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United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates / AE

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

United Arab Emirates in numbers.

Area98,648 kmยฒWorld # 110 โ†’Population11.5MWorld # 85 โ†’Population density116.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 89 โ†’Life expectancy83.1 yearsWorld # 21 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 50,274World # 31 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

United Arab Emirates across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area98,648 kmยฒWorld # 110 / 2023 โ†’Population11.5MWorld # 85 / 2025 โ†’Population density116.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 89 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference yearNo dataNo rank โ†’

People & society

Population growth4.7%World # 1 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.2World # 196 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate9.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 159 / 2024 โ†’Death rate1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 215 / 2024 โ†’Median age31.2 yearsWorld # 124 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+1.8%World # 214 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1416%World # 164 / 2025 โ†’Urban population86%World # 44 / 2025 โ†’Net migration158.6KWorld # 8 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate13.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 4 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share74%World # 2 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy83.1 yearsWorld # 21 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy67.3 yearsWorld # 34 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 61 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate9%World # 139 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 50,274World # 31 / 2024 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 552.3BWorld # 30 / 2024 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 79,344World # 19 / 2024 โ†’Real GDP growth4%World # 80 / 2024 โ†’Inflation1.3%World # 148 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment2.2%World # 168 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment6.5%World # 150 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,514 hours/yearWorld # 3 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)26.4World # 155 / 2018 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.9%World # 109 / 2021 โ†’Researchers per million people2,606.8 per million peopleWorld # 39 / 2021 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)1.5%World # 29 / 2021 โ†’Patent applications per million people6 per million peopleWorld # 89 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,125 kcal/dayWorld # 68 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person67.8 kg/person/yearWorld # 72 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat production30 tWorld # 122 / 2008 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area4.5%World # 181 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person15,285 kWh/personWorld # 6 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person20.1 tWorld # 7 / 2024 โ†’Internet use100%World # 1 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions203.2 per 100 peopleWorld # 5 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 160 / 2022 โ†’Road traffic death rate8.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 131 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)5.6%World # 8 / 2014 โ†’Women in parliament50%World # 6 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals8.1MWorld # 26 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 24.6BWorld # 6 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites2 sitesWorld # 114 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupNo dataNo comparison data for this countryMain languageArabicMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2024Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportRacket sports2,284 facilities countedWriting directionRight to leftArabicLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyUAE DirhamAEDDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country