United Arab Emirates vs United States: Population

Population in 2023: 10.6 million people in United Arab Emirates and 344 million people in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 333 million people, or 32 times that in United Arab Emirates.

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What the numbers say

United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts United Arab Emirates at 26.1 million people and United States at 421 million people in 2100.
The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

Year	United Arab Emirates	United States	World
2023	10.6 million	344 million	8.09 billion
2022	10.2 million	342 million	8.02 billion
2021	9.79 million	340 million	7.95 billion
2020	9.45 million	339 million	7.89 billion
2019	9.38 million	338 million	7.81 billion
2018	9.35 million	335 million	7.73 billion
2017	9.23 million	332 million	7.65 billion
2016	9.03 million	329 million	7.56 billion
2015	8.68 million	326 million	7.47 billion
2014	8.24 million	323 million	7.38 billion
2013	7.83 million	320 million	7.29 billion
2012	7.5 million	317 million	7.2 billion
2011	7.2 million	314 million	7.11 billion
2010	6.94 million	311 million	7.02 billion
2009	6.71 million	308 million	6.93 billion
2008	6.3 million	305 million	6.84 billion
2007	5.63 million	302 million	6.76 billion
2006	5.01 million	299 million	6.67 billion
2005	4.67 million	296 million	6.59 billion
2004	4.43 million	293 million	6.5 billion
2003	4.19 million	290 million	6.42 billion
2002	3.96 million	287 million	6.34 billion
2001	3.72 million	284 million	6.26 billion
2000	3.49 million	282 million	6.17 billion
1999	3.27 million	279 million	6.09 billion
1998	3.04 million	276 million	6.01 billion
1997	2.82 million	274 million	5.93 billion
1996	2.6 million	271 million	5.84 billion
1995	2.44 million	268 million	5.76 billion
1994	2.33 million	266 million	5.68 billion
1993	2.22 million	263 million	5.59 billion
1992	2.12 million	260 million	5.51 billion
1991	2.01 million	257 million	5.42 billion
1990	1.9 million	253 million	5.33 billion
1989	1.79 million	251 million	5.23 billion
1988	1.68 million	248 million	5.14 billion
1987	1.57 million	246 million	5.05 billion
1986	1.47 million	244 million	4.96 billion
1985	1.38 million	242 million	4.87 billion
1984	1.31 million	239 million	4.78 billion
1983	1.24 million	237 million	4.7 billion
1982	1.17 million	235 million	4.61 billion
1981	1.1 million	232 million	4.53 billion
1980	1.02 million	230 million	4.45 billion
1979	912,000	228 million	4.37 billion
1978	809,300	225 million	4.29 billion
1977	710,200	223 million	4.22 billion
1976	615,900	221 million	4.14 billion
1975	542,900	219 million	4.07 billion
1974	489,100	217 million	4 billion
1973	436,400	215 million	3.92 billion
1972	385,000	213 million	3.85 billion
1971	335,000	210 million	3.77 billion
1970	286,500	208 million	3.7 billion
1969	239,700	205 million	3.62 billion
1968	199,400	203 million	3.55 billion
1967	179,700	201 million	3.47 billion
1966	174,000	198 million	3.4 billion
1965	167,100	196 million	3.34 billion
1964	159,700	193 million	3.26 billion
1963	152,200	190 million	3.19 billion
1962	144,900	187 million	3.12 billion
1961	138,000	184 million	3.07 billion
1960	131,300	180 million	3.02 billion
1959	124,900	177 million	2.97 billion
1958	118,800	174 million	2.91 billion
1957	112,800	172 million	2.85 billion
1956	107,000	169 million	2.8 billion
1955	101,300	166 million	2.74 billion
1954	95,650	164 million	2.69 billion
1953	90,150	161 million	2.63 billion
1952	84,760	159 million	2.58 billion
1951	79,540	157 million	2.54 billion
1950	74,510	154 million	2.49 billion
1949	73,110	146 million	–
1948	72,080	144 million	–
1947	71,470	142 million	–
