* Source does not include data for 2009, 2010 and 2011.
**Data only available as estimates for the emirates Dubai (based on growth numbers of 2000 to 2011) and Abu Dhabi (based on growth numbers from 2008 to 2011).
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Number of migrant domestic workers in the emirates Dubai and Abu Dhabi 2008-2016
This statistic illustrates the number of migrant domestic workers in the emirates of Dubai and Abu Dhabi from 2008 to 2016. During 2016, the number of foreign domestic workers in the emirates of Dubai and Abu Dhabi was about *** thousand, an increase from almost *** thousand in 2008.
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Abu Dhabi Dialogue. (May 8, 2018). Number of migrant domestic workers in the emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai from 2008 to 2016 (in 1,000)* ** [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/865447/uae-number-of-migrant-domestic-workers-dubai-and-abu-dhabi/
Abu Dhabi Dialogue. "Number of migrant domestic workers in the emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai from 2008 to 2016 (in 1,000)* **." Chart. May 8, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/865447/uae-number-of-migrant-domestic-workers-dubai-and-abu-dhabi/
Abu Dhabi Dialogue. (2018). Number of migrant domestic workers in the emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai from 2008 to 2016 (in 1,000)* **. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/865447/uae-number-of-migrant-domestic-workers-dubai-and-abu-dhabi/
Abu Dhabi Dialogue. "Number of Migrant Domestic Workers in The Emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai from 2008 to 2016 (in 1,000)* **." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 May 2018, /statistics/865447/uae-number-of-migrant-domestic-workers-dubai-and-abu-dhabi/
Abu Dhabi Dialogue, Number of migrant domestic workers in the emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai from 2008 to 2016 (in 1,000)* ** ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/865447/uae-number-of-migrant-domestic-workers-dubai-and-abu-dhabi/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Number of migrant domestic workers in the emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai from 2008 to 2016 (in 1,000)* ** [Graph], Abu Dhabi Dialogue, May 8, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/865447/uae-number-of-migrant-domestic-workers-dubai-and-abu-dhabi/
