Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Population 2024

Sharjah's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,872,200In 1950, the population of Sharjah was 2,000Sharjah has grown by 41,340 in the last year, which represents a 2.26% 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 Sharjah, which typically includes Sharjah's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Sharjah is a city that is located in the United Arab Emirates. It is a part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metro area. The city is the third largest in the country, both by population and by area. Sharjah is also the capital of the Sharjah emirate.

The population of the city is 1,400,000.

Sharjah Population Demographics

According to a census by the Department of Statistics and Community Development, the population is made up of over 175,000 Emiratis, while there are more than 1.2 million expatriates living in Sharjah. For Emiratis, the population of females outnumbers males. However, there are significantly more male expatriates than females.

Breaking down the population by age group shows that the largest group is in the 20 to 39 demographic, which makes up over 769,000 people. There are over 57,000 full-time students living in Sharjah.

There are approximately 40,000 people that are unemployed. Most people within the city work for the private sector, but approximately 75,000 work jobs for local or federal governments.

The official language is Arabic, but English is another language that is spoken throughout the city. There are other languages also spoken in Sharjah, including Hindi and Urdu. The majority of residents follow the Islam religion.

Growth Rate
2.26%

86 Rows

Year
Population
20352,197,200
20342,171,200
20332,145,080
20322,118,770
20312,092,110
20302,064,820
20292,036,710
20282,007,540
20271,976,970
20261,944,620
20251,909,930
20241,872,200
20231,830,860
20221,785,680
20211,736,800
20201,684,650
20191,628,930
20181,570,850
20171,465,200
20161,366,660
20151,274,750
20141,189,020
20131,109,050
20121,034,560
2011964,893
2010900,000
2009851,814
2008806,269
2007763,043
2006722,189
2005676,618
2004625,613
2003578,328
2002534,675
2001494,316
2000457,054
1999422,509
1998390,617
1997361,132
1996333,910
1995311,169
1994292,732
1993275,388
1992259,093
1991243,721
1990229,280
1989215,695
1988202,932
1987190,892
1986179,581
1985168,594
1984157,915
1983147,886
1982138,507
1981129,722
1980116,642
197999,867
197885,523
197773,239
197662,733
197554,311
197447,551
197341,633
197236,458
197131,915
197027,943
196924,465
196821,424
196718,770
196616,454
196514,423
196412,646
196311,083
19629,715
19618,516
19607,467
19596,544
19585,736
19575,029
19564,409
19553,864
19543,387
19532,969
19522,603
19512,282
19502,000

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
19502,0000%0
19512,28214.1%282
19522,60314.07%321
19532,96914.06%366
19543,38714.08%418
19553,86414.08%477
19564,40914.1%545
19575,02914.06%620
19585,73614.06%707
19596,54414.09%808
19607,46714.1%923
19618,51614.05%1,049
19629,71514.08%1,199
196311,08314.08%1,368
196412,64614.1%1,563
196514,42314.05%1,777
196616,45414.08%2,031
196718,77014.08%2,316
196821,42414.14%2,654
196924,46514.19%3,041
197027,94314.22%3,478
197131,91514.21%3,972
197236,45814.23%4,543
197341,63314.19%5,175
197447,55114.21%5,918
197554,31114.22%6,760
197662,73315.51%8,422
197773,23916.75%10,506
197885,52316.77%12,284
197999,86716.77%14,344
1980116,64216.8%16,775
1981129,72211.21%13,080
1982138,5076.77%8,785
1983147,8866.77%9,379
1984157,9156.78%10,029
1985168,5946.76%10,679
1986179,5816.52%10,987
1987190,8926.3%11,311
1988202,9326.31%12,040
1989215,6956.29%12,763
1990229,2806.3%13,585
1991243,7216.3%14,441
1992259,0936.31%15,372
1993275,3886.29%16,295
1994292,7326.3%17,344
1995311,1696.3%18,437
1996333,9107.31%22,741
1997361,1328.15%27,222
1998390,6178.16%29,485
1999422,5098.16%31,892
2000457,0548.18%34,545
2001494,3168.15%37,262
2002534,6758.16%40,359
2003578,3288.16%43,653
2004625,6138.18%47,285
2005676,6188.15%51,005
2006722,1896.74%45,571
2007763,0435.66%40,854
2008806,2695.66%43,226
2009851,8145.65%45,545
2010900,0005.66%48,186
2011964,8937.21%64,893
20121,034,5607.22%69,667
20131,109,0507.2%74,490
20141,189,0207.21%79,970
20151,274,7507.21%85,730
20161,366,6607.21%91,910
20171,465,2007.21%98,540
20181,570,8507.21%105,650
20191,628,9303.7%58,080
20201,684,6503.42%55,720
20211,736,8003.1%52,150
20221,785,6802.81%48,880
20231,830,8602.53%45,180
20241,872,2002.26%41,340
20251,909,9302.02%37,730
20261,944,6201.82%34,690
20271,976,9701.66%32,350
20282,007,5401.55%30,570
20292,036,7101.45%29,170
20302,064,8201.38%28,110
20312,092,1101.32%27,290
20322,118,7701.27%26,660
20332,145,0801.24%26,310
20342,171,2001.22%26,120
20352,197,2001.2%26,000

Sharjah 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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