1946	70,870	140 million	–
1945	70,270	138 million	–
1944	69,680	136 million	–
1943	69,100	134 million	–
1942	68,510	133 million	–
1941	67,940	131 million	–
1940	67,370	129 million	–
1939	66,800	128 million	–
1938	66,240	127 million	–
1937	65,680	126 million	–
1936	65,120	125 million	–
1935	64,580	124 million	–
1934	64,030	124 million	–
1933	63,490	123 million	–
1932	62,960	122 million	–
1931	62,430	121 million	–
1930	61,900	120 million	–
1929	61,380	118 million	–
1928	60,860	117 million	–
1927	60,350	115 million	–
1926	59,840	113 million	–
1925	59,340	112 million	–
1924	58,840	110 million	–
1923	58,350	109 million	–
1922	57,850	107 million	–
1921	57,370	105 million	–
1920	56,880	104 million	–
1919	56,400	102 million	–
1918	55,930	101 million	–
1917	55,460	99.6 million	–
1916	54,970	98.2 million	–
1915	54,490	96.9 million	–
1914	54,010	95.5 million	–
1913	53,540	94.2 million	–
1912	53,070	93 million	–
1911	52,630	91.6 million	–
1910	52,220	90.2 million	–
1909	51,830	88.7 million	–
1908	51,480	87.1 million	–
1907	51,150	85.4 million	–
1906	50,830	83.8 million	–
1905	50,510	82.3 million	–
1904	50,190	80.7 million	–
1903	49,870	79.2 million	–
1902	49,560	77.7 million	–
1901	49,240	76.3 million	–
1900	48,930	74.8 million	–
1899	48,620	73.5 million	–
1898	48,320	72.1 million	–
1897	48,010	70.8 million	–
1896	47,710	69.5 million	–
1895	47,410	68.2 million	–
1894	47,110	67 million	–
1893	46,810	65.8 million	–
1892	46,510	64.6 million	–
1891	46,220	63.4 million	–
1890	45,930	62.1 million	–
1889	45,640	60.8 million	–
1888	45,350	59.6 million	–
1887	45,060	58.2 million	–
1886	44,780	57 million	–
1885	44,490	55.7 million	–
1884	44,210	54.5 million	–
1883	43,930	53.3 million	–
1882	43,650	52.1 million	–
1881	43,380	51 million	–
1880	43,100	49.8 million	–
1879	42,830	48.8 million	–
1878	42,560	47.7 million	–
1877	42,290	46.6 million	–
1876	42,020	45.6 million	–
1875	41,760	44.6 million	–
1874	41,490	43.6 million	–
1873	41,230	42.7 million	–
1872	40,970	41.7 million	–
1871	40,760	40.8 million	–
1870	40,600	39.9 million	–
1869	40,490	39 million	–
1868	40,420	38.1 million	–
1867	40,410	37.3 million	–
1866	40,390	36.4 million	–
1865	40,380	35.6 million	–
1864	40,360	34.8 million	–
1863	40,350	34 million	–
1862	40,330	33.2 million	–
1861	40,320	32.4 million	–
1860	40,300	31.6 million	–
1859	40,290	30.8 million	–
1858	40,270	29.9 million	–
1857	40,260	29 million	–
1856	40,240	28.2 million	–
1855	40,230	27.4 million	–
1854	40,210	26.6 million	–
1853	40,200	25.8 million	–
1852	40,180	25 million	–
1851	40,170	24.3 million	–
1850	40,150	23.6 million	–
1849	40,150	22.9 million	–
1848	40,150	22.2 million	–
1847	40,150	21.6 million	–
1846	40,150	20.9 million	–
1845	40,150	20.3 million	–
1844	40,150	19.7 million	–
1843	40,150	19.1 million	–
1842	40,150	18.5 million	–
1841	40,150	18 million	–
1840	40,150	17.5 million	–
1839	40,150	17 million	–
1838	40,150	16.5 million	–
1837	40,150	16.1 million	–
1836	40,150	15.6 million	–
1835	40,150	15.2 million	–
1834	40,150	14.8 million	–
1833	40,150	14.4 million	–
1832	40,150	14 million	–
1831	40,150	13.6 million	–
1830	40,150	13.3 million	–
1829	40,150	12.9 million	–
1828	40,150	12.5 million	–
1827	40,150	12.2 million	–
1826	40,150	11.8 million	–
1825	40,150	11.5 million	–
1824	40,150	11.2 million	–
1823	40,150	10.9 million	–
1822	40,150	10.6 million	–
1821	40,150	10.3 million	–
1820	40,150	9.97 million	–
1819	40,150	9.67 million	–
1818	40,150	9.37 million	–
1817	40,150	9.07 million	–
1816	40,150	8.79 million	–
1815	40,150	8.51 million	–
1814	40,150	8.24 million	–
1813	40,150	7.98 million	–
1812	40,150	7.73 million	–
1811	40,150	7.5 million	–
1810	40,150	7.3 million	–
1809	40,150	7.11 million	–
1808	40,150	6.97 million	–
