Share urban and rural population in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share urban and rural population was 85.96 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share urban and rural population in United Arab Emirates, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 85.96 for share urban and rural population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share urban and rural population in United Arab Emirates peaked at 85.96 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54.5, in 1950.
United Arab Emirates ranks 54th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 64.22 | 54.5 | 72.31 | 10 |
| 1960s | 77.27 | 73.5 | 80.49 | 10 |
| 1970s | 82.83 | 81.22 | 83.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.76 | 78.83 | 81.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.47 | 78.26 | 78.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.53 | 79.29 | 83.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.22 | 83.37 | 85.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.59 | 85.2 | 85.96 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 51 Palestine 87.38 compare
- 52 Western Sahara 86.88 compare
- 53 French Guiana 86.62 compare
- 55 Switzerland 85.73 compare
- 56 Peru 85.6 compare
- 57 Saudi Arabia 84.61 compare
More population data for United Arab Emirates
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.911 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.66 million (2100)
- Population density 367.99 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.911 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.21 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 1,377 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.21 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.21 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.8842 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.2 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share urban and rural population in United Arab Emirates?
- Share urban and rural population in United Arab Emirates was 85.96 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share urban and rural population recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 85.96 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share urban and rural population recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5 in 1950.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share urban and rural population?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 54th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share urban and rural population rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share urban and rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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