United Arab Emirates: Population and Key Statistics

AsiaCapital: Abu Dhabi#42 by population

The United Arab Emirates is a federal state made up of seven emirates, and foreign nationals account for roughly 90% of its population, one of the highest migrant shares in the world. Having moved early to diversify away from its oil wealth, the country today earns most of its income from trade, finance, tourism, and logistics.

Dubai is home to the world's busiest international airport and to the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, while the capital, Abu Dhabi, is the center of the country's oil reserves and its vast sovereign wealth funds. Internet usage in the country has reached 100%.

Population (2025)
11.5 million
11,513,149 people
GDP (2024)
$552bn
nominal, current US dollars
GDP per capita
$50,274
Life expectancy
83.1
years
Area
98,648
km²
Population density
117
people/km²
Internet usage
100.0%

How United Arab Emirates compares

United Arab Emirates and China — core indicators
020 b40 b60 bGDP per capita ($)Life expectancy (years)Internet usage (%)GDP per capita ($) — United Arab Emirates: 50.274Life expectancy (years) — United Arab Emirates: 83,1Internet usage (%) — United Arab Emirates: 100GDP per capita ($) — China: 13.862Life expectancy (years) — China: 78Internet usage (%) — China: 91,6
United Arab EmiratesChina

The indicators use different scales, so the chart is a rough visual comparison only. For exact figures see the full side-by-side comparison.

Data sourcesPopulation and social indicators: UN World Population Prospects, World BankEconomy: IMF World Economic Outlook, World BankMilitary: SIPRI and IISS, distributed through the World BankLast refreshed: 2026-08-26