71	51	41	21	1,188	190	973	938	499	374	252	129	88	53	17	3,513
		Non-Emiratis total	71	370	693	610	483	352	229	177	154	97	3,236	506	1,972	1,889	1,203	912	606	329	207	126	43	7,793
	Dubai Total		100	562	1,027	939	822	746	660	655	507	380	6,398	941	3,180	2,644	1,534	1,081	692	378	249	158	67	10,924
Sharjah	Emiratis	Males	9	117	128	106	130	203	256	369	376	234	1,928	281	494	258	77	40	19	12	10	19	8	1,218
		Females	2	10	22	21	34	49	33	12	5	1	189	85	597	408	107	32	11	5	…	2	…	1,247
		Emiratis total	11	127	150	127	164	252	289	381	381	235	2,117	366	1,091	666	184	72	30	17	10	21	8	2,465
		Males	14	211	398	407	303	223	186	146	141	125	2,154	746	2,628	1,972	1,264	569	393	196	115	72	54	8,009
	Non-Emiratis	Females	5	43	101	72	71	52	18	26	8	14	410	285	857	680	411	231	97	56	31	19	11	2,678
		Non-Emiratis total	19	254	499	479	374	275	204	172	149	139	2,564	1,031	3,485	2,652	1,675	800	490	252	146	91	65	10,687
	Sharjah Total		30	381	649	606	538	527	493	553	530	374	4,681	1,397	4,576	3,318	1,859	872	520	269	156	112	73	13,152
Ajman	Emiratis	Males	4	34	40	30	30	55	86	102	68	56	505	73	126	106	14	9	6	6	5	2	2	349
		Females	…	3	5	5	12	11	4	2	1	…	43	14	106	61	9	1	…	…	1	…	…	192
		Emiratis total	4	37	45	35	42	66	90	104	69	56	548	87	232	167	23	10	6	6	6	2	2	541
		Males	4	51	90	103	74	73	79	79	59	74	686	313	784	493	312	196	127	97	44	22	12	2,400
	Non-Emiratis	Females	3	7	21	17	10	8	6	6	8	1	87	76	216	128	62	25	19	12	5	1	1	545
		Non-Emiratis total	7	58	111	120	84	81	85	85	67	75	773	389	1,000	621	374	221	146	109	49	23	13	2,945
	Ajman Total		11	95	156	155	126	147	175	189	136	131	1,321	476	1,232	788	397	231	152	115	55	25	15	3,486
Umm Al Quwain	Emiratis	Males	3	16	25	10	13	31	36	54	46	26	260	56	68	19	8	3	3	3	…	2	…	162
		Females	…	1	…	5	17	11	3	1	1	…	39	10	100	45	12	…	1	1	2	…	…	171
		Emiratis total	3	17	25	15	30	42	39	55	47	26	299	66	168	64	20	3	4	4	2	2	…	333
		Males	…	9	19	23	19	27	30	20	11	9	167	108	172	98	49	21	13	12	2	8	1	484
	Non-Emiratis	Females	…	4	6	2	5	1	3	5	…	…	26	38	82	34	18	7	5	1	2	3	…	190
		Non-Emiratis total	…	13	25	25	24	28	33	25	11	9	193	146	254	132	67	28	18	13	4	11	1	674
	Umm Al Quwain Total		3	30	50	40	54	70	72	80	58	35	492	212	422	196	87	31	22	17	6	13	1	1,007
Ras al-Khaima	Emiratis	Males	9	61	99	81	81	149	297	364	273	201	1,615	249	306	123	24	13	10	7	13	15	7	767
		Females	…	7	16	19	31	22	9	2	1	…	107	65	572	375	80	18	2	…	…	…	…	1,112
		Emiratis total	9	68	115	100	112	171	306	366	274	201	1,722	314	878	498	104	31	12	7	13	15	7	1,879
		Males	2	39	79	84	82	60	54	57	43	41	541	191	611	393	488	131	98	56	51	34	26	2,079
	Non-Emiratis	Females	…	3	7	6	4	6	6	8	3	4	47	55	189	75	37	11	7	4	3	2	1	384
		Non-Emiratis total	2	42	86	90	86	66	60	65	46	45	588	246	800	468	525	142	105	60	54	36	27	2,463
	Ras al-Khaima Total		11	110	201	190	198	237	366	431	320	246	2,310	560	1,678	966	629	173	117	67	67	51	34	4,342
Al Fujairah	Emiratis	Males	10	57	59	26	37	74	127	154	117	87	748	220	201	70	17	4	…	1	7	10	5	535
		Females	1	10	7	13	4	2	…	1	…	1	39	49	433	279	50	8	2	…	…	…	…	821
		Emiratis total	11	67	66	39	41	76	127	155	117	88	787	269	634	349	67	12	2	1	7	10	5	1,356
	Non-Emiratis	Males	2	26	43	45	30	28	20	11	12	5	222	50	161	136	53	44	28	16	16	5	4	513
		Females	…	3	1	6	2	9	2	2	3	…	28	22	84	52	17	11	4	3	…	…	3	196
		Non-Emiratis total	2	29	44	51	32	37	22	13	15	5	250	72	245	188	70	55	32	19	16	5	7	709
	Al Fujairah Total		13	96	110	90	73	113	149	168	132	93	1,037	341	879	537	137	67	34	20	23	15	12	2,065

Source: NBS, Ministry of Economy.

ANNEXED NOTE

1. Characteristics of data, definitions and population counting operations in the UAE

The first population census was conducted in 1968 by the Council of Developing Trucial States.
After Independence in 1971, a population census of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi was conducted that same year.
The first general population and establishments census in the UAE was conducted in 1975. It was the first census in the region following scientific standards and international recommendations. The other federal censuses were conducted in 1980, 1985, 1995 and 2005.
Reference days for UAE censuses: 30/12/1975; 15/12/1980, 16/12/1985, 16/12/1995; 29/10/2001; 06/12/2005.
Implementation method: the census was carried out according to de jure methodology, i.e. counting persons using their usual place of residence
Population of reference: Emirati nationals usually residing in the country+all foreign residents holding a valid residence permit+resident GCC nationals (nationals of other GCC states don’t need a permit to stay in the UAE)
Unemployment refers to persons aged 15 years and over who during the reference period: Are without work, available to work and actively seeking work.
Unemployed persons are available to start work in the two weeks following the interview and who had either looked for work in the four weeks prior to the interview or were waiting to start a job they had already found.
The unemployed are divided into two categories: the unemployed who have worked before and the unemployed who have never worked before (the new unemployed).

2010′ federal census was eventually cancelled but the Emirates Identity Authority (EIDA), an independent federal authority established in 2004, is currently in charge of recording all UAE residents, national and expatriates in order to set up a Population Register and an ID card program. The process is stil ongoing.

2. Institution which provides data

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)

3. Data availability

Population statistics are available on NBS’s website:
http://www.uaestatistics.gov.ae/EnglishHome/tabid/96/Default.aspx
http://www.uaestatistics.gov.ae/Home/tabid/38/Default.aspx

Data are classified by subject and statistical publications are available on PDF or Excel format. Population data disagregated by nationality (Emirati/ non-Emirati) are scarce.
2005′ census data is available at:
http://www.uaestatistics.gov.ae/EnglishHome/ReportsByDepartmentEnglish/tabid/104/Default.aspx?MenuId=1&NDId=365
The present data is taken from:
http://www.uaestatistics.gov.ae/EnglishHome/ReportDetailsEnglish/tabid/121/Default.aspx?ItemId=1869&PTID=104&MenuId=1

Date of access: January 2015.

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