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United Arab Emirates

Country

Member state of the United Nations.[1]

Capital
Population
11,513,149 in 2025[3]
Other published figures
  • 9,890,400in 2020[4]
Land area
71,020 km²[5]
Total area
83,600 km²[6] land and water
Official language
Currency
Land borders
Oman, Saudi Arabia[10]
Coast
Yes[10]
Continent
Official names
  • les Émirats arabes unis[11]
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة[12]

Parts of United Arab Emirates

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Through time

Population over time[3]
1960202511.5M

131,334 in 1960, 11,513,149 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
1960131,334
1961137,989
1962144,946
1963152,211
1964159,692
1965167,103
1966173,976
1967179,700
1968199,416
1969239,660
1970286,536
1971335,027
1972385,014
1973436,399
1974489,087
1975542,856
1976615,866
1977710,209
1978809,274
1979912,010
19801,015,700
19811,099,855
19821,166,370
19831,235,305
19841,305,996
19851,377,911
19861,467,383
19871,574,244
19881,681,788
19891,789,851
19901,898,220
19912,006,626
19922,114,730
19932,222,093
19942,328,188
19952,434,662
19962,597,564
19972,817,410
19983,040,421
19993,266,009
20003,493,575
20013,723,590
20023,956,826
20034,192,457
20044,428,967
20054,664,790
20065,009,100
20075,624,635
20086,302,664
20096,707,058
20106,869,838
20117,104,538
20127,391,448
20137,693,031
20148,059,440
20158,505,237
20168,935,095
20179,223,225
20189,346,701
20199,445,785
20209,401,038
20219,575,152
202210,074,977
202310,483,751
202410,986,400
202511,513,149

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
AE[13]
ISO alpha-3
ARE[14]
ISO numeric
784[15]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. United Nations: Member States (checked 2026-11-05) Published directly by the source.
  2. Wikidata: United Arab Emirates (Q878), capital: Abu Dhabi (revision 2564816764) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. Wikidata: United Arab Emirates (Q878), population (revision 2564816764) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  5. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  6. Wikidata: United Arab Emirates (Q878), area (revision 2564816764) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  7. Wikidata: United Arab Emirates (Q878), official language: Arabic (revision 2564816764) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Constitution of the United Arab Emirates
  8. Wikidata: United Arab Emirates (Q878), currency: United Arab Emirates dirham (revision 2564816764) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  9. Wikidata: United Arab Emirates (Q878), continent: Asia (revision 2564816764) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  10. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  11. Wikidata: United Arab Emirates (Q878), official name (revision 2564816764) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  12. Wikidata: United Arab Emirates (Q878), official name (revision 2564816764) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  13. Wikidata: United Arab Emirates (Q878), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2564816764) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  14. Wikidata: United Arab Emirates (Q878), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2564816764) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  15. Wikidata: United Arab Emirates (Q878), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2564816764) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

Flag image: Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg, Public domain, Abdulla Mohammed Al Maainah, via Wikimedia Commons.