United Arab Emirates

Population in United Arab Emirates

Population in United Arab Emirates: 74,510 people in 1950 and 10.6 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
10.6 million people
Since 1950
+10.6 million people
World, 2023
8.09 billion people
Projected, 2100
26.1 million people
UN projection (medium variant)
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people · UN

Population in United Arab EmiratesPopulation in United Arab Emirates: 74,510 people in 1950 and 10.6 million people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 26.1 million people in 2100, between 2.32 million people and 77.4 million people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 26.1 million people in 2100, between 2.32 million people and 77.4 million people (95% prediction interval).
  • Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 40,150 people.

Every year

people · UN

YearUnited Arab EmiratesWorld
202310.6 million8.09 billion
202210.2 million8.02 billion
20219.79 million7.95 billion
20209.45 million7.89 billion
20199.38 million7.81 billion
20189.35 million7.73 billion
20179.23 million7.65 billion
20169.03 million7.56 billion
20158.68 million7.47 billion
20148.24 million7.38 billion
20137.83 million7.29 billion
20127.5 million7.2 billion
20117.2 million7.11 billion
20106.94 million7.02 billion
20096.71 million6.93 billion
20086.3 million6.84 billion
20075.63 million6.76 billion
20065.01 million6.67 billion
20054.67 million6.59 billion
20044.43 million6.5 billion
20034.19 million6.42 billion
20023.96 million6.34 billion
20013.72 million6.26 billion
20003.49 million6.17 billion
19993.27 million6.09 billion
19983.04 million6.01 billion
19972.82 million5.93 billion
19962.6 million5.84 billion
19952.44 million5.76 billion
19942.33 million5.68 billion
19932.22 million5.59 billion
19922.12 million5.51 billion
19912.01 million5.42 billion
19901.9 million5.33 billion
19891.79 million5.23 billion
19881.68 million5.14 billion
19871.57 million5.05 billion
19861.47 million4.96 billion
19851.38 million4.87 billion
19841.31 million4.78 billion
19831.24 million4.7 billion
19821.17 million4.61 billion
19811.1 million4.53 billion
19801.02 million4.45 billion
1979912,0004.37 billion
1978809,3004.29 billion
1977710,2004.22 billion
1976615,9004.14 billion
1975542,9004.07 billion
1974489,1004 billion
1973436,4003.92 billion
1972385,0003.85 billion
1971335,0003.77 billion
1970286,5003.7 billion
1969239,7003.62 billion
1968199,4003.55 billion
1967179,7003.47 billion
1966174,0003.4 billion
1965167,1003.34 billion
1964159,7003.26 billion
1963152,2003.19 billion
1962144,9003.12 billion
1961138,0003.07 billion
1960131,3003.02 billion
1959124,9002.97 billion
1958118,8002.91 billion
1957112,8002.85 billion
1956107,0002.8 billion
1955101,3002.74 billion
195495,6502.69 billion
195390,1502.63 billion
195284,7602.58 billion
195179,5402.54 billion
195074,5102.49 billion
194973,110–
194872,080–
194771,470–
194670,870–
194570,270–
194469,680–
194369,100–
194268,510–
194167,940–
194067,370–
193966,800–
193866,240–
193765,680–
193665,120–
193564,580–
193464,030–
193363,490–
193262,960–
193162,430–
193061,900–
192961,380–
192860,860–
192760,350–
192659,840–
192559,340–
192458,840–
192358,350–
192257,850–
192157,370–
192056,880–
191956,400–
191855,930–
191755,460–
191654,970–
191554,490–
191454,010–
191353,540–
191253,070–
191152,630–
191052,220–
190951,830–
190851,480–
190751,150–
190650,830–
190550,510–
190450,190–
190349,870–
190249,560–
190149,240–
190048,930–
189948,620–
189848,320–
189748,010–
189647,710–
189547,410–
189447,110–
189346,810–
189246,510–
189146,220–
189045,930–
188945,640–
188845,350–
188745,060–
188644,780–
188544,490–
188444,210–
188343,930–
188243,650–
188143,380–
188043,100–
187942,830–
187842,560–
187742,290–
187642,020–
187541,760–
187441,490–
187341,230–
187240,970–
187140,760–
187040,600–
186940,490–
186840,420–
186740,410–
186640,390–
186540,380–
186440,360–
186340,350–
186240,330–
186140,320–
186040,300–
185940,290–
185840,270–
185740,260–
185640,240–
185540,230–
185440,210–
185340,200–
185240,180–
185140,170–
185040,150–
184940,150–
184840,150–
184740,150–
184640,150–
184540,150–
184440,150–
184340,150–
184240,150–
184140,150–
184040,150–
183940,150–
183840,150–
183740,150–
183640,150–
183540,150–
183440,150–
183340,150–
183240,150–
183140,150–
183040,150–
182940,150–
182840,150–
182740,150–
182640,150–
182540,150–
182440,150–
182340,150–
182240,150–
182140,150–
182040,150–
181940,150–
181840,150–
181740,150–
