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United Arab Emirates

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Capital
Abu Dhabi
Currency
United Arab Emirates dirham
Continent
Asia
Area
83,600 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q878 ↗ · Official languages: Arabic
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
11.51M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
552.32B · 2024
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
50.27K · 2024
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
1.25 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
2.17 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
1.21 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
83.07 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
4.68 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
3.99 · 2024
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
79.34K · 2024
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
1.79 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
85.96 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
78.59 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
6.45 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
100 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
199.04 · 2023
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
8.26 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025United Arab Emirates: 11.51M
United Arab Emirates · Population4.36M6.31M8.26M10.21M12.16M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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United Arab Emirates · Population · people
YearUnited Arab Emirates
202511,513,149
202410,986,400
202310,483,751
202210,074,977
20219,575,152
20209,401,038
20199,445,785
20189,346,701
20179,223,225
20168,935,095
20158,505,237
20148,059,440
20137,693,031
20127,391,448
20117,104,538
20106,869,838
20096,707,058
20086,302,664
20075,624,635
20065,009,100
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025United Arab Emirates: —
United Arab Emirates · GDP189.1B288.16B387.22B486.28B585.35B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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United Arab Emirates · GDP · current US$
YearUnited Arab Emirates
2025No data available
2024552,324,919,095.87
2023522,622,268,401.13
2022511,403,404,642.17
2021422,441,282,436.24
2020357,161,776,271.33
2019433,926,218,686.11
2018440,560,003,161.24
2017403,365,056,078.85
2016381,717,208,620.96
2015381,973,135,513.07
2014424,935,834,104.19
2013409,632,574,702.72
2012392,793,559,050.78
2011368,881,033,962.57
2010307,736,348,527.33
2009253,547,358,746.8
2008315,474,615,741.22
2007257,916,148,767.44
2006222,116,532,963.03

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025United Arab Emirates: —
United Arab Emirates · GDP per capita36.26K40.89K45.53K50.16K54.79K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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United Arab Emirates · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearUnited Arab Emirates
2025No data available
202450,273.51
202349,850.69
202250,759.76
202144,118.49
202037,991.74
201945,938.61
201847,135.35
201743,733.62
201642,721.11
201544,910.35
201452,725.23
201353,247.23
201253,141.63
201151,921.89
201044,795.28
200937,803.07
200850,054.17
200745,854.74
200644,342.6
% · 2006–2025
2025United Arab Emirates: 1.25
United Arab Emirates · Inflation-3.510.795.099.3813.682006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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United Arab Emirates · Inflation · %
YearUnited Arab Emirates
20251.25
20241.66
20231.63
20225.29
20210.18
2020-2.08
2019-1.93
20183.07
20171.97
20161.62
20154.07
20142.35
20131.1
20120.66
20110.88
20100.88
20091.56
200812.25
2007No data available
2006No data available

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025United Arab Emirates: 2.17
United Arab Emirates · Unemployment1.372.172.973.764.562006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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United Arab Emirates · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearUnited Arab Emirates
20252.17
20242.16
20232.15
20222.87
20213.11
20204.29
20192.33
20182.24
20172.46
20161.64
20151.79
20142
20132.13
20122.32
20112.59
20102.8
20092.93
20082.82
20072.93
20062.96

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025United Arab Emirates: —
United Arab Emirates · Fertility rate1.071.311.551.82.042006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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United Arab Emirates · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearUnited Arab Emirates
2025No data available
20241.21
20231.2
20221.15
20211.16
20201.29
20191.25
20181.29
20171.35
20161.37
20151.42
20141.48
20131.53
20121.53
20111.54
20101.57
20091.58
20081.52
20071.79
20061.96

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025United Arab Emirates: —
United Arab Emirates · Life expectancy78.6879.8881.0882.2783.472006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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United Arab Emirates · Life expectancy · years
YearUnited Arab Emirates
2025No data available
202483.07
202382.91
202280.49
202179.08
202081.94
201982.6
201882.45
201782.39
201682.2
201582.08
201481.99
201381.95
201281.91
201181.9
201081.89
200981.68
200881.59
200781.44
200681.16
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for United Arab Emirates

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