Data as of Aug 3, 2026, 12:01 AM

SERIAL · 784Asia

United Arab Emirates

CapitalAbu Dhabi

CurrencyAED · United Arab Emirates dirham

LanguageArabic

Area98,648 km²

Since1971

ISOARE · AE

Population

11.5Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in West Asia

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), also known simply as the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, situated at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a federal semi-constitutional monarchy made up of seven emirates, with Abu Dhabi serving as its national capital. The UAE borders Oman to the east and northeast, and Saudi Arabia to the south and southwest. It shares maritime borders with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Iran in the Persian Gulf, and with Oman in the Gulf of Oman. In 2024, the UAE had an estimated population of over 11 million. Dubai is the country's largest city. Islam is the state religion. Arabic is the official language while English remains the most spoken language and the language of business.

Text: Wikipedia — United Arab EmiratesCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-31

— FACTS —

Capital: Abu Dhabi
Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham (AED)
Official language: Arabic
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +971
Licence plate code: UAE
Top-level domain: .ae
Independence / founding: 1971
Highest point: Jebel Jais (1,911 m)
Lowest point: Persian Gulf
Anthem: Ishy Bilady

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

4.5%% of land area

#181 of 2132023

14% of world average

Forest area

3,173km²

#149 of 2132023

2% of world average

Agricultural land

5.5%% of land area

#193 of 2092023

15% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

0.7%% of land area

#193 of 2062023

5% of world average

Land area

98,648km²

#110 of 2152023

15% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

11.5Mpeople

#85 of 2162025

30% of world average

Population growth

4.7%% per year

#1 of 2162025

475% of world average

Population density

148people per km²

#78 of 2152023

33% of world average

People living in cities

86.0%% of population

#44 of 2162025

136% of world average

Urban population growth

4.9%% per year

#6 of 2162025

317% of world average

People living rurally

14.0%% of population

#173 of 2162025

38% of world average

Population aged 0-14

16.0%% of population

#165 of 2162025

64% of world average

Population aged 15-64

82.2%% of population

#2 of 2162025

128% of world average

Population aged 65+

1.8%% of population

#215 of 2162025

17% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

21.6%% of working-age population

#215 of 2162025

38% of world average

Female population

36.2%% of population

#215 of 2162025

72% of world average

Births per woman

1births per woman

#197 of 2162024

52% of world average

Birth rate

9.8 /1,000per 1,000 people

#160 of 2162024

57% of world average

Death rate

1.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#216 of 2162024

13% of world average

Net migration

158,634people (5-year total)

#8 of 2162025

144067% of world average

Migrants living in the country

74.0%% of population

#2 of 2152024

559% of world average

— MONEY —

Foreign reserves

$292.32Bcurrent US$

#15 of 1772025

291% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

260-100

#10 of 1472018

74% of world average

People below the poverty line

0.0%% of population

#13 of 1472018

0% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

20.5%%

#2 of 1472018

74% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.8%%

#84 of 1472018

100% of world average

Stock market value

190.9%% of GDP

#7 of 882024

252% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$1.80Bcurrent US$

#73 of 1862024

35% of world average

Foreign aid received

0.0%% of GNI

not enough data to rank1995

0% of world average

Exchange rate

4local currency per US$

#128 of 2112025

0% of world average

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Agriculture's share of the economy

0.8%% of GDP

#178 of 1992024

8% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

44.3%% of GDP

#10 of 2022024

181% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

9.4%% of GDP

#109 of 1952024

85% of world average

Services' share of the economy

54.9%% of GDP

#122 of 2022024

95% of world average

26 of 39 figures unavailable for United Arab Emirates.

