UAE: Total population residing in the UAE, by sex (2000-2023)

 

Males

Females

Total

2000

2,249,793

919,429

3,169,222

2001

2,372,568

973,271

3,345,839

2002

2,514,249

1,031,752

3,546,001

2003

2,739,191

1,126,470

3,865,661

2004

2,979,251

1,250,607

4,229,858

2005

3,206,550

1,378,878

4,585,428

2006

3,398,181

1,511,601

4,909,782

2007

3,842,795

1,752,357

5,595,152

2008

4,429,652

2,068,246

6,497,898

2009

4,574,201

2,199,987

6,774,188

2010

4,655,257

2,310,231

6,965,488

2011

4,793,049

2,450,539

7,243,588

2012

4,937,649

2,601,658

7,539,307

2013

5,129,965

2,716,790

7,846,755

2014

5,396,717

2,875,407

8,272,124

2015

5,690,481

3,047,869

8,738,350

2016

5,931,800

3,200,039

9,131,839

2017

6,037,711

3,276,900

9,314,611

2018

6,064,682

3,314,109

9,378,791

2019

6,139,696

3,373,082

9,512,778

2020

5,984,973

3,304,324

9,289,297

2021

6,325,310

3,535,697

9,861,007

2022

6,595,692

3,693,254

10,288,946

*2023

6,842,905

3,835,651

10,678,556

Source: Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC)

(*): Preliminary data

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, taken from the official administrative records of the country.

Source of the estimate: administrative records

Period of reference: not stated.

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

2. Institution which provides data

Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC)

https://fcsc.gov.ae/en-us/

3. Data availability

The data is taken from the “Statistics” section of FCSC’s website (“Statistics by subject”, then “Population and Social” sections).

https://fcsc.gov.ae/en-us/Pages/Statistics/Statistics.aspx

Date of access: 22 July 2024.

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