Males	Females	Total
2000	2,249,793	919,429	3,169,222
2001	2,372,568	973,271	3,345,839
2002	2,514,249	1,031,752	3,546,001
2003	2,739,191	1,126,470	3,865,661
2004	2,979,251	1,250,607	4,229,858
2005	3,206,550	1,378,878	4,585,428
2006	3,398,181	1,511,601	4,909,782
2007	3,842,795	1,752,357	5,595,152
2008	4,429,652	2,068,246	6,497,898
2009	4,574,201	2,199,987	6,774,188
2010	4,655,257	2,310,231	6,965,488
2011	4,793,049	2,450,539	7,243,588
2012	4,937,649	2,601,658	7,539,307
2013	5,129,965	2,716,790	7,846,755
2014	5,396,717	2,875,407	8,272,124
2015	5,690,481	3,047,869	8,738,350
2016	5,931,800	3,200,039	9,131,839
2017	6,037,711	3,276,900	9,314,611
2018	6,064,682	3,314,109	9,378,791
2019	6,139,696	3,373,082	9,512,778
2020	5,984,973	3,304,324	9,289,297
2021	6,325,310	3,535,697	9,861,007
2022	6,595,692	3,693,254	10,288,946
*2023	6,842,905	3,835,651	10,678,556

Source: Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC)

(*): Preliminary data

ANNEXED NOTE

1. Characteristics of data

Definition: Population count is the total count of all persons living within the boundaries of the country at a specific time with their demographic characteristics, taken from the official administrative records of the country.

Source of the estimate: administrative records

Period of reference: not stated.

Data disaggregated by nationality (Emiratis/ non-Emiratis) are unavailable in published statistics.

2. Institution which provides data

Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC)

https://fcsc.gov.ae/en-us/

3. Data availability

The data is taken from the “Statistics” section of FCSC’s website (“Statistics by subject”, then “Population and Social” sections).

https://fcsc.gov.ae/en-us/Pages/Statistics/Statistics.aspx

Date of access: 22 July 2024.

GLMM and GRC cannot guarantee that the link to access the source will not change; that the information will not be removed from the website it was obtained from; that no geo-blockages will be imposed; or that the information will not be available for any another reason.

Keywords: United Arab Emirates, Population

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