56% Emiratisation realised last year, states parliamentary report

A parliamentary report has revealed that 3,971 male and female individuals had been appointed to federal government positions in 2024, out of a total of 6,200 created in last year's budget for government entities.

- Salam Abu Shehab, Staff Reporter

Of these, 2,214 were citizens, representing 56 per cent of the total positions.

Meanwhile, the total number of non-citizens appointed reached 1,757, representing 44 per cent. This reflects the challenges of replacing national cadres, particularly given the ongoing shortage of key specialisms such as education, health and engineering. Consequently, 2,229 job vacancies remain unfilled.

A copy of the report, obtained by Al Khaleej, indicated that 5,043 new job vacancies were created in 2023, but only 3,638 of these were filled. Of these, 1,910 were filled by citizens and 1,728 by non-citizens.

In 2022, 2,446 vacancies were created, 2,953 of which were filled, including 1,458 by citizens and 1,495 by non-citizens. In 2021, 2,100 vacancies were created, 1,902 of which were filled, including 961 by citizens and 941 by non-citizens.

The report indicated that Emiratisation targets had not been achieved during the 2023-2024 fiscal period, based on the number of positions actually filled compared to the total number of vacancies. Last year, 44 per cent of appointments to vacant positions in federal government agencies were made to non-citizens.