Total population	Demographic growth rates (%, year-on-year)
2000	3,169,222
2001	3,345,839	5.4
2002	3,546,001	5.8
2003	3,865,661	8.6
2004	4,229,858	9.0
2005	4,585,428	8.1
2006	4,909,782	6.8
2007	5,595,152	13.1
2008	6,497,898	15.0
2009	6,774,188	4.2
2010	6,965,488	2.8
2011	7,243,588	3.9
2012	7,539,307	4.0
2013	7,846,755	4.0
2014	8,272,124	5.3
2015	8,738,350	5.5
2016	9,131,839	4.4
2017	9,314,611	2.0
2018	9,378,791	0.7
2019	9,512,778	1.4
2020	9,289,297	-2.4
2021	9,861,007	6.0
2022	10,288,946	4.2
2023	10,678,556	3.7
2024	11,294,243	5.6

Source: Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre

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 from the official administrative records of the country.
Source of the estimate: administrative records
Period of reference: not stated.

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

2. Institution which provides data 

Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC)
https://fcsc.gov.ae/

3. Data availability

The data is taken from the “Demography and Social” section of FCSC’s website
“Population”, then “Population estimates”.
https://fcsc.gov.ae/uae-stat-sub-category/?label=Population%20Estimates&value=0%7CPopulation%20Estimates%23POP_ES%23

Date of access: 06 March 2026.

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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