181640,150–
181540,150–
181440,150–
181340,150–
181240,150–
181140,150–
181040,150–
180940,150–
180840,150–
180740,150–
180640,150–
180540,150–
180440,150–
180340,150–
180240,150–
180140,150–
180040,150–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearUnited Arab EmiratesWorld
202411 million10.5 million–11.3 million8.16 billion
202511.4 million9.96 million–12.1 million8.23 billion
202611.6 million9.58 million–12.9 million8.3 billion
202711.8 million9.33 million–13.8 million8.37 billion
202811.9 million9.15 million–14.6 million8.44 billion
202912.1 million9.04 million–15.4 million8.5 billion
203012.2 million9.04 million–16.1 million8.57 billion
203112.3 million9.06 million–16.9 million8.63 billion
203212.5 million9.09 million–17.8 million8.7 billion
203312.6 million9.14 million–18.6 million8.76 billion
203412.8 million9.22 million–19.4 million8.82 billion
203512.9 million9.29 million–20.2 million8.89 billion
203613.1 million9.37 million–21 million8.95 billion
203713.2 million9.47 million–21.8 million9.01 billion
203813.4 million9.52 million–22.5 million9.06 billion
203913.5 million9.51 million–23.1 million9.12 billion
204013.7 million9.47 million–24 million9.18 billion
204113.9 million9.44 million–25 million9.23 billion
204214 million9.39 million–25.7 million9.29 billion
204314.2 million9.33 million–26.5 million9.34 billion
204414.3 million9.32 million–27.4 million9.39 billion
204514.5 million9.29 million–28.5 million9.44 billion
204614.7 million9.2 million–29.7 million9.49 billion
204714.8 million9.14 million–30.8 million9.54 billion
204815 million9.07 million–31.6 million9.58 billion
204915.2 million9 million–32.4 million9.62 billion
205015.4 million8.89 million–33.3 million9.66 billion
205115.5 million8.8 million–34 million9.7 billion
205215.7 million8.77 million–34.8 million9.74 billion
205315.9 million8.76 million–35.8 million9.78 billion
205416.1 million8.71 million–36.9 million9.81 billion
205516.3 million8.58 million–37.9 million9.85 billion
205616.5 million8.46 million–38.7 million9.88 billion
205716.6 million8.41 million–39.6 million9.91 billion
205816.8 million8.35 million–40.6 million9.94 billion
205917 million8.32 million–41.5 million9.96 billion
206017.2 million8.29 million–42.6 million9.99 billion
206117.4 million8.13 million–43.4 million10 billion
206217.6 million8 million–44.2 million10 billion
206317.8 million7.91 million–44.9 million10.1 billion
206418 million7.82 million–45.4 million10.1 billion
206518.2 million7.81 million–46.7 million10.1 billion
206618.5 million7.75 million–47.8 million10.1 billion
206718.7 million7.59 million–48.7 million10.1 billion
206818.9 million7.49 million–49.9 million10.2 billion
206919.1 million7.45 million–50.9 million10.2 billion
207019.3 million7.35 million–52.1 million10.2 billion
207119.6 million7.25 million–53 million10.2 billion
207219.8 million7.17 million–53.7 million10.2 billion
207320 million6.94 million–54.1 million10.2 billion
207420.3 million6.66 million–54.4 million10.2 billion
207520.5 million6.43 million–55.2 million10.3 billion
207620.7 million6.29 million–56.1 million10.3 billion
207720.9 million6.29 million–56.9 million10.3 billion
207821.2 million6.17 million–57.7 million10.3 billion
207921.4 million5.95 million–58.8 million10.3 billion
208021.6 million5.82 million–59.8 million10.3 billion
208121.8 million5.73 million–60.3 million10.3 billion
208222.1 million5.62 million–60.8 million10.3 billion
208322.3 million5.46 million–61.5 million10.3 billion
208422.5 million5.21 million–62.1 million10.3 billion
208522.7 million5.06 million–63 million10.3 billion
208623 million5.05 million–63.9 million10.3 billion
208723.2 million4.88 million–65 million10.3 billion
208823.4 million4.69 million–65.9 million10.3 billion
208923.6 million4.46 million–66.5 million10.3 billion
209023.9 million4.19 million–67.1 million10.3 billion
209124.1 million3.93 million–68.3 million10.3 billion
209224.3 million3.79 million–69.4 million10.3 billion
209324.5 million3.69 million–70.6 million10.3 billion
209424.8 million3.43 million–71.8 million10.2 billion
209525 million3.18 million–72.9 million10.2 billion
209625.2 million3.04 million–74 million10.2 billion
209725.4 million2.93 million–74.8 million10.2 billion
209825.7 million2.62 million–75.7 million10.2 billion
209925.9 million2.31 million–76.8 million10.2 billion
210026.1 million2.32 million–77.4 million10.2 billion

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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