Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Urban and rural population 2050, per capita was 0.1383 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0.1383 units per person for urban and rural population 2050, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population 2050, per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.265 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1383 units per person, in 2025.
United Arab Emirates ranks 172nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.265 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2546 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1962 | 0.2452 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2368 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.229 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2218 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.215 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2085 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.202 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1951 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1878 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1804 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1736 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1677 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1634 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.161 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1613 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1661 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1738 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1821 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.189 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1935 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.197 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2027 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2048 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2066 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2084 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2101 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2117 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2131 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2145 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2156 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2165 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2171 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2174 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2173 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2162 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.214 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.211 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2071 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2025 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1973 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1915 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1853 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1779 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1744 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1724 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1703 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1683 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1679 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1665 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1647 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1633 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1621 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1598 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1566 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1533 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1514 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1486 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1488 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1497 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1473 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1455 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1424 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1383 units per person | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2273 units per person | 0.1951 units per person | 0.265 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1717 units per person | 0.161 units per person | 0.1878 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2024 units per person | 0.189 units per person | 0.2117 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2153 units per person | 0.211 units per person | 0.2174 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1847 units per person | 0.1683 units per person | 0.2071 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1594 units per person | 0.1486 units per person | 0.1679 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1453 units per person | 0.1383 units per person | 0.1497 units per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population 2050, per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in United Arab Emirates was 0.1383 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban and rural population 2050, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.265 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population 2050, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1383 units per person in 2025.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for urban and rural population 2050, per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 172nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban and rural population 2050, per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban and rural population 2050, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban and rural population 2050 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 HYDE (2023); 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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Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.