Net migration in United Arab Emirates
Net migration to United Arab Emirates was 158,634 people in 2025.
United Arab Emirates, 2025
158,634
Change from 2024
−43.0%
World, 2025
0 people
Position in 2025
8th of 217
Net migration in United Arab Emirates over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 158,634 people | 0 people |
| 2024 | 278,439 people | 0 people |
| 2023 | 300,004 people | 0 people |
| 2022 | 322,773 people | 0 people |
| 2021 | 421,663 people | 0 people |
| 2020 | 92,541 people | 0 people |
| 2019 | -125,186 people | 0 people |
| 2018 | 14,611 people | 0 people |
| 2017 | 34,155 people | 0 people |
| 2016 | 195,317 people | 0 people |
| 2015 | 342,468 people | 0 people |
| 2014 | 360,174 people | 0 people |
| 2013 | 279,269 people | 0 people |
| 2012 | 225,921 people | 0 people |
| 2011 | 215,183 people | 0 people |
| 2010 | 161,842 people | 0 people |
| 2009 | 163,643 people | 0 people |
| 2008 | 523,207 people | 0 people |
| 2007 | 722,380 people | 0 people |
| 2006 | 399,306 people | 0 people |
| 2005 | 174,926 people | 0 people |
| 2004 | 176,319 people | 0 people |
| 2003 | 177,237 people | 0 people |
| 2002 | 178,988 people | 0 people |
| 2001 | 178,779 people | 0 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −43.0% from 278,439 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 342,468 people, the figure has changed by −53.7%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, United Arab Emirates has the 8th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.