COUNTRY / INDICATOR
United Arab Emirates Population
United Arab Emirates population: latest available value for 2025, historical series from 1980, ranking context and source documentation.
Series overview
SP.POP.TOTL| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11,51 m | 526.749 |
| 2024 | 10,99 m | 502.649 |
| 2023 | 10,48 m | 408.774 |
| 2022 | 10,07 m | 499.825 |
| 2021 | 9,58 m | 174.114 |
| 2020 | 9,40 m | -44.747 |
| 2019 | 9,45 m | 99.084 |
| 2018 | 9,35 m | 123.476 |
| 2017 | 9,22 m | 288.130 |
| 2016 | 8,94 m | 197.095 |
| 2015 | 8,74 m | 466.000 |
| 2014 | 8,27 m | 425.000 |
| 2013 | 7,85 m | 308.000 |
| 2012 | 7,54 m | 295.000 |
| 2011 | 7,24 m | 279.000 |
| 2010 | 6,97 m | 191.000 |
| 2009 | 6,77 m | 276.000 |
| 2008 | 6,50 m | 903.000 |
| 2007 | 5,60 m | 685.000 |
| 2006 | 4,91 m | 325.000 |
| 2005 | 4,59 m | 355.000 |
| 2004 | 4,23 m | 364.000 |
| 2003 | 3,87 m | 320.000 |
| 2002 | 3,55 m | 200.000 |
| 2001 | 3,35 m | 177.000 |
| 2000 | 3,17 m | 136.000 |
| 1999 | 3,03 m | 199.000 |
| 1998 | 2,83 m | 254.000 |
| 1997 | 2,58 m | 137.000 |
| 1996 | 2,44 m | 32.000 |
| 1995 | 2,41 m | 181.000 |
| 1994 | 2,23 m | 147.000 |
| 1993 | 2,08 m | 72.000 |
| 1992 | 2,01 m | 83.000 |
| 1991 | 1,93 m | 84.000 |
| 1990 | 1,84 m | -16.000 |
| 1989 | 1,86 m | 70.000 |
| 1988 | 1,79 m | 290.000 |
| 1987 | 1,50 m | 60.000 |
| 1986 | 1,44 m | 60.000 |
| 1985 | 1,38 m | 70.000 |
| 1984 | 1,31 m | 100.000 |
| 1983 | 1,21 m | 40.000 |
| 1982 | 1,17 m | 70.000 |
| 1981 | 1,10 m | 90.000 |
| 1980 | 1,01 m | — |
Source methodology
World Development IndicatorsIndicator note: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
Source organization: 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
Metadata fetched: 2026-08-01 01:16:07. Open original metadata response.
Revision history
2 detected changesSource revisions are retained before the current observation is replaced. This table documents the previous and replacement value for reproducibility.
| Detected | Data year | Previous value | Replacement value | Source | Source update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 19:14:23 | 1993 | 2,08 m | 2,08 m | International Monetary Fund DataMapper | 2026-07-30 21:14:22 |
| 2026-07-30 19:14:23 | 1992 | 2,01 m | 2,01 m | International Monetary Fund DataMapper | 2026-07-30 21:14:22 |
Country-specific interpretation
Automatically derived from the displayed seriesUnited Arab Emirates recorded 11,51 m people in 2025, the latest year available in this series.
Compared with 2024, the population increased by 526.749.
Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an upward direction.
Across 46 observations from 1980 to 2025, the average was 4,98 m; the minimum was 1,01 m in 1980 and the maximum was 11,51 m in 2025.
United Arab Emirates ranks 85 out of 217 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.
The latest value is below the available average for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.
It is also below the available average for the High income group.
Demographic scale and market size.