1807	40,150	6.84 million	–
1806	40,150	6.72 million	–
1805	40,150	6.59 million	–
1804	40,150	6.47 million	–
1803	40,150	6.35 million	–
1802	40,150	6.23 million	–
1801	40,150	6.11 million	–
1800	40,150	6 million	–

12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	United Arab Emirates	United States	World
2024	11 million10.5 million–11.3 million	345 million345 million–346 million	8.16 billion
2025	11.4 million9.96 million–12.1 million	347 million346 million–348 million	8.23 billion
2026	11.6 million9.58 million–12.9 million	349 million347 million–351 million	8.3 billion
2027	11.8 million9.33 million–13.8 million	351 million348 million–354 million	8.37 billion
2028	11.9 million9.15 million–14.6 million	352 million349 million–356 million	8.44 billion
2029	12.1 million9.04 million–15.4 million	354 million349 million–359 million	8.5 billion
2030	12.2 million9.04 million–16.1 million	356 million350 million–362 million	8.57 billion
2031	12.3 million9.06 million–16.9 million	357 million350 million–365 million	8.63 billion
2032	12.5 million9.09 million–17.8 million	359 million351 million–367 million	8.7 billion
2033	12.6 million9.14 million–18.6 million	360 million351 million–370 million	8.76 billion
2034	12.8 million9.22 million–19.4 million	362 million351 million–373 million	8.82 billion
2035	12.9 million9.29 million–20.2 million	363 million351 million–376 million	8.89 billion
2036	13.1 million9.37 million–21 million	365 million351 million–379 million	8.95 billion
2037	13.2 million9.47 million–21.8 million	366 million351 million–382 million	9.01 billion
2038	13.4 million9.52 million–22.5 million	368 million351 million–385 million	9.06 billion
2039	13.5 million9.51 million–23.1 million	369 million350 million–388 million	9.12 billion
2040	13.7 million9.47 million–24 million	370 million350 million–391 million	9.18 billion
2041	13.9 million9.44 million–25 million	372 million349 million–394 million	9.23 billion
2042	14 million9.39 million–25.7 million	373 million349 million–397 million	9.29 billion
2043	14.2 million9.33 million–26.5 million	374 million348 million–400 million	9.34 billion
2044	14.3 million9.32 million–27.4 million	375 million347 million–403 million	9.39 billion
2045	14.5 million9.29 million–28.5 million	376 million346 million–406 million	9.44 billion
2046	14.7 million9.2 million–29.7 million	377 million346 million–409 million	9.49 billion
2047	14.8 million9.14 million–30.8 million	378 million344 million–411 million	9.54 billion
2048	15 million9.07 million–31.6 million	379 million343 million–414 million	9.58 billion
2049	15.2 million9 million–32.4 million	380 million343 million–417 million	9.62 billion
2050	15.4 million8.89 million–33.3 million	381 million342 million–420 million	9.66 billion
2051	15.5 million8.8 million–34 million	382 million341 million–423 million	9.7 billion
2052	15.7 million8.77 million–34.8 million	383 million340 million–425 million	9.74 billion
2053	15.9 million8.76 million–35.8 million	383 million339 million–428 million	9.78 billion
2054	16.1 million8.71 million–36.9 million	384 million337 million–431 million	9.81 billion
2055	16.3 million8.58 million–37.9 million	385 million336 million–434 million	9.85 billion
2056	16.5 million8.46 million–38.7 million	386 million335 million–436 million	9.88 billion
2057	16.6 million8.41 million–39.6 million	386 million333 million–440 million	9.91 billion
2058	16.8 million8.35 million–40.6 million	387 million332 million–443 million	9.94 billion
2059	17 million8.32 million–41.5 million	388 million331 million–446 million	9.96 billion
2060	17.2 million8.29 million–42.6 million	389 million329 million–449 million	9.99 billion
