UAE: Total population residing in the UAE and demographic growth rates (2000-2024)
| 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