The statistic shows the total population of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 2020 to 2030. In 2023, approximately 10.68 million inhabitants lived in the UAE. Population of the United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE) have undergone extreme demographic changes over the past decade. With the increasing developments, tourism and global recognition of cities in the UAE like Abu Dhabi and Dubai, it is to no surprise that the total population has grown by about 6 million people over the past decade. However, the majority of the total population of the UAE are expatriates. Any expatriate having lived in the UAE for a minimum of 20 years can apply for a citizenship, consequently, the growing total population is mainly due to the growing number of expatriates who become citizens and the high number of immigrants which gives the UAE the world’s highest net migration rate. This becomes evident when looking at the fertility rate, the average rate of children born per fertile woman in a year in the UAE, which has been steadily declining over the last decade. Life expectancy, however, has been increasing steadily over the same time span. It is interesting to note that, despite this increase, total population of the UAE consists mainly of people between the ages of 15 to 64, another fact pointing towards expatriates and immigrants contributing to the increasing numbers.

United Arab Emirates AE: Population: Growth data was reported at 1.398 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.252 % for 2016. United Arab Emirates AE: Population: Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 5.936 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.695 % in 1973 and a record low of 0.715 % in 2014. United Arab Emirates AE: Population: Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Arab Emirates – Table AE.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; Derived from total population. Population source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision, (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

As of September, 30th 2023, roughly half of the population in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, at 50.1 percent, had never previously married. Nearly an equal share of the population was married, at 48.3 percent. The remaining 1.5 percent of the population comprised of widows or individuals who had been divorced.

The total population in the United Arab Emirates was estimated at 10.9 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - United Arab Emirates Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Comprehensive socio-economic dataset for United Arab Emirates including population demographics, economic indicators, geographic data, and social statistics. This dataset covers key metrics such as GDP, population density, area, capital city, and regional classifications.

Key information about United Arab Emirates population

• The United Arab Emirates population reached 11.3 million people in Dec 2024, compared with the previously reported figure of 10.7 million people in Dec 2023
• The data reached an all-time high of 11.3 million people in Dec 2024 and a record low of 0.1 million people in Dec 1951

CEIC shifts year-end for annual Population. National Institute of Statistics provides annual Population ending the second quarter of each year. Population prior to 2020 is based on previous censuses. Population prior to 2020 is a mid-year estimate sourced from the International Monetary Fund

This statistic illustrates the distribution of adult population in the United Arab Emirates in 2019 by wealth range group. That year, approximately **** percent of adults in the United Arab Emirates had wealth of 10,000 to 100,000 U.S. dollars.

As of September, 30th 2023, people aged between 15 and 64 years constituted the overwhelming majority of the population in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, at roughly **** million. Children up to the age of ******** had the second highest number of inhabitants, accounting for approximately *** thousand people.

The statistic shows the age structure among the population of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 2014 to 2024. In 2024, 16.11 percent of the UAE's total population were aged 0 to 14 years.

United Arab Emirates AE: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 15-64 data was reported at 73.941 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 73.775 % for 2016. United Arab Emirates AE: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 15-64 data is updated yearly, averaging 54.297 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 73.941 % in 2017 and a record low of 51.471 % in 1960. United Arab Emirates AE: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 15-64 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Arab Emirates – Table AE.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.

The population density in the United Arab Emirates was 141.86 people in 2022. Between 1961 and 2022, the population density rose by 139.92 people, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

United Arab Emirates AE: Population: Male: Ages 35-39: % of Male Population data was reported at 15.134 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 15.555 % for 2016. United Arab Emirates AE: Population: Male: Ages 35-39: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 12.877 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.218 % in 2011 and a record low of 5.197 % in 1960. United Arab Emirates AE: Population: Male: Ages 35-39: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Arab Emirates – Table AE.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 35 to 39 as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

This statistic presents the total population in the United Arab Emirates in 2018, by gender. In 2018, about *** million of the total population of the UAE were men and *** million were women. This gender imbalance can be attributed to the high number of male immigrants to the UAE as the majority of available jobs are male dominated.

For 2025, the forecast population density in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was around *** people per square kilometers, up from *** people per square kilometers in 2024. The population density in the UAE was around *** people per square kilometer in 2023.

United Arab Emirates AE: Population: Total data was reported at 9,400,145.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 9,269,612.000 Person for 2016. United Arab Emirates AE: Population: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 1,705,946.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9,400,145.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 92,634.000 Person in 1960. United Arab Emirates AE: Population: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Arab Emirates – Table AE.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Sum; Relevance to gender indicator: disaggregating the population composition by gender will help a country in projecting its demand for social services on a gender basis.

The statistic shows the demographic structure of the population in the Abu Dhabi emirate as of mid 2016, broken down by age group and citizenship. In that year, there was approximately ****** foreigners between the ages of 15 and 19 years. According to estimates, the total population of Abu Dhabi in at this time was about *** million, with *** million foreigners and ******* local Abu Dhabi citizens.

Graph and download economic data for Employment to Population Ratio for the United Arab Emirates (SLEMPTOTLSPZSARE) from 1991 to 2024 about United Arab Emirates, employment-population ratio, population, and employment.

As of 2018, the demographic group of 30 to 34-year-olds in the Emirate of Dubai was above *** thousand people. Considering that the total population of the Emirate of Dubai was estimated to be around *** million people in 2020, the above-mentioned age bracket is a substantial share of Dubai’s society.   In the context of the United Arab Emirates   Dubai is the most populous region in the United Arab Emirates, followed by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi the United Arab Emirates was the second largest country amongst the Gulf Cooperation Council countries with almost ** million people, behind Saudi Arabia with a population thrice the size. The United Arab Emirates has about *** million male and *** million female inhabitants altogether.  Expats and Emirati    When discussing the demographic composition of this region, the gender imbalance is not the only demographic skewness experienced in the United Arab Emirates, particularly in its Dubai region. Additionally, foreign workers and expatriates significantly outnumber the indigenous population. Only an estimated *** million people in the United Arab Emirates are nationals of their country. The majority of the expatriate’s hail from the subcontinent. In terms of the working population of the United Arab Emirates, ** percent of men and ** percent of women in the labor force are from Asia.  Outlook    The population density of the UAE is continuing to grow, though the urban population growth of the UAE had slowed down considerably.

By 2025, the projected female population in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is expected to reach about *** million. In comparison, the female population in the country a decade earlier, in 2015, was approximately **** million.

United Arab Emirates AE: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data was reported at 9.592 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.885 Ratio for 2015. United Arab Emirates AE: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 28.010 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 47.163 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 9.592 Ratio in 2016. United Arab Emirates AE: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Arab Emirates – Table AE.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;