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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 340,110,988 people in the United States in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current United Arab Emirates' population is 11,533,895 people compared to 343,682,585 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 29.8 times bigger than the United Arab Emirates'.
  • The United Arab Emirates is ranked the 86th 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 +0.67% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of the United Arab Emirates has increased from 5.01M people to 11.5M (130.3% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.2% growth).
  • The United Arab Emirates is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 26M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

United Arab Emirates vs United States: live population counter

UAE United States
Current population
11533895
343682585
Population rank 86/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 4.15%
One net population change
1.05 minutes
6.07 seconds
One birth every
5.13 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
53.8 minutes
10.2 seconds
One migration net change every
1.89 minutes
24.5 seconds
Annual migration change +278,439 +1,286,132
Daily growth/decline +1,377 +14,236
Annual growth/decline +502,649 +5,196,093
Annual growth/decline rate +4.79% +1.55%
Population growth rate rank 3/197 70/197

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

United Arab Emirates
Population

Growth rate
United States
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
UAE United States UAE United States
1900 - 76,094,000 - -
1901 - 77,584,000 - 1.96%
1902 - 79,163,000 - 2.04%
1903 - 80,632,000 - 1.86%
1904 - 82,166,000 - 1.9%
1905 - 83,822,000 - 2.02%
1906 - 85,450,000 - 1.94%
1907 - 87,008,000 - 1.82%
1908 - 88,710,000 - 1.96%
1909 - 90,490,000 - 2.01%
1910 - 92,407,000 - 2.12%
1911 - 93,863,000 - 1.58%
1912 - 95,335,000 - 1.57%
1913 - 97,225,000 - 1.98%
1914 - 99,111,000 - 1.94%
1915 - 100,546,000 - 1.45%
1916 - 101,961,000 - 1.41%
1917 - 103,268,000 - 1.28%
1918 - 103,208,000 - -0.06%
1919 - 104,514,000 - 1.27%
1920 - 106,461,000 - 1.86%
1921 - 108,538,000 - 1.95%
1922 - 110,049,000 - 1.39%
1923 - 111,947,000 - 1.72%
1924 - 114,109,000 - 1.93%
1925 - 115,829,000 - 1.51%
1926 - 117,397,000 - 1.35%
1927 - 119,035,000 - 1.4%
1928 - 120,509,000 - 1.24%
1929 - 121,767,000 - 1.04%
1930 - 123,076,741 - 1.08%
1931 - 124,039,648 - 0.78%
1932 - 124,840,471 - 0.65%
1933 - 125,578,763 - 0.59%
1934 - 126,373,773 - 0.63%
1935 - 127,250,232 - 0.69%
1936 - 128,053,180 - 0.63%
1937 - 128,824,829 - 0.6%
1938 - 129,824,939 - 0.78%
1939 - 130,879,718 - 0.81%
1940 - 132,122,446 - 0.95%
1941 - 133,402,471 - 0.97%
1942 - 134,859,553 - 1.09%
1943 - 136,739,353 - 1.39%
1944 - 138,397,345 - 1.21%
1945 - 139,928,165 - 1.11%
1946 - 141,388,566 - 1.04%
1947 - 144,126,071 - 1.94%
1948 - 146,631,302 - 1.74%
1949 - 149,188,130 - 1.74%
1950 - 152,271,417 - 2.07%
1951 - 154,877,889 - 1.71%
1952 - 157,552,740 - 1.73%
1953 - 160,184,192 - 1.67%
1954 - 163,025,854 - 1.77%
1955 - 165,931,202 - 1.78%
1956 - 168,903,031 - 1.79%
1957 - 171,984,130 - 1.82%
1958 - 174,881,904 - 1.68%
1959 - 177,829,628 - 1.69%
1960 131,334 180,671,158 - 1.6%
1961 137,989 183,691,481 5.07% 1.67%
1962 144,946 186,537,737 5.04% 1.55%
1963 152,211 189,241,798 5.01% 1.45%
1964 159,692 191,888,791 4.91% 1.4%
1965 167,103 194,302,963 4.64% 1.26%
1966 173,976 196,560,338 4.11% 1.16%
1967 179,700 198,712,056 3.29% 1.09%
1968 199,416 200,706,052 11% 1%
1969 239,660 202,676,946 20.2% 0.98%
1970 286,536 205,052,174 19.6% 1.17%
1971 335,027 207,660,677 16.9% 1.27%
