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United Arab Emirates
11,513,149Latest official population · 2025
A country at every age
How United Arab Emirates is shaped by age.
Most people are in the working ages, with the younger and older generations shaping what comes next.
Latest shared source year: 2025The population pulse
How the population changes.
Births and deaths show natural change. Migration shows how movement across borders also changes the population.
UN medium projection
What could United Arab Emirates look like in 2050?
If current demographic patterns evolve along the UN's medium scenario, the population could be 15.37M in 2050—39.4% larger than the 2024 UN estimate.
A projection is a scenario, not a prediction or live count.Long view
Population through time
Official World Bank annual observations, shown at decade intervals with the latest published year.
- 1960131.33K
- 1970286.54K
- 19801.02M
- 19901.9M
- 20003.49M
- 20106.87M
- 20209.4M
- 202511.51M
SourceWorld Bank Open DataPopulation total · SP.POP.TOTL
Latest population year2025Official annual observation
Future sourceUN WPP 2024Medium projection · 2024–2100
DeliveryReliable snapshotChecked 9/23/2026
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