Population aged 0 to 14 in United Arab Emirates
16.0% of the population of United Arab Emirates was aged 14 or under in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
United Arab Emirates, 2025
16.0%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
24.4%
Position in 2025
165th of 217
Population aged 0 to 14 in United Arab Emirates over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.0% | 24.4% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | 24.7% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | 25.3% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | 25.6% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | 25.8% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | 26.0% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | 26.2% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | 26.4% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | 26.5% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | 26.6% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | 26.9% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | 27.0% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | 27.1% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | 27.3% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | 27.5% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | 27.6% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | 27.9% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | 28.1% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | 28.5% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | 28.8% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | 29.2% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | 29.6% |
| 2001 | 19.8% | 30.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 16.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 16.8%, the figure has changed by −0.9 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, United Arab Emirates has the 165th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 24.4%.
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Population growth estimates and projections
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