Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.8471 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.8471 people per person
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
44th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.8726 people per person
in 2021
All-time low
0.735 people per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.8471 people per person.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.8726 people per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.735 people per person, in 1960.
United Arab Emirates ranks 44th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.735 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.7454 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.7548 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.7632 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.771 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7782 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.785 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.7915 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.798 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.8049 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.8122 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.8196 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.8264 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.8323 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.8366 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.839 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8387 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8339 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8262 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8179 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.811 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8065 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.803 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7973 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7952 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7934 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7916 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7899 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7883 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7869 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7855 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7844 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7835 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7829 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7826 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7827 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7838 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.786 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.789 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7929 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7975 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8027 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8085 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8147 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8221 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8256 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8276 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8297 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8317 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.842 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8469 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8496 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8547 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.86 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8601 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8542 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8479 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8486 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8442 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8563 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8726 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8693 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8696 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8614 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8471 people per person | -1.6% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.8471 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.8471 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.791 people per person, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7727 people per person | 0.735 people per person | 0.8049 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8283 people per person | 0.8122 people per person | 0.839 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7976 people per person | 0.7883 people per person | 0.811 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7847 people per person | 0.7826 people per person | 0.789 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8153 people per person | 0.7929 people per person | 0.8317 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8508 people per person | 0.842 people per person | 0.8601 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8627 people per person | 0.8471 people per person | 0.8726 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 41 Israel 0.861 people per person compare
- 42 Australia 0.8569 people per person compare
- 43 Peru 0.856 people per person compare
- 45 Switzerland 0.8455 people per person compare
- 46 Norway 0.8375 people per person compare
- 47 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.834 people per person compare
More population data for United Arab Emirates
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.9136 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.9136 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.4807 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 11,450 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.6462 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.9% (2100)
- Population density 367.99 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.66 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in United Arab Emirates was 0.8471 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8726 people per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.735 people per person in 1960.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 44th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.