United Arab Emirates birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in the United Arab Emirates chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in the United Arab Emirates was 1.2 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2006. In 1993, the fertility rate was 3.82 — a -68.6% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	UAE	World
1960	6.5	4.69
1961	6.49	4.56
1962	6.49	5.02
1963	6.5	5.31
1964	6.49	5.13
1965	6.5	5.08
1966	6.5	4.97
1967	6.51	4.87
1968	6.53	4.98
1969	6.52	4.88
1970	6.52	4.84
1971	6.52	4.69
1972	6.5	4.55
1973	6.46	4.42
1974	6.41	4.26
1975	6.35	4.07
1976	6.29	3.97
1977	6.22	3.84
1978	6.15	3.77
1979	6.06	3.76
1980	5.95	3.73
1981	5.81	3.71
1982	5.66	3.72
1983	5.48	3.59
1984	5.3	3.57
1985	5.13	3.53
1986	5	3.51
1987	4.88	3.48
1988	4.77	3.39
1989	4.65	3.35
1990	4.51	3.31
1991	4.25	3.13
1992	4.09	3.04
1993	3.82	2.97
1994	3.76	2.92
1995	3.28	2.87
1996	3.06	2.82
1997	2.83	2.78
1998	2.77	2.75
1999	2.79	2.72
2000	2.73	2.73
2001	2.62	2.69
2002	2.54	2.66
2003	2.49	2.64
2004	2.38	2.63
2005	2.23	2.61
2006	1.96	2.61
2007	1.79	2.6
2008	1.52	2.6
2009	1.58	2.59
2010	1.57	2.57
2011	1.54	2.55
2012	1.53	2.56
2013	1.53	2.53
2014	1.48	2.52
2015	1.42	2.49
2016	1.37	2.49
2017	1.35	2.46
2018	1.29	2.39
2019	1.25	2.35
2020	1.29	2.28
2021	1.16	2.25
2022	1.15	2.22
2023	1.2	2.2
2024	1.21	2.19
2025	1.21	2.18
2026	1.21	2.18
2027	1.21	2.17
2028	1.22	2.16
2029	1.22	2.15
2030	1.23	2.14
2031	1.23	2.13
2032	1.24	2.12
2033	1.25	2.12
2034	1.25	2.11
2035	1.26	2.1
2036	1.26	2.09
2037	1.27	2.09
2038	1.28	2.08
2039	1.28	2.08
2040	1.28	2.08
2041	1.29	2.07
2042	1.29	2.07
2043	1.3	2.07
2044	1.3	2.07
2045	1.31	2.06
2046	1.31	2.06
2047	1.31	2.06
2048	1.32	2.05
2049	1.32	2.05
2050	1.33	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 0.53% were to women under 20 years old, 34.5% to women ages 20-29, and 64.9% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 6.05%, 56.3%, and 37.7% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in the United Arab Emirates by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	UAE	World
1960	37.8%	37.4%
1961	36.7%	37.5%
1962	35.8%	37.6%
1963	35.1%	37.8%
1964	34.5%	38%
1965	33.9%	38%
1966	33.2%	38%
1967	32.1%	38%
1968	31.2%	37.9%
1969	30.6%	37.8%
1970	29.8%	37.7%
1971	29%	37.6%
1972	28.3%	37.5%
1973	27.8%	37.3%
1974	27.4%	37.2%
1975	27.2%	37.1%
1976	26.9%	36.9%
1977	26.8%	36.7%
1978	26.9%	36.3%
1979	27.1%	35.9%
1980	27.4%	35.5%
1981	28%	35.2%
1982	28.8%	34.9%
1983	29.5%	34.6%
1984	30.2%	34.3%
1985	30.7%	34%
1986	31.2%	33.8%
1987	31.2%	33.6%
1988	30.9%	33.4%
1989	30.3%	33.2%
1990	29.6%	33%
1991	28.8%	32.9%
1992	28.1%	32.7%
1993	27.4%	32.5%
1994	26.7%	32.3%
1995	25.9%	32.1%
1996	25.2%	31.8%
1997	24.3%	31.5%
1998	23.1%	31.1%
1999	22%	30.8%
2000	20.8%	30.4%
2001	19.8%	30%
2002	18.9%	29.6%
2003	18.3%	29.2%
2004	17.8%	28.8%
2005	17.5%	28.5%
2006	17.2%	28.1%
2007	17%	27.9%
2008	16.9%	27.6%
2009	16.9%	27.5%
2010	16.9%	27.3%
2011	16.8%	27.1%
2012	16.8%	27%
2013	16.8%	26.9%
2014	16.8%	26.8%
2015	16.8%	26.6%
2016	16.8%	26.5%
2017	16.8%	26.4%
2018	16.7%	26.2%
2019	16.6%	26%
2020	16.6%	25.8%
2021	16.5%	25.6%
2022	16.5%	25.3%
2023	16.3%	25%
2024	16.1%	24.7%
2025	16%	24.4%
2026	15.9%	24.1%
2027	15.9%	23.8%
2028	15.9%	23.4%
2029	15.9%	23.1%
2030	16%	22.8%
2031	16.1%	22.6%
2032	16.3%	22.3%
2033	16.5%	22.1%
2034	16.7%	21.9%
2035	16.9%	21.7%
2036	17.1%	21.6%
2037	17.3%	21.5%
2038	17.5%	21.4%
2039	17.7%	21.3%