— TRADE —

Exports

106.8%% of GDP

#8 of 1872023

247% of world average

Imports

92.2%% of GDP

#14 of 1872023

185% of world average

Trade balance

14.6%% of GDP

#16 of 1872023

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

208.2%% of GDP

#4 of 2052024

323% of world average

Goods exported

$706.67Bcurrent US$

#9 of 2072025

571% of world average

Goods imported

$618.88Bcurrent US$

#13 of 2072025

491% of world average

Services exported

$181.32Bcurrent US$

#13 of 1912024

373% of world average

Services imported

$116.65Bcurrent US$

#21 of 1912024

265% of world average

Goods and services exported

$647.90Bcurrent US$

#18 of 1912024

370% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$516.87Bcurrent US$

#19 of 1912024

305% of world average

High-tech share of exports

9.0%% of manufactured exports

#74 of 1792023

74% of world average

Terms of trade

108index

#78 of 2062024

102% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

83.1 yrsyears

#21 of 2162024

112% of world average

Life expectancy, women

84.3 yrsyears

#33 of 2162024

110% of world average

Life expectancy, men

82.2 yrsyears

#9 of 2162024

115% of world average

Infant deaths

3.8 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#37 of 1962024

20% of world average

Deaths under age 5

4.8 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#39 of 1962024

20% of world average

Maternal deaths

3per 100,000 live births

#13 of 1942023

3% of world average

Health spending

5.0%% of GDP

#127 of 1932023

73% of world average

Health spending per person

$2,402current US$

#35 of 1932023

165% of world average

Physicians

3.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#61 of 1872023

142% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

6.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

#60 of 1962022

131% of world average

Hospital beds

1.9 /1,000per 1,000 people

#96 of 1572022

63% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

100.0%% of population

#31 of 2142024

110% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

99.1%% of population

#51 of 2132024

123% of world average

Suicide rate

2per 100,000 people

#17 of 1852021

20% of world average

Adults who smoke

9.0%% of adults

#28 of 1662024

46% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.1%% aged 15-49

#43 of 1532024

7% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

1per 100,000 people

#6 of 2082024

1% of world average

Undernourishment

2.5%% of population

#58 of 1682023

25% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

98.0%% of children 12-23 months

#29 of 1932024

114% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

3.9%% of GDP

#109 of 1902021

90% of world average

Education spending

14.8%% of government spending

#63 of 1892021

109% of world average

Adult literacy

98.8%% aged 15+

#19 of 1192024

118% of world average

Youth literacy

99.6%% aged 15-24

#27 of 1262024

109% of world average

Primary school enrolment

108.0%% gross

#41 of 2002024

107% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

102.1%% gross

#52 of 1882024

117% of world average

University enrolment

63.7%% gross

#59 of 1672024

128% of world average

Primary school completion

99.2%% of relevant age group

#45 of 1802023

110% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

25pupils per teacher

#109 of 1602016

110% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

12.0 yrsyears

#60 of 1972025

120% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

2.2%% of labour force

#19 of 1862025

31% of world average

Youth unemployment

6.5%% of labour force aged 15-24

#37 of 1862025

41% of world average

Labour force participation

78.6%% aged 15+

#12 of 1862025

130% of world average

Women in the labour force

53.0%% of women aged 15+

#94 of 1862025

104% of world average

Men in the labour force

91.6%% of men aged 15+

#2 of 1862025

131% of world average

Labour force

7.6Mpeople

#69 of 1862025

38% of world average

Working in agriculture

1.4%% of employment

#170 of 1862025

7% of world average

Working in industry

30.6%% of employment

#19 of 1862025

156% of world average

Working in services

68.0%% of employment

#67 of 1862025

116% of world average

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Self-employed

5.1%% of employment

#181 of 1862025

13% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

77.9%% of labour force

#91 of 1712023

102% of world average

Employed

76.9%% aged 15+

#11 of 1862025

136% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

100.0%% of population

#4 of 2072024

140% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

203per 100 people

#5 of 2102024

176% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

41per 100 people

#23 of 2082024

225% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

21per 100 people

#59 of 2132024

140% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#113 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

100.0%% of population

#58 of 1892023

144% of world average

Electricity used per person

15,285kWh per person

#6 of 1492023

362% of world average

Energy used per person

9,140kg oil equivalent per person

#5 of 1492023

405% of world average

Air passengers carried

91.1Mpassengers

#12 of 1652023

352% of world average

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Air freight

13,566million tonne-km

#4 of 1632023

1034% of world average

Rail network

279route-km

#81 of 842021

3% of world average

Container port traffic

23.5MTEU

#8 of 1672024

430% of world average

Research and development spending

1.5%% of GDP

#29 of 1272021

153% of world average

Patent applications by residents

69count

#80 of 1422021

0% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

7,075count

#53 of 1972023

43% of world average

Tourists arriving

8.1Mcount

#26 of 1942020

158% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$24.62Bcurrent US$

#6 of 1752020

665% of world average

1 of 18 figures unavailable for United Arab Emirates.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

18tonnes per person

#195 of 2032024

405% of world average

Carbon emissions

201Mt CO2

#175 of 2032024

107% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

264Mt CO2-equivalent

#172 of 2032024

104% of world average

Protected land

19.2%% of land area

#92 of 2132025

102% of world average

Protected coastal waters

12.0%% of territorial waters

#45 of 1742025

116% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

1,509.9%% of internal resources

#174 of 1772022

1190% of world average

Renewable water available per person

15m³ per person

#180 of 1832022

0% of world average

Renewable energy use

1.0%% of final energy consumption

#191 of 2122021

3% of world average

Electricity from renewables

4.2%% of total

#172 of 2062021

12% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

81.8%% of total

#134 of 2092022

138% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

19.7%% of total

#15 of 2082023

553% of world average

Energy imported (net)

-171.5%% of energy use

#126 of 1432022

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

5.6%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2014

253% of world average

Military spending

$22.76Bcurrent US$

not enough data to rank2014

137% of world average

Military spending

17.0%% of government spending

not enough data to rank2014

230% of world average

Armed forces personnel

63,000people

#63 of 1702020

39% of world average

Armed forces

1.0%% of labour force

#65 of 1682020

81% of world average

Tax revenue

0.6%% of GDP

#149 of 1492024

4% of world average

Homicides

1per 100,000 people

#23 of 1582022

9% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for United Arab Emirates.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Ishy BiladyAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Abu Dhabi · approx. UTC+4

Neighbours

Oman

Saudi Arabia

Landmarks

Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)Image: Wikimedia Commons

People

Gérard DepardieuFrench actor (born 1948)

Pavel Durovtechnology entrepreneur (born 1984)

Khalifa bin Zayed Al NahyanPresident of the United Arab Emirates from 2004 to 2022

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoumruler of Dubai (born 1949)

Mohammed Bin Zayed Al NahyanPresident of the United Arab Emirates

Zayed bin Sultan Al NahyanSheikh of Abu Dhabi from 1966 to 2003

Maktoum bin Rashid Al MaktoumEmir of Dubai (1943–2006)

Khamzat ChimaevRussian-Emirati mixed martial artist (born 1994)

Hamdan bin Mohammed Al MaktoumCrown Prince of Dubai

Mansour bin Zayed Al NahyanEmirati royal and politician

Omar AbdulrahmanEmirati footballer

Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum2nd Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Sheikh of Dubai (1912-1990)

History

1971United Arab Emirates — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population11.5M2025

GDP$552.32B2024

GDP per person$50,2742024