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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
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
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$ · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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
% · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 21, 2026Methodology