The population of United Arab Emirates is expected to grow by 125,000 in 2026 and reach 10,684,000 in 2027. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 58,000 people yearly. The population density of United Arab Emirates has changed from 12.5 in 1980 to 123.3 in 2024.
| Current population | 10,568,493 people at present (Sunday 25th of January 2026) | |
| Median Age | 34.8 years |
| Population density | 126.3 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10,560,000 | 125,000 (1.2%) | 58,000 | 34.8 | 126 | 9,283,000 (87.9%) | |
| 2025 | 10,435,000 | 124,000 (1.2%) | 58,000 | 34.6 | 1.63 | 125 | 9,156,000 (87.7%) |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 58,000 | 34.3 | 123 | 9,029,000 (87.6%) | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 58,000 | 34.1 | 122 | 8,900,000 (87.4%) | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 58,000 | 33.9 | 120 | 8,772,000 (87.2%) | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 58,000 | 33.7 | 119 | 8,643,000 (87.0%) | |
| 2020 | 9,813,000 | 131,000 (1.3%) | 58,000 | 33.4 | 1.69 | 117 | 8,514,000 (86.8%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 60,200 | 33.2 | 1.70 | 116 | 8,378,000 (86.5%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 60,200 | 33.0 | 1.72 | 114 | 8,235,000 (86.3%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 60,200 | 32.8 | 1.73 | 112 | 8,090,000 (86.1%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 60,200 | 32.7 | 1.75 | 111 | 7,953,698 (85.8%) |
| 2015 | 9,154,302 | 83,435 (0.9%) | 60,200 | 32.5 | 1.77 | 110 | 7,830,681 (85.5%) |
| 2010 | 8,270,684 | 604,291 (7.3%) | 96,000 | 31.0 | 1.87 | 99 | 6,951,923 (84.1%) |
| 2005 | 4,579,562 | 491,631 (10.7%) | 666,200 | 29.1 | 2.15 | 55 | 3,767,239 (82.3%) |
| 2000 | 3,154,925 | 166,763 (5.3%) | 232,200 | 27.2 | 2.64 | 38 | 2,531,386 (80.2%) |
| 1995 | 2,448,820 | 120,134 (4.9%) | 96,890 | 26.8 | 3.42 | 29 | 1,917,891 (78.3%) |
| 1990 | 1,860,174 | 104,131 (5.6%) | 73,625 | 25.7 | 4.45 | 22 | 1,470,486 (79.1%) |
| 1985 | 1,391,052 | 72,574 (5.2%) | 52,270 | 24.9 | 5.14 | 17 | 1,110,115 (79.8%) |
| 1980 | 1,042,384 | 90,344 (8.7%) | 36,832 | 25.1 | 5.51 | 12 | 841,308 (80.7%) |
| 1975 | 554,324 | 82,960 (15.0%) | 77,567 | 25.3 | 6.11 | 7 | 442,351 (79.8%) |
| 1970 | 235,499 | 31,679 (13.5%) | 53,020 | 23.3 | 6.66 | 3 | 187,928 (79.8%) |
| 1965 | 150,362 | 11,833 (7.9%) | 10,765 | 22.4 | 6.84 | 2 | 116,866 (77.7%) |
| 1960 | 92,634 | 8,444 (8.4%) | 7,576 | 22.8 | 6.93 | 1 | 68,086 (73.5%) |
In 2025 the population of United Arab Emirates was 10,435,000 and the average age increased from 22.8 in 1960 to 34.6. Urban population has increased from 2,531,386 (80.2%) in 2000 to 9,283,000 (87.9%) in the current year. The population density of United Arab Emirates has changed from 12.5 in 1980 to 123.3 in 2024.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 58,000 | 33.4 | 1.69 | 117 | 8,514,000 (86.8%) |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 58,000 | 34.6 | 1.63 | 125 | 9,156,000 (87.7%) |
| 2030 | 11,055,000 | 122,000 (1.1%) | 52,000 | 35.9 | 1.60 | 132 | 9,785,000 (88.5%) |
| 2035 | 11,642,000 | 115,000 (1.0%) | 52,000 | 37.3 | 1.59 | 139 | 10,378,000 (89.1%) |
| 2040 | 12,207,000 | 110,000 (0.9%) | 52,000 | 38.6 | 1.60 | 146 | 10,953,000 (89.7%) |
| 2045 | 12,722,000 | 98,000 (0.8%) | 50,000 | 39.9 | 1.62 | 152 | 11,486,000 (90.3%) |
| 2050 | 13,164,000 | 83,000 (0.6%) | 50,000 | 41.0 | 1.64 | 158 | 11,955,000 (90.8%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 82.7 (82.0 years for male and 83.5 years for females). Population density will go up to 157.5 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of United Arab Emirates constitutes of 3,199,000 women and 7,360,000 men, which means there are 2,301 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 17.6% of population (1,862,784) is 19 or younger, 79.6% of population (8,402,592) is between age 20 and 64 and 2.8% of population (294,624) is over 65.