2061	17.4 million8.13 million–43.4 million	390 million327 million–452 million	10 billion
2062	17.6 million8 million–44.2 million	391 million325 million–455 million	10 billion
2063	17.8 million7.91 million–44.9 million	392 million325 million–458 million	10.1 billion
2064	18 million7.82 million–45.4 million	392 million324 million–462 million	10.1 billion
2065	18.2 million7.81 million–46.7 million	393 million322 million–465 million	10.1 billion
2066	18.5 million7.75 million–47.8 million	394 million320 million–469 million	10.1 billion
2067	18.7 million7.59 million–48.7 million	395 million319 million–474 million	10.1 billion
2068	18.9 million7.49 million–49.9 million	396 million317 million–478 million	10.2 billion
2069	19.1 million7.45 million–50.9 million	397 million315 million–481 million	10.2 billion
2070	19.3 million7.35 million–52.1 million	398 million313 million–485 million	10.2 billion
2071	19.6 million7.25 million–53 million	399 million311 million–489 million	10.2 billion
2072	19.8 million7.17 million–53.7 million	400 million309 million–493 million	10.2 billion
2073	20 million6.94 million–54.1 million	401 million307 million–497 million	10.2 billion
2074	20.3 million6.66 million–54.4 million	402 million305 million–502 million	10.2 billion
2075	20.5 million6.43 million–55.2 million	403 million304 million–506 million	10.3 billion
2076	20.7 million6.29 million–56.1 million	404 million302 million–510 million	10.3 billion
2077	20.9 million6.29 million–56.9 million	405 million300 million–515 million	10.3 billion
2078	21.2 million6.17 million–57.7 million	406 million298 million–520 million	10.3 billion
2079	21.4 million5.95 million–58.8 million	406 million297 million–525 million	10.3 billion
2080	21.6 million5.82 million–59.8 million	407 million295 million–530 million	10.3 billion
2081	21.8 million5.73 million–60.3 million	408 million293 million–535 million	10.3 billion
2082	22.1 million5.62 million–60.8 million	409 million292 million–538 million	10.3 billion
2083	22.3 million5.46 million–61.5 million	409 million291 million–542 million	10.3 billion
2084	22.5 million5.21 million–62.1 million	410 million289 million–547 million	10.3 billion
2085	22.7 million5.06 million–63 million	411 million286 million–552 million	10.3 billion
2086	23 million5.05 million–63.9 million	412 million284 million–558 million	10.3 billion
2087	23.2 million4.88 million–65 million	412 million282 million–564 million	10.3 billion
2088	23.4 million4.69 million–65.9 million	413 million280 million–568 million	10.3 billion
2089	23.6 million4.46 million–66.5 million	414 million279 million–573 million	10.3 billion
2090	23.9 million4.19 million–67.1 million	415 million278 million–578 million	10.3 billion
2091	24.1 million3.93 million–68.3 million	415 million276 million–581 million	10.3 billion
2092	24.3 million3.79 million–69.4 million	416 million274 million–585 million	10.3 billion
2093	24.5 million3.69 million–70.6 million	417 million272 million–590 million	10.3 billion
2094	24.8 million3.43 million–71.8 million	417 million269 million–596 million	10.2 billion
2095	25 million3.18 million–72.9 million	418 million267 million–601 million	10.2 billion
2096	25.2 million3.04 million–74 million	419 million265 million–605 million	10.2 billion
2097	25.4 million2.93 million–74.8 million	420 million262 million–610 million	10.2 billion
2098	25.7 million2.62 million–75.7 million	420 million260 million–616 million	10.2 billion
2099	25.9 million2.31 million–76.8 million	421 million258 million–621 million	10.2 billion
2100	26.1 million2.32 million–77.4 million	421 million256 million–625 million	10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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