Population in United Arab Emirates
The population of United Arab Emirates was 11,513,149 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
United Arab Emirates, 2025
11,513,149
Change from 2024
+4.8%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
85th of 217
Population in United Arab Emirates over time
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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 | 11,513,149 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 10,986,400 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 10,483,751 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 10,074,977 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 9,575,152 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 9,401,038 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 9,445,785 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 9,346,701 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 9,223,225 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 8,935,095 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 8,505,237 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 8,059,440 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 7,693,031 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 7,391,448 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 7,104,538 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 6,869,838 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 6,707,058 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 6,302,664 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 5,624,635 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 5,009,100 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 4,664,790 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 4,428,967 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 4,192,457 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 3,956,826 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 3,723,590 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.8% from 10,986,400 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 8,505,237 people, the figure has changed by +35.4%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, United Arab Emirates has the 85th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for United Arab Emirates
All statistics for United Arab Emirates
Population growth
4.68%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
10,642,081 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
31.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.20 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
3.70%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
1.8%
2025 · World Bank