Population estimates and projections in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates had an estimated population of 10,642,081 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
United Arab Emirates, 2023 (latest estimate)
10,642,081
Change from 2022
+3.9%
Projection for 2030
12,190,605 people
Projection for 2050
15,367,392 people
Projection for 2100
26,134,299 people
Position in 2023
88th of 216
Population estimates and projections in United Arab Emirates over time
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United Arab Emirates
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People. 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.
| Period | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 26,134,299 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 24,973,506 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 23,852,866 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 22,741,916 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 21,617,417 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 20,474,288 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 19,334,289 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 18,237,403 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 17,214,830 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 16,264,890 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 15,367,392 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 14,507,366 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 13,693,776 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 12,910,702 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 12,190,605 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 11,346,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 10,642,081 people |
| 2022 | 10,242,086 people |
| 2021 | 9,789,048 people |
| 2020 | 9,448,524 people |
| 2019 | 9,377,848 people |
| 2018 | 9,346,870 people |
| 2017 | 9,234,327 people |
| 2016 | 9,030,873 people |
| 2015 | 8,674,633 people |
| 2014 | 8,236,874 people |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +3.9% from 10,242,086 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 7,831,847 people, the figure has changed by +35.9%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, United Arab Emirates has the 88th highest value.
More for United Arab Emirates
All statistics for United Arab Emirates
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
11,513,149 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
4.68%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
1.8%
2025 · World Bank