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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the United Arab Emirates was 10,986,400 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current United Arab Emirates' population is 11,686,438 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 29.4 times bigger than the United Arab Emirates'.
  • The United Arab Emirates is ranked the 84th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.29% of the world: 0.14% for the United Arab Emirates vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, the United Arab Emirates has had an average growth rate of +3.31% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of the United Arab Emirates has increased from 5.01M people to 11.7M (133.3% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

United Arab Emirates vs United States: population by year and forecast

United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
UAE United States
2100 26,368,750 415,429,771
2099 26,130,374 414,829,167
2098 25,894,010 414,231,720
2097 25,660,062 413,576,381
2096 25,427,961 412,927,393
2095 25,197,670 412,225,379
2094 24,968,891 411,498,749
2093 24,741,434 410,785,729
2092 24,515,086 410,051,921
2091 24,289,496 409,320,183
2090 24,064,404 408,613,732
2089 23,839,033 407,885,645
2088 23,613,963 407,129,733
2087 23,388,786 406,421,298
2086 23,163,641 405,715,343
2085 22,938,169 405,059,379
2084 22,711,804 404,343,130
2083 22,484,154 403,612,785
2082 22,255,625 402,871,293
2081 22,026,183 402,054,554
2080 21,796,073 401,319,194
2079 21,565,118 400,554,914
2078 21,333,574 399,737,968
2077 21,101,274 398,906,565
2076 20,868,733 398,035,750
2075 20,636,203 397,109,170
2074 20,404,044 396,226,412
2073 20,171,659 395,307,725
2072 19,940,853 394,393,561
2071 19,710,934 393,415,363
2070 19,483,026 392,469,727
2069 19,256,572 391,479,981
2068 19,032,681 390,517,695
2067 18,811,331 389,543,856
2066 18,593,017 388,597,719
2065 18,377,364 387,685,327
2064 18,164,584 386,805,026
2063 17,955,352 385,911,917
2062 17,749,596 385,032,627
2061 17,547,827 384,170,837
2060 17,349,620 383,361,269
2059 17,153,273 382,542,030
2058 16,959,263 381,704,804
2057 16,767,893 380,907,023
2056 16,579,195 380,159,777
2055 16,392,558 379,430,756
2054 16,207,309 378,682,851
2053 16,024,789 377,878,421
2052 15,844,357 377,073,303
2051 15,665,362 376,229,840
2050 15,487,008 375,373,155
2049 15,309,031 374,493,150
2048 15,132,784 373,590,762
2047 14,958,209 372,626,259
2046 14,788,046 371,644,809
2045 14,620,902 370,602,914
2044 14,454,466 369,518,897
2043 14,289,021 368,375,680
2042 14,124,515 367,158,772
2041 13,961,010 365,937,822
2040 13,798,651 364,671,837
2039 13,637,499 363,367,337
2038 13,477,450 361,997,023
2037 13,319,346 360,606,236
2036 13,163,073 359,193,245
2035 13,009,160 357,750,686
2034 12,857,729 356,266,726
2033 12,709,520 354,775,032
2032 12,564,906 353,259,037
2031 12,424,286 351,721,511
2030 12,288,186 350,155,042
2029 12,148,661 348,564,667
2028 11,999,549 346,906,294
2027 11,831,082 345,257,605
2026 11,632,806 343,565,426
2025 11,367,504 341,784,857
2024 10,986,400 340,110,988
2023 10,483,751 334,914,895
2022 10,074,977 333,271,411
2021 9,575,152 331,893,745
2020 9,401,038 331,526,933
2019 9,445,785 328,329,953
2018 9,346,701 326,838,199
2017 9,223,225 325,122,128
2016 8,935,095 323,071,755
2015 8,505,237 320,738,994
2014 8,059,440 318,386,329
2013 7,693,031 316,059,947
2012 7,391,448 313,877,662
2011 7,104,538 311,583,481
2010 6,869,838 309,327,143
2009 6,707,058 306,771,529
2008 6,302,664 304,093,966
2007 5,624,635 301,231,207
2006 5,009,100 298,379,912
2005 4,664,790 295,516,599
2004 4,428,967 292,805,298
2003 4,192,457 290,107,933
2002 3,956,826 287,625,193
2001 3,723,590 284,968,955
2000 3,493,575 282,162,411
1999 3,266,009 279,294,713
1998 3,040,421 276,115,288
1997 2,817,410 272,911,760
1996 2,597,564 269,667,391
1995 2,434,662 266,557,091
1994 2,328,188 263,435,673
1993 2,222,093 260,255,352
1992 2,114,730 256,894,189
1991 2,006,626 253,492,503
1990 1,898,220 250,131,894
1989 1,789,851 246,819,222
1988 1,681,788 244,499,004
1987 1,574,244 242,288,936
1986 1,467,383 240,132,831
1985 1,377,911 237,923,734
1984 1,305,996 235,824,908
1983 1,235,305 233,792,014
1982 1,166,370 231,664,432
1981 1,099,855 229,465,744
1980 1,015,700 226,542,250
1979 912,010 225,055,487
1978 809,274 222,584,545
1977 710,209 220,239,425
1976 615,866 218,035,164
1975 542,856 215,973,199
1974 489,087 213,853,928
1973 436,399 211,908,788
1972 385,014 209,896,021
1971 335,027 207,660,677
1970 286,536 205,052,174
1969 239,660 202,676,946
1968 199,416 200,706,052
1967 179,700 198,712,056
1966 173,976 196,560,338
1965 167,103 194,302,963
1964 159,692 191,888,791
1963 152,211 189,241,798
1962 144,946 186,537,737
1961 137,989 183,691,481
1960 131,334 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of the United Arab Emirates increased by 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the United Arab Emirates gained 2,751,343 people (a 30.8% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th most populous country in 2006 and is 84th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the United Arab Emirates' population will grow by 32.5% to 15,487,008 people and will still be ranked 84th. The population of the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

