The current population of the United Arab Emirates is 11,533,895 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 10,986,400 in 2024.
Population facts:
- The United Arab Emirates is projected to reach 26M people in 2100.
- Since 2006, population has increased from 5.01M people to 11.5M (130.3% growth in 20 years).
- The United Arab Emirates is ranked 86/197 by population and was ranked 114th in 2006.
- For the last 20 years, the United Arab Emirates has had an average growth rate of 6.51% per year.
- The United Arab Emirates accounts for 0.14% of the world's population.
The United Arab Emirates population clock
UAE
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World
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
11533895
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8280917972
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| Population rank | 86/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.14% | N/A |
| One net population change |
1.05 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
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| One death every |
53.8 minutes
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0.52 seconds
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| Daily growth/decline | +1,377 | +213,016 |
| Annual growth/decline | +502,649 | +77,751,015 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +4.79% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 3/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
1.89 minutes
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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 | 10,986,400 | 4.79% |
| 2025 | 11,304,093 | 2.89% |
| 2026 | 11,531,926 | 2.02% |
| 2027 | 11,712,175 | 1.56% |
| 2028 | 11,868,257 | 1.33% |
| 2029 | 12,010,111 | 1.2% |
| 2030 | 12,145,577 | 1.13% |
| 2031 | 12,281,573 | 1.12% |
| 2032 | 12,421,758 | 1.14% |
| 2033 | 12,565,679 | 1.16% |
| 2034 | 12,712,942 | 1.17% |
| 2035 | 12,863,015 | 1.18% |
| 2036 | 13,015,458 | 1.19% |
| 2037 | 13,169,969 | 1.19% |
| 2038 | 13,326,337 | 1.19% |
| 2039 | 13,484,193 | 1.18% |
| 2040 | 13,643,197 | 1.18% |
| 2041 | 13,803,349 | 1.17% |
| 2042 | 13,964,553 | 1.17% |
| 2043 | 14,126,724 | 1.16% |
| 2044 | 14,289,828 | 1.15% |
| 2045 | 14,453,775 | 1.15% |
| 2046 | 14,619,554 | 1.15% |
| 2047 | 14,788,991 | 1.16% |
| 2048 | 14,961,419 | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 15,135,496 | 1.16% |
| 2050 | 15,310,628 | 1.16% |
The United Arab Emirates has a population of 11.5M as of 2026, compared to 8.94M in 2016, 5.01M in 2006, and 2.6M in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.91% per year. The United Arab Emirates is ranked 15th 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 2046) the United Arab Emirates will have 14,619,554 people (26.8% growth) with a rank change from 86th to 83rd.
By the year 2100, the United Arab Emirates' population is projected to grow by 125.7% to 26M people.
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United Arab Emirates population statistics
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UAE
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World
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|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 83.4 years | 73.8 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 | 401 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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