1972 385,014 209,896,021 14.9% 1.08%
1973 436,399 211,908,788 13.3% 0.96%
1974 489,087 213,853,928 12.1% 0.92%
1975 542,856 215,973,199 11% 0.99%
1976 615,866 218,035,164 13.4% 0.95%
1977 710,209 220,239,425 15.3% 1.01%
1978 809,274 222,584,545 13.9% 1.06%
1979 912,010 225,055,487 12.7% 1.11%
1980 1,015,700 226,542,250 11.4% 0.66%
1981 1,099,855 229,465,744 8.29% 1.29%
1982 1,166,370 231,664,432 6.05% 0.96%
1983 1,235,305 233,792,014 5.91% 0.92%
1984 1,305,996 235,824,908 5.72% 0.87%
1985 1,377,911 237,923,734 5.51% 0.89%
1986 1,467,383 240,132,831 6.49% 0.93%
1987 1,574,244 242,288,936 7.28% 0.9%
1988 1,681,788 244,499,004 6.83% 0.91%
1989 1,789,851 246,819,222 6.43% 0.95%
1990 1,898,220 250,131,894 6.05% 1.34%
1991 2,006,626 253,492,503 5.71% 1.34%
1992 2,114,730 256,894,189 5.39% 1.34%
1993 2,222,093 260,255,352 5.08% 1.31%
1994 2,328,188 263,435,673 4.77% 1.22%
1995 2,434,662 266,557,091 4.57% 1.18%
1996 2,597,564 269,667,391 6.69% 1.17%
1997 2,817,410 272,911,760 8.46% 1.2%
1998 3,040,421 276,115,288 7.92% 1.17%
1999 3,266,009 279,294,713 7.42% 1.15%
2000 3,493,575 282,162,411 6.97% 1.03%
2001 3,723,590 284,968,955 6.58% 0.99%
2002 3,956,826 287,625,193 6.26% 0.93%
2003 4,192,457 290,107,933 5.96% 0.86%
2004 4,428,967 292,805,298 5.64% 0.93%
2005 4,664,790 295,516,599 5.32% 0.93%
2006 5,009,100 298,379,912 7.38% 0.97%
2007 5,624,635 301,231,207 12.3% 0.96%
2008 6,302,664 304,093,966 12.1% 0.95%
2009 6,707,058 306,771,529 6.42% 0.88%
2010 6,869,838 309,327,143 2.43% 0.83%
2011 7,104,538 311,583,481 3.42% 0.73%
2012 7,391,448 313,877,662 4.04% 0.74%
2013 7,693,031 316,059,947 4.08% 0.7%
2014 8,059,440 318,386,329 4.76% 0.74%
2015 8,505,237 320,738,994 5.53% 0.74%
2016 8,935,095 323,071,755 5.05% 0.73%
2017 9,223,225 325,122,128 3.22% 0.63%
2018 9,346,701 326,838,199 1.34% 0.53%
2019 9,445,785 328,329,953 1.06% 0.46%
2020 9,401,038 331,526,933 -0.47% 0.97%
2021 9,575,152 331,893,745 1.85% 0.11%
2022 10,074,977 333,271,411 5.22% 0.42%
2023 10,483,751 334,914,895 4.06% 0.49%
2024 10,986,400 340,110,988 4.79% 1.55%
2025 11,304,093 341,931,772 2.89% 0.54%
2026 11,531,926 343,664,369 2.02% 0.51%
2027 11,712,175 345,331,185 1.56% 0.49%
2028 11,868,257 346,981,137 1.33% 0.48%
2029 12,010,111 348,601,982 1.2% 0.47%
2030 12,145,577 350,176,974 1.13% 0.45%
2031 12,281,573 351,725,612 1.12% 0.44%
2032 12,421,758 353,249,060 1.14% 0.43%
2033 12,565,679 354,749,644 1.16% 0.42%
2034 12,712,942 356,234,239 1.17% 0.42%
2035 12,863,015 357,694,316 1.18% 0.41%
2036 13,015,458 359,119,002 1.19% 0.4%
2037 13,169,969 360,517,853 1.19% 0.39%
2038 13,326,337 361,895,407 1.19% 0.38%
2039 13,484,193 363,229,908 1.18% 0.37%
2040 13,643,197 364,512,364 1.18% 0.35%
2041 13,803,349 365,753,139 1.17% 0.34%
2042 13,964,553 366,969,419 1.17% 0.33%
2043 14,126,724 368,146,925 1.16% 0.32%
2044 14,289,828 369,258,123 1.15% 0.3%
2045 14,453,775 370,318,770 1.15% 0.29%
2046 14,619,554 371,328,255 1.15% 0.27%
2047 14,788,991 372,299,116 1.16% 0.26%
2048 14,961,419 373,230,539 1.17% 0.25%
2049 15,135,496 374,119,803 1.16% 0.24%
2050 15,310,628 374,986,259 1.16% 0.23%

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 2,598,800 (a 29.1% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,610,830 (a 6.38% growth).

The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th most populous country in 2006 and is 86th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) the United Arab Emirates' population will grow by 32.7% to 15,310,628 people with a rank change from 86th to 84th. The population of the United States will increase by 9.11% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

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