81% of Dubai’s population is economically active, with a total of 2.8 million people

Recent data of the “Dubai Statistics Center” revealed that 81% of the emirate’s population are “economically active”, representing about 2.864 million people out of the total population of Dubai, which numbered about 3.55 million people at the end of 2022.
The data showed that males constitute about 73% of the total economically active people in the emirate, amounting to 2.087 million people, compared to the number of economically active females, who reached more than 777 thousand, representing 27% of the economically active age group in the emirate.
Referring to the term economically active age group, according to the definitions of international institutions and the International Labor Organization, it usually refers to the age group that is of working age and actively participates in the economy. Economically, they vary slightly by country and by the organization involved.
Youth between the ages of 29 and 39 accounted for 60% of the economically active population, with 1.7 million young men and women.
However, the age group between 18 and 65 years is almost considered the economically active group. These individuals are considered to be of working age and usually participate in the market with permanent or self-employment.
According to the classification of age groups, the number of those between 20-24 years in Dubai reached approximately 278.5 thousand people, of whom 197.4 thousand were males, and about 81 thousand were females. The age group between 25-29 years amounted to 588.5 thousand people, including 434.4 thousand males. , and 154 thousand females, and the age group between 30-34 years, which is the most numerous by 636 thousand, of whom 469.5 thousand are males, and 166.6 thousand are females, and the category between 35-39 years is 474 thousand, of whom 335.2 thousand are males, and about 138.8 A female.
And the age group between 40-44 years at a rate of 378 thousand, where the number of males reached 282 thousand, and about 96 thousand females, and the category between 45-49 years at a rate of 241.6 thousand people, distributed among 186.5 thousand males and 55 thousand females. And the age group between 50-54 years with 128.4 thousand people, including 85 thousand males and 44 thousand females, and the age group between 55-59 years with 95.2 thousand people distributed among 67.6 thousand males and 27.6 thousand females, and the age group Between 60-64 years, with a rate of 44.3 thousand people, of whom 29.5 thousand are males, and the number of females touched 15 thousand.
Over 65 years old
The center’s data indicated that the population of the emirate over 75 years old has reached 11,559 people, of whom 5,611 are males and 5,948 are females, while the age group is between 70-74 years, with 9,216 people, including 4,603 males and 4,613 females. The age group is between 65-69 years, with more than 20 thousand, distributed among 13.5 thousand males and 6526 females.