United Arab Emirates · Annual SERIES

Population in United Arab Emirates

Name: Total population in United Arab Emirates
Creator: World Bank
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Estimated population at midyear, counting residents regardless of citizenship or legal status.

11,513,149people

2025Observation year

+4.79% from 2024

Source note for 2025: Extrapolated assuming the same growth rate as previous year.

people · World Bank · Missing observations remain gaps.

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Population · United Arab Emirates · people
Year	Value	Status & source note
2025	11513149	present · Extrapolated assuming the same growth rate as previous year.
2024	10986400	present · Preliminary.
2023	10483751	present · Preliminary.
2022	10074977	present
2021	9575152	present
2020	9401038	present
2019	9445785	present
2018	9346701	present
2017	9223225	present
2016	8935095	present
2015	8505237	present
2014	8059440	present
2013	7693031	present
2012	7391448	present
2011	7104538	present
2010	6869838	present · Break in series. Data up to the year before this year are from UN World Population Prospects, and data from this year onwards are from national statistical office.
2009	6707058	present
2008	6302664	present
2007	5624635	present
2006	5009100	present
2005	4664790	present
2004	4428967	present
2003	4192457	present
2002	3956826	present
2001	3723590	present
2000	3493575	present

Definition & method

World Bank WDI brings together population estimates from UN population publications and national statistical sources. Estimates use censuses and demographic information on births, deaths, and migration.

Estimated population at midyear, counting residents regardless of citizenship or legal status.

What to keep in mind

This is a midyear estimate rather than a census-day count.
Population estimates can be revised when censuses or migration estimates change.
Country-level figures do not describe local population growth. Preserve source footnotes, including preliminary estimates.

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Source & provenance

Publisher: World Bank
Dataset: World Development Indicators · Population
Observation period: 2025 · annual
Source collection updated: July 13, 2026
Original source release date: Not supplied by publisher
Snapshot retrieved: October 3, 2026
License: CC BY 4.0 · World Bank additional terms
Public release: release-752d386f-7818-4bdb-be50-944d2235de13
Series identifier: series.united-arab-emirates.population

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The World Bank: World Development Indicators: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wpp/, publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), uri: https://unstats.un.org/home/nso_sites/, publisher: National Statistical Offices; Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT), uri: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database?node_code=earn_ses_monthly, publisher: Eurostat; Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), United Nations (UN), uri: https://unstats.un.org, publisher: UN Statistics Division. Indicator SP.POP.TOTL. Population, United Arab Emirates, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2026; release-752d386f-7818-4bdb-be50-944d2235de13.