The population of United Arab Emirates is expected to grow by 124,000 in 2025 and reach 10,560,000 in 2026. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 58,000 people yearly. On average there are 88,061 births and 22,373 deaths in United Arab Emirates per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 0.63 percent per year. The population density of United Arab Emirates has changed from 12.5 in 1980 to 121.8 in 2023.
| Current population | 10,475,069 people at present (Sunday 27th of April 2025) | |
| Median Age | 34.6 years |
| Life expectancy | 79.0 years | |
| Population density | 124.8 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10,435,000 | 124,000 (1.2%) | 58,000 | 34.6 | 1.63 | 125 | 9,156,000 (87.7%) |
| 2024 | 10,311,000 | 125,000 (1.2%) | 58,000 | 34.3 | 123 | 9,029,000 (87.6%) | |
| 2023 | 10,186,000 | 124,000 (1.2%) | 58,000 | 34.1 | 122 | 8,900,000 (87.4%) | |
| 2022 | 10,062,000 | 125,000 (1.2%) | 58,000 | 33.9 | 120 | 8,772,000 (87.2%) | |
| 2021 | 9,937,000 | 124,000 (1.3%) | 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 2024 the population of United Arab Emirates was 10,311,000 and the average age increased from 22.8 in 1960 to 34.3. Urban population has increased from 2,531,386 (80.2%) in 2000 to 9,156,000 (87.7%) in the current year. The population density of United Arab Emirates has changed from 12.5 in 1980 to 121.8 in 2023.
| 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 | 10,435,000 | 124,000 (1.2%) | 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 3,133,000 women and 7,302,000 men, which means there are 2,331 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 17.5% of population (1,828,212) is 19 or younger, 80.0% of population (8,350,087) is between age 20 and 64 and 2.5% of population (255,658) is over 65.