The United Arab Emirates is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 26.4M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
UAE United States
2100 0.91% 0.14%
2099 0.91% 0.14%
2098 0.91% 0.16%
2097 0.91% 0.16%
2096 0.91% 0.17%
2095 0.92% 0.18%
2094 0.92% 0.17%
2093 0.92% 0.18%
2092 0.93% 0.18%
2091 0.94% 0.17%
2090 0.95% 0.18%
2089 0.95% 0.19%
2088 0.96% 0.17%
2087 0.97% 0.17%
2086 0.98% 0.16%
2085 1% 0.18%
2084 1.01% 0.18%
2083 1.03% 0.18%
2082 1.04% 0.2%
2081 1.06% 0.18%
2080 1.07% 0.19%
2079 1.09% 0.2%
2078 1.1% 0.21%
2077 1.11% 0.22%
2076 1.13% 0.23%
2075 1.14% 0.22%
2074 1.15% 0.23%
2073 1.16% 0.23%
2072 1.17% 0.25%
2071 1.17% 0.24%
2070 1.18% 0.25%
2069 1.18% 0.25%
2068 1.18% 0.25%
2067 1.17% 0.24%
2066 1.17% 0.24%
2065 1.17% 0.23%
2064 1.17% 0.23%
2063 1.16% 0.23%
2062 1.15% 0.22%
2061 1.14% 0.21%
2060 1.14% 0.21%
2059 1.14% 0.22%
2058 1.14% 0.21%
2057 1.14% 0.2%
2056 1.14% 0.19%
2055 1.14% 0.2%
2054 1.14% 0.21%
2053 1.14% 0.21%
2052 1.14% 0.22%
2051 1.15% 0.23%
2050 1.16% 0.23%
2049 1.16% 0.24%
2048 1.17% 0.26%
2047 1.15% 0.26%
2046 1.14% 0.28%
2045 1.15% 0.29%
2044 1.16% 0.31%
2043 1.16% 0.33%
2042 1.17% 0.33%
2041 1.18% 0.35%
2040 1.18% 0.36%
2039 1.19% 0.38%
2038 1.19% 0.39%
2037 1.19% 0.39%
2036 1.18% 0.4%
2035 1.18% 0.42%
2034 1.17% 0.42%
2033 1.15% 0.43%
2032 1.13% 0.44%
2031 1.11% 0.45%
2030 1.15% 0.46%
2029 1.24% 0.48%
2028 1.42% 0.48%
2027 1.7% 0.49%
2026 2.33% 0.52%
2025 3.47% 0.49%
2024 4.79% 1.55%
2023 4.06% 0.49%
2022 5.22% 0.42%
2021 1.85% 0.11%
2020 -0.47% 0.97%
2019 1.06% 0.46%
2018 1.34% 0.53%
2017 3.22% 0.63%
2016 5.05% 0.73%
2015 5.53% 0.74%
2014 4.76% 0.74%
2013 4.08% 0.7%
2012 4.04% 0.74%
2011 3.42% 0.73%
2010 2.43% 0.83%
2009 6.42% 0.88%
2008 12.1% 0.95%
2007 12.3% 0.96%
2006 7.38% 0.97%
2005 5.32% 0.93%
2004 5.64% 0.93%
2003 5.96% 0.86%
2002 6.26% 0.93%
2001 6.58% 0.99%
2000 6.97% 1.03%
1999 7.42% 1.15%
1998 7.92% 1.17%
1997 8.46% 1.2%
1996 6.69% 1.17%
1995 4.57% 1.18%
1994 4.77% 1.22%
1993 5.08% 1.31%
1992 5.39% 1.34%
1991 5.71% 1.34%
1990 6.05% 1.34%
1989 6.43% 0.95%
1988 6.83% 0.91%
1987 7.28% 0.9%
1986 6.49% 0.93%
1985 5.51% 0.89%
1984 5.72% 0.87%
1983 5.91% 0.92%
1982 6.05% 0.96%
1981 8.29% 1.29%
1980 11.4% 0.66%
1979 12.7% 1.11%
1978 13.9% 1.06%
1977 15.3% 1.01%
1976 13.4% 0.95%
1975 11% 0.99%
1974 12.1% 0.92%
1973 13.3% 0.96%
1972 14.9% 1.08%
1971 16.9% 1.27%
1970 19.6% 1.17%
1969 20.2% 0.98%
1968 11% 1%
1967 3.29% 1.09%
1966 4.11% 1.16%
1965 4.64% 1.26%
1964 4.91% 1.4%
1963 5.01% 1.45%
1962 5.04% 1.55%
1961 5.07% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of the United Arab Emirates grew by 4.79%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

