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United Arab Emirates population, 1950 to 2100

The UAE had about 10.6 million people in 2023, up from roughly 75,000 in 1950. The UN projects 15.4 million by 2050 and 26.1 million by 2100.

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  • United Arab Emirates: 0.1M in 1950, 26.1M in 2100 (projected). The latest estimate is 10.6M in 2023.

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The United Arab Emirates starts from a very small base. The UN estimates only about 75,000 people in 1950, then roughly 540,000 in 1975, 3.5 million in 2000 and 10.6 million in 2023. That growth moved the country from 179th in the world to 89th, and a large share of it comes from foreign workers and residents rather than births.

The medium projection continues upward: about 12.2 million in 2030, 15.4 million in 2050, 20.5 million in 2075 and 26.1 million in 2100, with no peak inside the chart. The UAE is projected to rank 83rd in 2050 and 67th in 2100. Data are from UN World Population Prospects 2024. Because migration drives the totals, projections are less certain than for most countries.

The data

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 via Our World in Data; estimates to 2023, medium-variant projections after, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026.

Population of United Arab Emirates, Millions of people, 1950 to 2100 (UN projections), 1950–2100
Date🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
19500.1M
19510.1M
19520.1M
19530.1M
19540.1M
19550.1M
19560.1M
19570.1M
19580.1M
19590.1M
19600.1M
19610.1M
19620.1M
19630.2M
19640.2M
19650.2M
19660.2M
19670.2M
19680.2M
19690.2M
19700.3M
19710.3M
19720.4M
19730.4M
19740.5M
19750.5M
19760.6M
19770.7M
19780.8M
19790.9M
19801.0M
19811.1M
19821.2M
19831.2M
19841.3M
19851.4M
19861.5M
19871.6M
19881.7M
19891.8M
19901.9M
19912.0M
19922.1M
19932.2M
19942.3M
19952.4M
19962.6M
19972.8M
19983.0M
19993.3M
20003.5M
20013.7M
20024.0M
20034.2M
20044.4M
20054.7M
20065.0M
20075.6M
20086.3M
20096.7M
20106.9M
20117.2M
20127.5M
20137.8M
20148.2M
20158.7M
20169.0M
20179.2M
20189.4M
20199.4M
20209.5M
20219.8M
202210.2M
202310.6M
202411.0M
202511.4M
202611.6M
202711.8M
202811.9M
202912.1M
203012.2M
203112.3M
203212.5M
203312.6M
203412.8M
203512.9M
203613.1M
203713.2M
203813.4M
203913.5M
204013.7M
204113.9M
204214.0M
204314.2M
204414.3M
204514.5M
204614.7M
204714.8M
204815.0M
204915.2M
205015.4M
205115.5M
205215.7M
205315.9M
205416.1M
205516.3M
205616.5M
205716.6M
205816.8M
205917.0M
206017.2M
206117.4M
206217.6M
206317.8M
206418.0M
206518.2M
206618.5M
206718.7M
206818.9M
206919.1M
207019.3M
207119.6M
207219.8M
207320.0M
207420.3M
207520.5M
207620.7M
207720.9M
207821.2M
207921.4M
208021.6M
208121.8M
208222.1M
208322.3M
208422.5M
208522.7M
208623.0M
208723.2M
208823.4M
208923.6M
209023.9M
209124.1M
209224.3M
209324.5M
209424.8M
209525.0M
209625.2M
209725.4M
209825.7M
209925.9M
210026.1M

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Frequently asked questions

What is the population of the UAE?

The United Arab Emirates had about 10.6 million people in 2023, the latest UN estimate. That ranked it 89th in the world. Years after 2023 are projections.

How fast has the UAE's population grown?

The UN estimates about 75,000 people in 1950 and about 10.6 million in 2023. It projects about 15.4 million in 2050 and about 26.1 million in 2100, under its medium scenario.

Where does this data come from?

UN World Population Prospects 2024 via Our World in Data; estimates to 2023, medium-variant projections after, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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