UAE: Number of births by mother’s nationality (Emirati/ non-Emirati) and gender of child (1977-2022)

	Emirati mothers			Non-Emirati mothers			Total
	Male births	Female births	Total	Male births	Female births	Total	Male births	Female births	Total
1977	5,491	5,236	10,727	6,307	6,085	12,392	11,798	11,321	23,119
1978	6,092	5,873	11,965	8,031	7,649	15,680	14,123	13,522	27,645
1979	6,534	6,410	12,944	9,794	8,947	18,741	16,328	15,357	31,685
1980	7,258	6,904	14,162	10,549	10,063	20,612	17,807	16,967	34,774
1981	7,656	7,347	15,003	12,011	11,533	23,544	19,667	18,880	38,547
1982	8,331	7,853	16,184	13,045	12,732	25,777	21,376	20,585	41,961
1983	8,678	8,256	16,934	13,484	13,001	26,485	22,162	21,257	43,419
1984	9,031	8,625	17,656	13,461	12,587	26,048	22,492	21,212	43,704
1985	9,034	8,733	17,767	13,546	12,879	26,425	22,580	21,612	44,192
1986	9,380	8,999	18,379	13,810	13,271	27,081	23,190	22,270	45,460
1987	9,328	8,977	18,305	15,003	14,395	29,398	24,331	23,372	47,703
1988	9,603	9,114	18,717	16,405	15,714	32,119	26,008	24,828	50,836
1989	9,625	9,327	18,952	16,753	16,198	32,951	26,378	25,525	51,903
1990	9,652	9,108	18,760	17,218	16,286	33,504	26,870	25,394	52,264
1991	9,507	8,873	18,380	15,947	15,169	31,116	25,454	24,042	49,496
1992	9,929	9,419	19,348	16,127	15,129	31,256	26,056	24,548	50,604
1993	10,119	9,752	19,871	15,486	14,840	30,326	25,605	24,592	50,197
1994	10,340	9,925	20,265	16,507	15,668	32,175	26,847	25,593	52,440
1995	10,408	9,930	20,338	14,343	13,886	28,229	24,751	23,816	48,567
1996	10,883	10,356	21,239	13,150	12,661	25,811	24,033	23,017	47,050
1997	10,637	10,151	20,788	13,069	12,503	25,572	23,706	22,654	46,360
1998	10,376	9,842	20,218	14,202	13,716	27,918	24,578	23,558	48,136
1999	10,623	10,299	20,922	14,751	13,986	28,737	25,374	24,285	49,659
2000	11,502	10,949	22,451	16,138	15,097	31,235	27,640	26,046	53,686
2001	11,825	11,384	23,209	16,793	16,134	32,927	28,618	27,518	56,136
2002	12,170	11,975	24,145	17,338	16,587	33,925	29,508	28,562	58,070
2003	13,188	12,567	25,755	18,053	17,357	35,410	31,241	29,924	61,165
2004	13,854	13,419	27,273	18,325	17,515	35,840	32,179	30,934	63,113
2005	14,310	13,712	28,022	18,835	17,766	36,601	33,145	31,478	64,623
2006	14,099	13,804	27,903	17,951	17,115	35,066	32,050	30,919	62,969
2007	14,649	14,352	29,001	19,810	18,856	38,666	34,459	33,208	67,667
2008	14,982	14,543	29,525	20,279	18,963	39,242	35,264	33,515	68,779
2009	15,958	14,990	30,951	23,191	22,217	45,415	39,149	37,207	76,376
2010	16,397	15,906	32,303	24,239	23,057	47,296	40,652	38,973	79,625
2011	17,027	16,439	33,466	25,690	24,744	50,434	42,743	41,207	83,950
2012	17,279	16,761	34,040	28,207	27,272	55,479	45,511	44,060	89,578
2013	17,257	16,708	33,965	30,571	28,950	59,521	47,855	45,684	93,539
2014	17,643	16,975	34,618	31,398	29,790	61,188	49,067	46,793	95,860
2015	17,835	16,959	34,794	32,226	30,270	62,496	50,061	47,229	97,290
2016	17,662	16,891	34,553	32,925	30,733	63,658	50,634	47,665	98,299
2017	17,462	16,834	34,296	32,659	30,778	63,437	50,121	47,612	97,733
2018	17,218	16,482	33,700	31,512	30,093	61,609	48,730	46,575	95,313
2019	16,925	15,876	32,801	31,932	29,964	61,896	48,857	45,840	94,697
2020	16,341	15,263	31,604	33,899	32,069	65,968	50,240	47,332	97,572
2021	16,376	15,360	31,736	31,440	29,601	61,041	47,816	44,961	92,777
2022	16,063	14,826	30,889	33,916	31,826	65,742	49,979	46,652	96,631

Source: Ministry of Health and Prevention/ Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC).

ANNEXED NOTE

1. Characteristics of data

Totals may vary due to the “Not Stated” nationality or gender for some births included in the grand total.

Vital statistics data (births and deaths) are taken from the records of the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention.

The table presents the total number of live births who were registered in one of the health facilities and hospitals in the country during a specific calendar year.
It also includes children of citizens born abroad who were registered inside the country.

Methodology of births and deaths’ registration:
https://fcsc.gov.ae/_layouts/download.aspx?SourceUrl=%2Fen-us%2FLists%2FD_StatisticsSubjectV2%2FAttachments%2F1769%2FSP-17%20Methodology%20for%20Birth%20and%20Death%20Statistics.pdf

Definition of live birth and other metadata:
https://fcsc.gov.ae/_layouts/download.aspx?SourceUrl=%2Fen-us%2FLists%2FD_StatisticsSubjectV2%2FAttachments%2F1768%2F3-%20Births%20Statistics%202022%20%D8%A5%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AF.xlsx

2. Institution which provides data

UAE Federal Competitiveness and Statistitics Center (FCSC)
https://fcsa.gov.ae/en-us/

3. Data availability
Births and deaths records, disaggregated by nationality and published by the FCSC (annual estimates available since 1995). Uninterrupted series: available since 2007
https://fcsc.gov.ae/en-us/Pages/Statistics/Statistics-by-Subject.aspx#/%3Ffolder=Demography%20and%20Social/Vital%20Statistics/Births%20and%20Deaths&subject=Demography%20and%20Social

UAE stat data explorer (.csv format):
https://uaestat.fcsc.gov.ae/?lc=en&fs[0]=FCSC%20-%20Statistical%20Hierarchy%2C0%7CBirths%23VTS_BIR%23&pg=0&fc=FCSC%20-%20Statistical%20Hierarchy&snb=5

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Keywords: United Arab Emirates, National Population, Foreign Population, National & Foreign Populations