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Population United Arab Emirates, in 36 editions.
The entry for United Arab Emirates published Population in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 35 editions. Each is shown as published. Population in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 35
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Population” (1990 to 2025).
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Population as each edition published it
2025 edition
Changed since 2024- 2,253,624 (July 1990), growth rate 6.0% (1990)
2,253,624 (July 1990), growth rate 6.0% (1990)
- 2,389,759 (July 1991), growth rate 5.7% (1991)
2,253,624 2,389,759 (July 1990), 1991), growth rate 6.0% (1990) 5.7% (1991)
- 2,522,315 (July 1992), growth rate 5.4% (1992)
2,389,759 2,522,315 (July 1991), 1992), growth rate 5.7% (1991) 5.4% (1992)
2,657,013 (July 1993 est.)
2,522,315 2,657,013 (July 1992), growth rate 5.4% (1992) 1993 est.)
2,791,141 (July 1994 est.)
2,657,013 2,791,141 (July 1993 1994 est.)
2,924,594 (July 1995 est.)
2,791,141 2,924,594 (July 1994 1995 est.)
3,057,337 (July 1996 est.)
2,924,594 3,057,337 (July 1995 1996 est.)
2,262,309 (July 1997 est.)
note: includes 1,546,547 non-nationals (July 1997 est.)
3,057,337 2,262,309 (July 1996 1997 est.)
note: includes 1,546,547 non-nationals (July 1997 est.)
2,303,088 (July 1998 est.)
note: includes 1,561,840 non-nationals (July 1998 est.)
2,262,309 2,303,088 (July 1997 1998 est.)
note: includes 1,546,547 1,561,840 non-nationals (July 1997 1998 est.)
2,344,402 (July 1999 est.)
note: includes 1,576,589 non-nationals (July 1999 est.)
2,303,088 2,344,402 (July 1998 1999 est.)
note: includes 1,561,840 1,576,589 non-nationals (July 1998 1999 est.)
2,369,153
note: includes 1,576,472 non-nationals (July 2000 est.)
2,344,402 (July 1999 est.) 2,369,153
note: includes 1,576,589 1,576,472 non-nationals (July 1999 2000 est.)
- 2,407,460 note: includes 1,576,472 non-nationals (July 2001 est.)
2,369,1532,407,460 note: includes 1,576,472 non-nationals (July 2000 2001 est.)
2,445,989
note: includes 1,576,472 non-nationals (July 2002 est.)
2,407,460 2,445,989
note: includes 1,576,472 non-nationals (July 2001 2002 est.)
2,484,818
note: includes an estimated 1,606,079 non-nationals; the 17 December 1995 census presents a total population figure of 2,377,453, and there are estimates of 3.44 million for 2002 (July 2003 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 2002 text remains to mark the changes.
2,484,818
note: includes an estimated 1,606,079 non-nationals; the 17 December 1995 census presents a total population figure of 2,377,453, and there are estimates of 3.44 million for 2002 (July 2003 est.)
2,523,915
note: includes an estimated 1,606,079 non-nationals; the 17 December 1995 census presents a total population figure of 2,377,453, and there are estimates of 3.44 million for 2002 (July 2004 est.)
2,484,818 2,523,915
note: includes an estimated 1,606,079 non-nationals; the 17 December 1995 census presents a total population figure of 2,377,453, and there are estimates of 3.44 million for 2002 (July 2003 2004 est.)
2,563,212
note: includes an estimated 1,606,079 non-nationals; the 17 December 1995 census presents a total population figure of 2,377,453, and there are estimates of 3.44 million for 2002 (July 2005 est.)
2,523,915 2,563,212
note: includes an estimated 1,606,079 non-nationals; the 17 December 1995 census presents a total population figure of 2,377,453, and there are estimates of 3.44 million for 2002 (July 2004 2005 est.)
2,602,713 (July 2006 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 2005 text remains to mark the changes.
2,602,713 (July 2006 est.)
4,444,011
note: estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that included a significantly higher estimate of net inmigration of non-citizens than previous estimates (July 2007 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 2006 text remains to mark the changes.
4,444,011
note: estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that included a significantly higher estimate of net inmigration of non-citizens than previous estimates (July 2007 est.)
4,621,399
note: estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that included a significantly higher estimate of net inmigration of non-citizens than previous estimates (July 2008 est.)
4,444,011 4,621,399
note: estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that included a significantly higher estimate of net inmigration of non-citizens than previous estimates (July 2007 2008 est.)
4,798,491
country comparison to the world: 115
note: estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that included a significantly higher estimate of net inmigration of non-citizens than previous estimates (July 2009 est.)
4,621,399 4,798,491
country comparison to the world:
115
note:
estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that included a significantly higher estimate of net inmigration of non-citizens than previous estimates (July 2008 2009 est.)
4,975,593
country comparison to the world: 114
note: estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that included a significantly higher estimate of net immigration of non-citizens than previous estimates (July 2010 est.)
4,798,491 4,975,593
country comparison to the world:115 114
note:
estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that included a significantly higher estimate of net inmigration immigration of non-citizens than previous estimates (July 2009 2010 est.)
5,148,664 (July 2011 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 115
note: estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that included a significantly higher estimate of net immigration of non-citizens than previous estimates
4,975,593 5,148,664 (July 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world:114 115
note:
estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that included a significantly higher estimate of net immigration of non-citizens than previous estimates (July 2010 est.)
