Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income
United Arab Emirates: key statistics
United Arab Emirates has 11.5m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $50,274. Below: 74 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Abu Dhabi
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- United Arab Emirates dirham AED
- Languages
- Arabic
- ISO codes
- AEARE
- Land neighbours
- Iran, Oman, Saudi Arabia
Population11.5m2025 · rank 85 of 217GDP$552bn2024 · rank 30 of 211GDP per capita$50,2742024 · rank 32 of 211Life expectancy83.1 yrs2024 · rank 21 of 217Internet users100.0%2024 · rank 4 of 188Fertility1.212024 · rank 198 of 217CO₂ per person18.26 t2024 · rank 9 of 203Inflation1.3%2025 · rank 140 of 180
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United Arab Emirates, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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United Arab Emirates by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 11.5m | 2025 | 85/217 | 13/23 | +35% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 4.68% | 2025 | 1/217 | 1/23 | −0.7 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 86.0% | 2025 | 44/217 | 10/23 | +1.6 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.21 | 2024 | 198/217 | 22/23 | −18% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 1.8% | 2025 | 216/217 | 22/23 | +0.3 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 16.0% | 2025 | 165/217 | 21/23 | −0.9 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 154.7 | 2024 | 73/216 | 9/23 | +36% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 9.8 | 2024 | 160/217 | 21/23 | −14% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 98,648 km² | 2024 | 110/216 | 14/23 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $552bn | 2024 | 30/211 | 3/22 | +30% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $50,274 | 2024 | 32/211 | 3/22 | −4.6% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $79,344 | 2024 | 19/199 | 2/22 | −9.3% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $51,550 | 2024 | 28/201 | 3/22 | −3.4% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 4.0% | 2024 | 79/210 | 7/22 | −0.6 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | -0.8% | 2024 | 190/210 | 15/22 | −0.6 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 0.8% | 2024 | 176/198 | 18/22 | +0.1 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 44.3% | 2024 | 10/201 | 6/22 | −6.4 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 54.9% | 2024 | 122/201 | 8/22 | +6.3 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 26.6% | 2023 | 53/175 | 7/20 | +5.5 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 33.3% | 2023 | 26/163 | 5/19 | — | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 1.3% | 2025 | 140/180 | 15/21 | −2.8 pp | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 3.67 | 2025 | 126/210 | 14/22 | ±0.0% | — | |
| Government debt | 1.8% | 2013 | 78/78 | 6/6 | — | — | |
| Tax revenue | 0.6% | 2024 | 142/142 | 9/9 | +0.3 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 3.8% | 2023 | 142/142 | 10/10 | −0.1 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 5.64% | 2014 | — | — | +1.0 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 106.8% | 2023 | 8/184 | 3/21 | +11.1 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 92.2% | 2023 | 14/184 | 3/21 | +30.6 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 199.0% | 2023 | 9/184 | 3/21 | +41.6 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 15.7% | 2024 | 11/185 | 2/20 | — | — | |
| FDI inflows | 8.3% | 2024 | 25/197 | 2/21 | +5.7 pp | 1.4% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 8.1m | 2020 | 26/196 | 3/18 | — | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 2.2% | 2025 | 169/187 | 21/23 | +0.4 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 6.5% | 2025 | 151/187 | 20/23 | +1.0 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 78.6% | 2025 | 12/187 | 2/23 | +0.6 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 53.0% | 2025 | 94/187 | 4/23 | +4.8 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $5.4m | 1995 | — | — | — | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.0% | 1995 | — | — | — | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $2.2 | 1995 | — | — | — | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 0.0% | 2018 | 151/151 | 13/13 | — | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.0% | 2018 | 151/151 | 13/13 | — | 18.2% | |
| Gini index | 26.4 | 2018 | 143/151 | 13/13 | — | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 163/167 | 19/19 | −1.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 50.0% | 2025 | 7/190 | 1/22 | +27.5 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 98.8% | 2024 | 26/141 | 1/18 | +8.8 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 98.4% | 2024 | 28/147 | 1/20 | +7.0 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 108.0% | 2024 | 38/191 | 3/19 | +7.8 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 102.1% | 2024 | 52/176 | 4/17 | +39.5 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 63.7% | 2024 | 60/172 | 3/19 | — | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 99.2% | 2023 | 42/168 | 3/19 | +10.1 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 24.5 | 2016 | 58/173 | 7/20 | +58% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 3.9% | 2021 | 106/184 | 10/16 | — | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 83.1 yrs | 2024 | 21/217 | 3/23 | +1.3% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 3.8 | 2024 | 160/196 | 22/23 | −40% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 4.8 | 2024 | 158/196 | 22/23 | −39% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 3 | 2023 | 189/194 | 22/23 | −25% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 5.0% | 2023 | 127/193 | 14/23 | +1.5 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $2,402 | 2023 | 35/193 | 3/23 | +34% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 2.99 | 2023 | 60/180 | 5/22 | +46% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 98% | 2024 | 29/193 | 9/23 | −1.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2024 | 151/153 | 19/20 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Basic water | 100.0% | 2024 | 31/206 | 3/23 | +0.1 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 99.1% | 2024 | 50/203 | 9/23 | ±0.0 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 100.0% | 2024 | 4/188 | 4/21 | +9.6 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 203.2 | 2024 | 5/210 | 1/23 | −0.5% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 40.8 | 2024 | 23/208 | 3/23 | +208% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 114/215 | 16/23 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 99.0% | 2024 | 61/192 | 14/22 | ±0.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 18.26 t | 2024 | 9/203 | 6/22 | −26% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 1.0% | 2021 | 191/212 | 16/23 | +0.9 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 4.2% | 2021 | 172/206 | 13/23 | +4.2 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 4.6% | 2024 | 182/214 | 6/23 | ±0.0 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 0.8% | 2024 | 187/206 | 20/23 | +0.2 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 1,509.9% | 2022 | 4/177 | 3/22 | −237.5 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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