Urban population share in United Arab Emirates
86.0% of people in United Arab Emirates lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
United Arab Emirates, 2025
86.0%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
44th of 217
Urban population share 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 | 86.0% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 85.8% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 85.7% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 85.5% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 85.2% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 84.7% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 84.5% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 84.3% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 84.1% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 83.8% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 83.6% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 83.4% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 83.2% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 82.8% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 82.6% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 82.2% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 81.5% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 80.8% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 80.3% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 79.7% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 85.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 84.3%, the figure has changed by +1.6 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, United Arab Emirates has the 44th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for United Arab Emirates
All statistics for United Arab Emirates
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%
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Population
11,513,149 people
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Population growth
4.68%
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