5,314,317 (July 2012 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 115
note: estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that included a significantly higher estimate of net immigration of non-citizens than previous estimates
5,148,664 5,314,317 (July 2011 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world:
115
note:
estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that included a significantly higher estimate of net immigration of non-citizens than previous estimates
5,473,972 (July 2013 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 115
note: estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that included a significantly higher estimate of net immigration of non-citizens than previous estimates
5,314,317 5,473,972 (July 2012 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world:
115
note:
estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that included a significantly higher estimate of net immigration of non-citizens than previous estimates
5,628,805
country comparison to the world: 113
note: estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that included a significantly higher estimate of net immigration of non-citizens than previous estimates; the United Arab Emirates' National Bureau of Statistics estimated the country's total population to have been 8,264,070 in 2010, based on census data; immigrants make up more than 80% of the total population, according to UN data (2013) (July 2014 est.)
5,473,972 (July 2013 est.) 5,628,805
country comparison to the world:115 113
note:
estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that included a significantly higher estimate of net immigration of non-citizens than previous estimates estimates; the United Arab Emirates' National Bureau of Statistics estimated the country's total population to have been 8,264,070 in 2010, based on census data; immigrants make up more than 80% of the total population, according to UN data (2013) (July 2014 est.)
5,779,760
note: the UN estimates the country's total population to be 9,445,624 as of mid-year 2014; immigrants make up more than 80% of the total population, according to 2013 UN data (2014) (July 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
Rewritten: too little of the 2014 text remains to mark the changes.
5,779,760
note: the UN estimates the country's total population to be 9,445,624 as of mid-year 2014; immigrants make up more than 80% of the total population, according to 2013 UN data (2014) (July 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
5,927,482 (July 2016 est.)
note: the UN estimated the country's total population was 9,267,000 as of mid-year 2016; immigrants make up almost 85% of the total population, according to 2015 UN data (2016)
country comparison to the world: 112
5,779,760 5,927,482 (July 2016 est.)
note: the UN estimates estimated the country's total population to be 9,445,624 was 9,267,000 as of mid-year 2014; 2016; immigrants make up more than 80% almost 85% of the total population, according to 2013 2015 UN data (2014) (July 2015 est.) (2016)
country comparison to the world: 113 112
6,072,475 (July 2017 est.)
note: the UN estimated the country's total population was 9,400,145 as of mid-year 2017; immigrants make up more than 88% of the total population, according to 2015 UN data (2017)
country comparison to the world: 110
5,927,482 6,072,475 (July 2016 2017 est.)
note: the UN estimated the country's total population was 9,267,000 9,400,145 as of mid-year 2016; 2017; immigrants make up almost 85% more than 88% of the total population, according to 2015 UN data (2016) (2017)
country comparison to the world: 112 110
- 9,701,315 (July 2017 est.) (July 2018 est.)
note: the UN estimated the country's total population was 9,400,145 as of mid-year 2017; immigrants make up more than 88% of the total population, according to UN data (2017)
6,072,475 9,701,315 (July 2017 est.) (July 2018 est.)
note: the UN estimated the country's total population was 9,400,145 as of mid-year 2017; immigrants make up more than 88% of the total population, according to 2015 UN data (2017)
country comparison to the world: 110
9,701,315 (July 2018 est.)
note: the UN estimated the country's total population was 9,400,145 as of mid-year 2017; immigrants make up more than 88% of the total population, according to UN data (2017)
9,701,315 (July 2017 est.) (July 2018 est.)
note: the UN estimated the country's total population was 9,400,145 as of mid-year 2017; immigrants make up more than 88% of the total population, according to UN data (2017)
9,992,083 (July 2020 est.)
note: the UN estimated the country's total population was 9,771,000 as of mid-year 2019; immigrants make up 87.9% of the total population, according to UN data (2019)
9,701,315 9,992,083 (July 2018 2020 est.)
note: the UN estimated the country's total population was 9,400,145 9,771,000 as of mid-year 2017; 2019; immigrants make up more than 88% 87.9% of the total population, according to UN data (2017) (2019)
9,856,612 (July 2021 est.)
note: the UN estimated the country's total population was 9,771,000 as of mid-year 2019; immigrants make up 87.9% of the total population, according to UN data (2019)
9,992,083 9,856,612 (July 2020 2021 est.)
note: the UN estimated the country's total population was 9,771,000 as of mid-year 2019; immigrants make up 87.9% of the total population, according to UN data (2019)
9,915,803 (2022 est.)
note: the UN estimated the country's total population was 10,082,000 as of 2022; immigrants make up 88.1% of the total population, according to UN data (2020)
9,856,612 (July 2021 9,915,803 (2022 est.)
note: the UN estimated the country's total population was 9,771,000 10,082,000 as of mid-year 2019; 2022; immigrants make up 87.9% 88.1% of the total population, according to UN data (2019) (2020)
9,973,449 (2023 est.)
note: the UN estimated the country's total population was 10,082,000 as of 2022; immigrants make up 88.1% of the total population, according to UN data (2020)
9,915,803 (2022 9,973,449 (2023 est.)
note: the UN estimated the country's total population was 10,082,000 as of 2022; immigrants make up 88.1% of the total population, according to UN data (2020)
- total:
- 10,032,213
- male:
- 6,824,131
- female:
- 3,208,082 (2024 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 2023 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 10,032,213
male: 6,824,131
female: 3,208,082 (2024 est.)
- total:
- 10,093,593 (2025 est.)
- male:
- 6,831,802
- female:
- 3,261,791
total: 10,032,213 10,093,593 (2025 est.)
male: 6,824,131 6,831,802
female: 3,208,082 (2024 est.) 3,261,791
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Central Intelligence Agency. “United Arab Emirates: Population.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/united-arab-emirates/population.