Life expectancy estimates and projections in United Arab Emirates

Life expectancy at birth in United Arab Emirates was 82.9 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

United Arab Emirates, 2023 (latest estimate) 82.9 Years
Change from 2022 +3.0% 2022: 80.5 years
Projection for 2030 84.0 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 86.6 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 91.6 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 20th of 216 See the full ranking

Life expectancy estimates and projections in United Arab Emirates over time

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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Life expectancy at birth, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period United Arab Emirates
2100 91.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 91.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 90.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 90.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 89.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 89.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 88.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 88.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 87.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 87.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 86.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 86.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 85.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 84.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 84.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 83.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 82.9 years
2022 80.5 years
2021 79.1 years
2020 81.9 years
2019 82.6 years
2018 82.4 years
2017 82.4 years
2016 82.2 years
2015 82.1 years
2014 82.0 years

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.0% from 80.5 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 82.0 years, the figure has changed by +1.2%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, United Arab Emirates has the 20th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for United Arab Emirates
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024