Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Population 2024

Abu Dhabi's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,593,280In 1950, the population of Abu Dhabi was 4,000Abu Dhabi has grown by 26,280 in the last year, which represents a 1.68% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Abu Dhabi, which typically includes Abu Dhabi's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

The United Arab Emirates is made up of seven separate Emirates and, among those, Abu Dhabi ranks second in population, behind Dubai.

Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates and is also considered its second largest city, based on available land - with 972 square kilometers to consider. Abu Dhabi houses the government offices and carries out all government-related tasks for the UAE.

Population

The population of Abu Dhabi can be difficult to determine as 79.6% of the overall population are not residents of the city. However, the numbers indicate that the 2016 total population of both residents and non-residents is 2.908 million people. The growth rate of the Abu Dhabi is 5.6% between 2010 and 2016 as increasing numbers of people enjoy the exceptional economy of the area.

Demographics

Abu Dhabi maintains a demographic structure much like that of other areas throughout the world where much of the population lives in urban areas. The urban population is 1,698,961 and the rural population is 1,085,529. There are more males than females within Abu Dhabi, with 1,831,741 males and 952,749 females. The city also has a large UAE national population over 550,000 people. The average life expectancy within Abu Dhabi is 75.9 years for men and 79.5 years for women.

The official religion is Islam. The official language used here is Arabic, while English is also in majority use.

Employment

The labor force within Abu Dhabi is quite high at 83.1% of the total population. However, the number of women in the workforce is rather low when compared to other parts of the world. Women make up just 21.4% of the overall population of working age people. Unemployment within Abu Dhabi is low as there are plenty of employment opportunities within the city, and the cost of living is quite high. The current unemployment rate is just 3.7%, which is very low when considering the fact that other countries and cities have unemployment rates into the double digits.

Education

The education system within the United Arab Emirates is, and in Abu Dhabi alone there are 441 different schools teaching 373,586 students. Upon graduating, those that choose to stay in Abu Dhabi are privileged to have the opportunity to attend one of nine universities. The percentage of illiteracy in Abu Dhabi is low due to the excellent school system. The numbers reflect the fact that only 6.4% of the population above the age of ten are considered illiterate. The numbers can be broken down further between men and women, with 6.5% of men and 6.2% of women falling into the category of illiteracy.

Transportation

Although most of the citizens and non-residents of Abu Dhabi travel by private vehicles, there is a public transportation service within the city. It is not as expansive as some since the service has only been active since 2008, but it does boast 650 buses servicing the 95 routes in different parts of Abu Dhabi. To date, the service has provided transportation to more than 50 million people and counting.

Growth Rate
1.68%

86 Rows

Year
Population
20351,849,580
20341,827,690
20331,805,730
20321,783,630
20311,761,300
20301,738,590
20291,715,460
20281,691,890
20271,667,920
20261,643,560
20251,618,740
20241,593,280
20231,567,000
20221,539,830
20211,511,770
20201,482,820
20191,452,060
20181,419,700
20171,343,350
20161,271,110
20151,202,760
20141,138,080
20131,076,870
20121,019,040
2011964,168
2010912,318
2009852,689
2008797,031
2007744,867
2006696,183
2005655,069
2004621,880
2003590,288
2002560,341
2001531,913
2000504,964
1999479,311
1998454,994
1997431,911
1996410,028
1995392,441
1994379,266
1993366,534
1992354,246
1991342,337
1990330,844
1989319,738
1988309,018
1987298,630
1986288,605
1985279,389
1984271,011
1983262,862
1982254,969
1981247,313
1980229,255
1979201,287
1978176,763
1977155,226
1976136,338
1975119,701
1974105,108
197392,294
197281,057
197171,163
197062,487
196954,869
196848,189
196742,056
196636,621
196531,888
196427,772
196324,178
196221,053
196118,332
196015,966
195913,899
195812,103
195710,539
19569,178
19557,991
19546,958
19536,059
19525,277
19514,594
19504,000

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
19504,0000%0
19514,59414.85%594
19525,27714.87%683
19536,05914.82%782
19546,95814.84%899
19557,99114.85%1,033
19569,17814.85%1,187
195710,53914.83%1,361
195812,10314.84%1,564
195913,89914.84%1,796
196015,96614.87%2,067
196118,33214.82%2,366
196221,05314.84%2,721
196324,17814.84%3,125
196427,77214.86%3,594
196531,88814.82%4,116
196636,62114.84%4,733
196742,05614.84%5,435
196848,18914.58%6,133
196954,86913.86%6,680
197062,48713.88%7,618
197171,16313.88%8,676
197281,05713.9%9,894
197392,29413.86%11,237
1974105,10813.88%12,814
1975119,70113.88%14,593
1976136,33813.9%16,637
1977155,22613.85%18,888
1978176,76313.87%21,537
1979201,28713.87%24,524
1980229,25513.89%27,968
1981247,3137.88%18,058
1982254,9693.1%7,656
1983262,8623.1%7,893
1984271,0113.1%8,149
1985279,3893.09%8,378
1986288,6053.3%9,216
1987298,6303.47%10,025
1988309,0183.48%10,388
1989319,7383.47%10,720
1990330,8443.47%11,106
1991342,3373.47%11,493
1992354,2463.48%11,909
1993366,5343.47%12,288
1994379,2663.47%12,732
1995392,4413.47%13,175
1996410,0284.48%17,587
1997431,9115.34%21,883
1998454,9945.34%23,083
1999479,3115.34%24,317
2000504,9645.35%25,653
2001531,9135.34%26,949
2002560,3415.34%28,428
2003590,2885.34%29,947
2004621,8805.35%31,592
2005655,0695.34%33,189
2006696,1836.28%41,114
2007744,8676.99%48,684
2008797,0317%52,164
2009852,6896.98%55,658
2010912,3186.99%59,629
2011964,1685.68%51,850
20121,019,0405.69%54,872
20131,076,8705.67%57,830
20141,138,0805.68%61,210
20151,202,7605.68%64,680
20161,271,1105.68%68,350
20171,343,3505.68%72,240
20181,419,7005.68%76,350
20191,452,0602.28%32,360
20201,482,8202.12%30,760
20211,511,7701.95%28,950
20221,539,8301.86%28,060
20231,567,0001.76%27,170
20241,593,2801.68%26,280
20251,618,7401.6%25,460
20261,643,5601.53%24,820
20271,667,9201.48%24,360
20281,691,8901.44%23,970
20291,715,4601.39%23,570
20301,738,5901.35%23,130
20311,761,3001.31%22,710
20321,783,6301.27%22,330
20331,805,7301.24%22,100
20341,827,6901.22%21,960
20351,849,5801.2%21,890

Abu Dhabi Population Data (Urban Area)

Name
2024 Pop.
2024 Growth
Dubai3,051,0201.44%
Sharjah1,872,2002.26%
Abu Dhabi1,593,2801.68%
Al Ain655,9501.67%
Ajman417,6951.53%

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