2040	17.9%	21.2%
2041	18%	21.1%
2042	18.1%	21%
2043	18.2%	21%
2044	18.3%	20.9%
2045	18.3%	20.8%
2046	18.3%	20.7%
2047	18.3%	20.7%
2048	18.3%	20.6%
2049	18.2%	20.5%
2050	18.1%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in the United Arab Emirates was 37.8% in 1960, 27.4% in 1993, and 16.1% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of the United Arab Emirates.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in the United Arab Emirates, excluding migration, has been +0.93% annually. On average, 85,799 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	UAE
1960	3,418
1961	3,657
1962	3,901
1963	4,157
1964	4,410
1965	4,675
1966	4,955
1967	5,264
1968	5,588
1969	6,138
1970	6,922
1971	7,839
1972	8,818
1973	9,822
1974	10,835
1975	11,859
1976	12,876
1977	15,787
1978	18,879
1979	21,987
1980	25,005
1981	27,560
1982	29,585
1983	31,480
1984	33,250
1985	34,855
1986	36,829
1987	37,741
1988	38,861
1989	40,148
1990	41,339
1991	41,409
1992	42,119
1993	41,324
1994	42,976
1995	38,685
1996	37,886
1997	38,207
1998	41,176
1999	46,198
2000	49,993
2001	52,789
2002	55,922
2003	59,118
2004	60,344
2005	60,046
2006	54,338
2007	55,048
2008	55,426
2009	66,521
2010	69,907
2011	73,496
2012	78,682
2013	82,977
2014	84,277
2015	85,044
2016	87,028
2017	89,382
2018	86,840
2019	86,296
2020	87,871
2021	76,802
2022	81,758
2023	92,698

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in the United Arab Emirates was 3 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.003% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -62.5% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	UAE	World
1985	19	460
1986	19	438
1987	19	429
1988	19	414
1989	19	401
1990	19	391
1991	19	395
1992	19	395
1993	19	389
1994	19	382
1995	18	371
1996	16	366
1997	14	358
1998	12	360
1999	10	340
2000	8	328
2001	7	321
2002	5	311
2003	5	301
2004	4	291
2005	4	283
2006	3	276
2007	3	269
2008	3	264
2009	3	258
2010	3	253
2011	4	247
2012	4	239
2013	4	235
2014	3	231
2015	3	228
2016	3	220
2017	3	215
2018	3	211
2019	3	207
2020	6	211
2021	6	242
2022	2	203
2023	3	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in the United Arab Emirates was 5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.5% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 10.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	UAE	World
1960	20.1%	18.5%
1961	19%	18.1%
1962	18%	17.8%
1963	16.9%	17.5%
1964	15.8%	17.7%
1965	14.8%	17.5%
1966	13.7%	17.3%
1967	12.6%	17%
1968	11.6%	16.5%
1969	10.6%	15.5%
1970	9.62%	15.2%
1971	8.72%	15.1%
1972	7.89%	14.4%
1973	7.12%	14.1%
1974	6.43%	13.7%
1975	5.8%	13.4%
1976	5.23%	13%
1977	4.7%	12.5%
1978	4.22%	12.1%
1979	3.78%	11.7%
1980	3.4%	11.4%
1981	3.06%	11%
1982	2.77%	10.8%
1983	2.52%	10.6%
1984	2.31%	10.4%
1985	2.12%	10.1%
1986	1.97%	9.81%
1987	1.83%	9.47%
1988	1.71%	9.31%
1989	1.61%	9.02%
1990	1.51%	8.81%
1991	1.43%	8.66%
1992	1.37%	8.46%
1993	1.31%	8.19%
1994	1.26%	7.98%
1995	1.21%	7.76%
1996	1.18%	7.52%
1997	1.15%	7.28%
1998	1.12%	7.05%
1999	1.09%	6.76%
2000	1.07%	6.48%
2001	1.05%	6.21%
2002	1.03%	5.94%
2003	1.01%	5.65%
2004	1%	5.43%
2005	0.98%	5.16%
2006	0.96%	4.92%
2007	0.94%	4.7%
2008	0.92%	4.5%
2009	0.9%	4.31%
2010	0.88%	4.11%
2011	0.86%	3.97%
2012	0.84%	3.77%
2013	0.82%	3.61%
2014	0.79%	3.48%
2015	0.77%	3.35%
2016	0.73%	3.23%
2017	0.7%	3.11%
2018	0.67%	2.97%
2019	0.63%	2.86%
2020	0.6%	2.75%
2021	0.56%	2.66%
2022	0.53%	2.59%
2023	0.5%	2.49%