United Arab Emirates
Population
11,635,250
Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
- Population rank
- 86th
- Share of world
- 0.14%
- Annual change
- +228,6823.41%
Population
11,635,250
Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)
95% prediction interval
Current population estimate: 11,635,250. 2050 projection: 15,367,392.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.
| 2026 | 11,574,682 | 3.41% | 86 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11,346,000 | 3.73% | 86 |
| 2020 | 9,448,524 | 0.75% | 96 |
| 2019 | 9,377,847 | 0.33% | 97 |
| 2018 | 9,346,870 | 1.22% | 96 |
| 2017 | 9,234,327 | 2.25% | 95 |
| 2015 | 8,674,633 | 4.57% | 96 |
| 2010 | 6,938,363 | 8.26% | 103 |
| 2005 | 4,664,790 | 5.95% | 116 |
| 2000 | 3,493,575 | 7.49% | 128 |
Showing 10 of 19 years.
Dubai is home to 3,776,252 people, 32.63% of United Arab Emirates' population.
| 1 | Dubai | 3.8M | 32.63% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Abu Dhabi | 3.2M | 27.74% |
| 3 | Sharjah | 2.3M | 19.59% |
| 4 | Ajman | 591.5K | 5.11% |
| 5 | Ras Al Khaimah | 468.8K | 4.05% |
| 6 | Fujairah | 359.2K | 3.10% |
| 7 | Umm Al Quwain | 98.2K | 0.85% |
Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026
Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026
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Median age
32.6 yrs
World: 31
Life expectancy
83.4 yrs
World: 73.8
Male
63.64%
Female
36.36%
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Male · 63.64%
7,366,199
Female · 36.36%
4,208,487
59.4%
South Asian
Source estimate: 2015 est.
South Asian: includes Indian 38.2%, Bangladeshi 9.5%, Pakistani 9.4%, Other 2.3%
76%
Muslim (official), the largest religion
Source estimate: 2005 est.
data represent the total population; about 85% of the population consists of noncitizens