Demographic profile
United Arab Emirates is the 87th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.13% of everyone alive. Within Middle East, it ranks 7 of 18.
Each day brings roughly 300 births and 49 deaths, adding about 91,675 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 0.82% annually, the population would double in roughly 85 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Dubai, holding an estimated 34.3% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 7 states and regions is in the table below — regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 98.1% and adult smoking prevalence around 18.2%, with life expectancy at about 74.1 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of United Arab Emirates in 2026? Approximately 11,188,909 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is United Arab Emirates growing? About 0.82% per year — roughly 300 births and 49 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in United Arab Emirates? Around 0.13% — ranked 87 worldwide by population.