UAE: Number of births by nationality (Emirati/ non-Emirati) and gender of child, and mother’s age group (2022)
| Mother’s age group | Emirati births | Non-Emirati births | Total | ||||||
| Male births | Female births | Total | Male births | Female births | Total | Male births | Female births | Total | |
| 15-19 | 125 | 100 | 225 | 239 | 233 | 472 | 364 | 333 | 697 |
| 20-24 | 1,831 | 1,591 | 3,422 | 2,647 | 2,553 | 5,200 | 4,478 | 4,144 | 8,622 |
| 25-29 | 4,461 | 4,207 | 8,668 | 9,020 | 8,334 | 17,354 | 13,481 | 12,541 | 26,022 |
| 30-34 | 5,141 | 4,732 | 9,873 | 12,769 | 11,970 | 24,739 | 17,910 | 16,702 | 34,612 |
| 35-39 | 3,399 | 3,180 | 6,579 | 7,398 | 7,057 | 14,455 | 10,797 | 10,237 | 21,034 |
| 40-44 | 1,037 | 944 | 1,981 | 1,727 | 1,563 | 3,290 | 2,764 | 2,507 | 5,271 |
| 45-49 | 60 | 69 | 129 | 106 | 102 | 208 | 166 | 171 | 337 |
| 50+ | 9 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 36 |
| 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
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, National Population, Foreign Population, National & Foreign Populations
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