Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita was 86.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates stood at 86.0%. 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 of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 86.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 1950.
That places United Arab Emirates 54th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 64.2% | 54.5% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 77.3% | 73.5% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 82.8% | 81.2% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.8% | 78.8% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.5% | 78.3% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 79.3% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 83.4% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 85.2% | 86.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 51 Palestine 87.4% compare
- 52 Western Sahara 86.9% compare
- 53 French Guiana 86.6% compare
- 55 Switzerland 85.7% compare
- 56 Peru 85.6% compare
- 57 Saudi Arabia 84.6% compare
More population data for United Arab Emirates
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.9% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.66 million people (2100)
- Population density 367.99 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.9% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.21 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 1,377 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.21 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.21 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.9% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates was 86.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 1950.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 54th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita 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 United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.