UAE: Number of births by nationality (Emirati/ non-Emirati) and gender of child, and Emirate (2022)

Emirati births  Non-Emirati births Total
Male births Female births Total Male births Female births Total Male births Female births Total
 Abu Dhabi 8,613 7,690 16,303 10,667 9,953 20,620 19,280 17,643 36,923
 Dubai 3,596 3,445 7,041 13,960 13,055 27,015 17,556 16,500 34,056
 Sharjah 1,465 1,378 2,843 4,972 4,669 9,641 6,437 6,047 12,484
 Ajman 324 259 583 2,883 2,809 5,692 3,207 3,068 6,275
Umm Al Quwain 468 475 943 166 172 338 634 647 1,281
Ras Al – Khaima 777 754 1,531 729 691 1,420 1,506 1,445 2,951
Fujairah 820 825 1,645 539 477 1,016 1,359 1,302 2,661
Total 16,063 14,826 30,889 33,916 31,826 65,742 49,979 46,652 96,631

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

ANNEXED NOTE

1. Characteristics of data

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.
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
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

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

Last date of access: 09 May 2025

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