Population in Palestine compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Palestine and the United Arab Emirates: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Palestine	UAE	Palestine	UAE
1960	-	131,334	-	-
1961	-	137,989	-	5.07%
1962	-	144,946	-	5.04%
1963	-	152,211	-	5.01%
1964	-	159,692	-	4.91%
1965	-	167,103	-	4.64%
1966	-	173,976	-	4.11%
1967	-	179,700	-	3.29%
1968	-	199,416	-	11%
1969	-	239,660	-	20.2%
1970	-	286,536	-	19.6%
1971	-	335,027	-	16.9%
1972	-	385,014	-	14.9%
1973	-	436,399	-	13.3%
1974	-	489,087	-	12.1%
1975	-	542,856	-	11%
1976	-	615,866	-	13.4%
1977	-	710,209	-	15.3%
1978	-	809,274	-	13.9%
1979	-	912,010	-	12.7%
1980	-	1,015,700	-	11.4%
1981	-	1,099,855	-	8.29%
1982	-	1,166,370	-	6.05%
1983	-	1,235,305	-	5.91%
1984	-	1,305,996	-	5.72%
1985	-	1,377,911	-	5.51%
1986	-	1,467,383	-	6.49%
1987	-	1,574,244	-	7.28%
1988	-	1,681,788	-	6.83%
1989	-	1,789,851	-	6.43%
1990	1,978,248	1,898,220	-	6.05%
1991	2,068,845	2,006,626	4.58%	5.71%
1992	2,163,591	2,114,730	4.58%	5.39%
1993	2,262,676	2,222,093	4.58%	5.08%
1994	2,366,298	2,328,188	4.58%	4.77%
1995	2,474,666	2,434,662	4.58%	4.57%
1996	2,587,997	2,597,564	4.58%	6.69%
1997	2,706,518	2,817,410	4.58%	8.46%
1998	2,776,568	3,040,421	2.59%	7.92%
1999	2,848,431	3,266,009	2.59%	7.42%
2000	2,922,153	3,493,575	2.59%	6.97%
2001	2,997,784	3,723,590	2.59%	6.58%
2002	3,075,373	3,956,826	2.59%	6.26%
2003	3,154,969	4,192,457	2.59%	5.96%
2004	3,236,626	4,428,967	2.59%	5.64%
2005	3,320,396	4,664,790	2.59%	5.32%
2006	3,406,334	5,009,100	2.59%	7.38%
2007	3,494,496	5,624,635	2.59%	12.3%
2008	3,591,977	6,302,664	2.79%	12.1%
2009	3,689,099	6,707,058	2.7%	6.42%
2010	3,786,161	6,869,838	2.63%	2.43%
2011	3,882,986	7,104,538	2.56%	3.42%
2012	3,979,998	7,391,448	2.5%	4.04%
2013	4,076,708	7,693,031	2.43%	4.08%
2014	4,173,398	8,059,440	2.37%	4.76%
2015	4,270,092	8,505,237	2.32%	5.53%
2016	4,367,088	8,935,095	2.27%	5.05%
2017	4,454,805	9,223,225	2.01%	3.22%
2018	4,569,087	9,346,701	2.57%	1.34%
2019	4,685,306	9,445,785	2.54%	1.06%
2020	4,803,269	9,401,038	2.52%	-0.47%
2021	4,922,749	9,575,152	2.49%	1.85%
2022	5,043,612	10,074,977	2.46%	5.22%
2023	5,165,775	10,483,751	2.42%	4.06%
2024	5,289,152	10,876,981	2.39%	3.75%
2025	5,379,801	11,191,510	1.71%	2.89%
2026	5,479,090	11,417,074	1.85%	2.02%
2027	5,582,345	11,595,528	1.88%	1.56%
2028	5,684,855	11,750,055	1.84%	1.33%
2029	5,787,948	11,890,496	1.81%	1.2%
2030	5,892,492	12,024,613	1.81%	1.13%
2031	5,998,645	12,159,255	1.8%	1.12%
2032	6,106,047	12,298,043	1.79%	1.14%
2033	6,215,922	12,440,531	1.8%	1.16%
2034	6,327,947	12,586,327	1.8%	1.17%
2035	6,441,493	12,734,906	1.79%	1.18%
2036	6,555,481	12,885,831	1.77%	1.19%
2037	6,669,212	13,038,803	1.73%	1.19%
2038	6,783,431	13,193,613	1.71%	1.19%
2039	6,899,866	13,349,897	1.72%	1.18%
2040	7,018,099	13,507,317	1.71%	1.18%
2041	7,135,825	13,665,875	1.68%	1.17%
2042	7,253,328	13,825,473	1.65%	1.17%
2043	7,369,647	13,986,029	1.6%	1.16%
2044	7,484,632	14,147,509	1.56%	1.15%
2045	7,598,729	14,309,823	1.52%	1.15%
2046	7,710,259	14,473,950	1.47%	1.15%
2047	7,818,786	14,641,700	1.41%	1.16%
2048	7,925,101	14,812,411	1.36%	1.17%
2049	8,029,929	14,984,754	1.32%	1.16%
2050	8,134,618	15,158,142	1.3%	1.16%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Palestine increased by 949,696 people (a 28.6% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,840,447 people (a 82.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Palestine gained 1,189,465 (a 27.9% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,867,463 (a 33.7% growth).

Palestine was ranked 127th most populous country in 2005 and is 122nd in 2025. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 115th in 2005 and ranked 86th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Palestine's population will grow by 49% to 8,134,618 people with a rank change from 122nd to 112th. The population of the United Arab Emirates will increase by 33.3% to 15,158,142 people and rank change from 86th to 84th.