United Arab Emirates vs Zambia: Labor force, total

United Arab Emirates
7.60 million
in 2025
Zambia
8.01 million
in 2025
United Arab Emirates rank
69th
Zambia rank
67th

Labor force, total over time

  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zambia
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M199020072025

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 8.01 million against 7.60 million in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 408,460.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

Globally, United Arab Emirates ranks 69th and Zambia ranks 67th of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Labor force, total
Source
International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 8,410 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.