The current population of the United Arab Emirates is 11,372,700 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 10,876,981 in 2024.
Population facts:
- For the last 20 years, the United Arab Emirates has had an average growth rate of 7.19% per year.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 4.66M people to 11.4M (143.8% growth in 20 years).
- The United Arab Emirates is projected to reach 25.8M people in 2100.
- The United Arab Emirates accounts for 0.14% of the world's population.
- The United Arab Emirates is ranked 86/197 by population and was ranked 115th in 2005.
The United Arab Emirates population clock
UAE
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World
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
11372700
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8266870341
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| Population rank | 86/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.14% | N/A |
| One net population change |
1.34 minutes
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0.41 seconds
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| One birth every |
5.13 minutes
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0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
53.8 minutes
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0.52 seconds
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| Daily growth/decline | +1,077 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +393,230 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.75% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 8/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
1.89 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +278,439 | N/A |
The United Arab Emirates population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1,898,220 | 6.05% |
| 1991 | 2,006,626 | 5.71% |
| 1992 | 2,114,730 | 5.39% |
| 1993 | 2,222,093 | 5.08% |
| 1994 | 2,328,188 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | 2,434,662 | 4.57% |
| 1996 | 2,597,564 | 6.69% |
| 1997 | 2,817,410 | 8.46% |
| 1998 | 3,040,421 | 7.92% |
| 1999 | 3,266,009 | 7.42% |
| 2000 | 3,493,575 | 6.97% |
| 2001 | 3,723,590 | 6.58% |
| 2002 | 3,956,826 | 6.26% |
| 2003 | 4,192,457 | 5.96% |
| 2004 | 4,428,967 | 5.64% |
| 2005 | 4,664,790 | 5.32% |
| 2006 | 5,009,100 | 7.38% |
| 2007 | 5,624,635 | 12.3% |
| 2008 | 6,302,664 | 12.1% |
| 2009 | 6,707,058 | 6.42% |
| 2010 | 6,869,838 | 2.43% |
| 2011 | 7,104,538 | 3.42% |
| 2012 | 7,391,448 | 4.04% |
| 2013 | 7,693,031 | 4.08% |
| 2014 | 8,059,440 | 4.76% |
| 2015 | 8,505,237 | 5.53% |
| 2016 | 8,935,095 | 5.05% |
| 2017 | 9,223,225 | 3.22% |
| 2018 | 9,346,701 | 1.34% |
| 2019 | 9,445,785 | 1.06% |
| 2020 | 9,401,038 | -0.47% |
| 2021 | 9,575,152 | 1.85% |
| 2022 | 10,074,977 | 5.22% |
| 2023 | 10,483,751 | 4.06% |
| 2024 | 10,876,981 | 3.75% |
| 2025 | 11,191,510 | 2.89% |
| 2026 | 11,417,074 | 2.02% |
| 2027 | 11,595,528 | 1.56% |
| 2028 | 11,750,055 | 1.33% |
| 2029 | 11,890,496 | 1.2% |
| 2030 | 12,024,613 | 1.13% |
| 2031 | 12,159,255 | 1.12% |
| 2032 | 12,298,043 | 1.14% |
| 2033 | 12,440,531 | 1.16% |
| 2034 | 12,586,327 | 1.17% |
| 2035 | 12,734,906 | 1.18% |
| 2036 | 12,885,831 | 1.19% |
| 2037 | 13,038,803 | 1.19% |
| 2038 | 13,193,613 | 1.19% |
| 2039 | 13,349,897 | 1.18% |
| 2040 | 13,507,317 | 1.18% |
| 2041 | 13,665,875 | 1.17% |
| 2042 | 13,825,473 | 1.17% |
| 2043 | 13,986,029 | 1.16% |
| 2044 | 14,147,509 | 1.15% |
| 2045 | 14,309,823 | 1.15% |
| 2046 | 14,473,950 | 1.15% |
| 2047 | 14,641,700 | 1.16% |
| 2048 | 14,812,411 | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 14,984,754 | 1.16% |
| 2050 | 15,158,142 | 1.16% |
The United Arab Emirates has a population of 11.4M as of 2025, compared to 8.51M in 2015, 4.66M in 2005, and 2.43M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 3.37% per year. The United Arab Emirates is ranked 18th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) the United Arab Emirates will have 14,309,823 people (25.8% growth) with a rank change from 86th to 84th.
By the year 2100, the United Arab Emirates' population is projected to grow by 126.7% to 25.8M people.
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United Arab Emirates population statistics
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UAE
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 83.2 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 32.1 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 32.6 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 63.9:36.1 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.2 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 397 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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