UAE United States
Current population
11686438
344023146
Population rank 84/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 4.15%
One net population change
1.05 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
5.13 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
53.8 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,377 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +502,649 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +4.79% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 3/197 134/197
One migration net change every
3.32 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change +158,634 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 8/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 8,157,000 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 8/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 74% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 2/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

United Arab Emirates
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
UAE United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 158,634 - 1,230,663
2024 - 278,439 - 1,286,132
2023 92,698 300,004 502,372 1,322,668
2022 81,758 322,773 399,926 1,319,009
2021 76,802 421,663 199,137 674,787
2020 87,871 92,541 208,862 329,769
2019 86,296 -125,186 887,476 1,774,500
2018 86,840 14,611 955,022 1,764,961
2017 89,382 34,155 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 87,028 195,317 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 85,044 342,468 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 84,277 360,174 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 82,977 279,269 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 78,682 225,921 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 73,496 215,183 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 69,907 161,842 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 66,521 163,643 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 55,426 523,207 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 55,048 722,380 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 54,338 399,306 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 60,046 174,926 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 60,344 176,319 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 59,118 177,237 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 55,922 178,988 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 52,789 178,779 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 49,993 178,469 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 46,198 180,469 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 41,176 183,329 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 38,207 183,310 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 37,886 180,296 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 38,685 68,938 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 42,976 62,352 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 41,324 65,545 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 42,119 65,739 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 41,409 66,943 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 41,339 67,118 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 40,148 68,132 1,875,826 400,998
1988 38,861 68,991 1,735,943 460,778
1987 37,741 69,493 1,720,252 480,815
1986 36,829 69,655 1,656,917 493,082
1985 34,855 37,605 1,689,258 598,777
1984 33,250 38,124 1,627,192 622,793
1983 31,480 38,536 1,636,544 662,840
1982 29,585 38,276 1,714,317 600,149
1981 27,560 37,600 1,652,153 583,070
1980 25,005 78,148 1,608,450 595,916
1979 21,987 82,238 1,597,894 503,559
1978 18,879 82,359 1,402,283 556,521
1977 15,787 81,111 1,431,556 577,060
1976 12,876 78,903 1,264,604 635,590
1975 11,859 42,380 1,252,644 655,078
1974 10,835 42,474 1,218,968 706,978
1973 9,822 42,243 1,165,499 783,163
1972 8,818 41,888 1,301,355 833,543
1971 7,839 41,425 1,640,519 833,549
1970 6,922 40,792 1,824,965 744,902
1969 6,138 39,902 1,702,487 523,740
1968 5,588 28,866 1,565,507 594,514
1967 5,264 -283 1,669,181 585,410
1966 4,955 1,516 1,749,387 637,692
1965 4,675 2,598 1,943,030 644,902
1964 4,410 3,126 2,245,099 618,635
1963 4,157 3,264 2,289,826 639,495
1962 3,901 3,212 2,406,337 625,617
1961 3,657 3,141 2,571,681 580,333
1960 3,418 3,102 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 30.5% of the population change in the United Arab Emirates is from natural causes (a gain of 857,996 people) and 69.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,958,520 people). In the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 8,157,000 residents or 74% of the population were not native-born in the United Arab Emirates, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

Biggest cities by population

UAE
City Population
Dubai 3.94M
Abu Dhabi 1.57M
Sharjah 1.25M
Al Ain 767K
Ajman 490K
Ras al-Khaimah 116K
Fujairah 93.7K
Umm al-Quwain 44.4K
Madinat Zayed 29.1K
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
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