The global population hockey stick in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: The global population hockey stick was 10.64 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
10.64 million people
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
90th
of 239 countries
All-time high
10.64 million people
in 2023
All-time low
31,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

The global population hockey stick in United Arab Emirates, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, the global population hockey stick in United Arab Emirates stood at 10.64 million people. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, the global population hockey stick in United Arab Emirates peaked at 10.64 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31,000 people, in 1000.

That places United Arab Emirates 90th out of 239 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

The global population hockey stick in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for The global population hockey stick in United Arab Emirates, 1000 to 2023.
Year people Change
1000 31,000 people
1100 31,000 people +0.0%
1200 31,000 people +0.0%
1300 31,000 people +0.0%
1400 31,000 people +0.0%
1500 31,000 people +0.0%
1600 42,000 people +35.5%
1700 53,000 people +26.2%
1710 48,529 people -8.4%
1720 47,181 people -2.8%
1730 45,871 people -2.8%
1740 44,596 people -2.8%
1750 43,358 people -2.8%
1760 42,153 people -2.8%
1770 40,982 people -2.8%
1780 39,844 people -2.8%
1790 38,737 people -2.8%
1800 40,153 people +3.7%
1801 40,153 people +0.0%
1802 40,153 people +0.0%
1803 40,153 people +0.0%
1804 40,153 people +0.0%
1805 40,153 people +0.0%
1806 40,153 people +0.0%
1807 40,153 people +0.0%
1808 40,153 people +0.0%
1809 40,153 people +0.0%
1810 40,153 people +0.0%
1811 40,153 people +0.0%
1812 40,153 people +0.0%
1813 40,153 people +0.0%
1814 40,153 people +0.0%
1815 40,153 people +0.0%
1816 40,153 people +0.0%
1817 40,153 people +0.0%
1818 40,153 people +0.0%
1819 40,153 people +0.0%
1820 40,153 people +0.0%
1821 40,153 people +0.0%
1822 40,153 people +0.0%
1823 40,153 people +0.0%
1824 40,153 people +0.0%
1825 40,153 people +0.0%
1826 40,153 people +0.0%
1827 40,153 people +0.0%
1828 40,153 people +0.0%
1829 40,153 people +0.0%
1830 40,153 people +0.0%
1831 40,153 people +0.0%
1832 40,153 people +0.0%
1833 40,153 people +0.0%
1834 40,153 people +0.0%
1835 40,153 people +0.0%
1836 40,153 people +0.0%
1837 40,153 people +0.0%
1838 40,153 people +0.0%
1839 40,153 people +0.0%
1840 40,153 people +0.0%
1841 40,153 people +0.0%
1842 40,153 people +0.0%
1843 40,153 people +0.0%
1844 40,153 people +0.0%
1845 40,153 people +0.0%
1846 40,153 people +0.0%
1847 40,153 people +0.0%
1848 40,153 people +0.0%
1849 40,153 people +0.0%
1850 40,153 people +0.0%
1851 40,168 people +0.0%
1852 40,183 people +0.0%
1853 40,198 people +0.0%
1854 40,213 people +0.0%
1855 40,228 people +0.0%
1856 40,243 people +0.0%
1857 40,258 people +0.0%
1858 40,273 people +0.0%
1859 40,288 people +0.0%
1860 40,302 people +0.0%
1861 40,317 people +0.0%
1862 40,332 people +0.0%
1863 40,347 people +0.0%
1864 40,362 people +0.0%
1865 40,377 people +0.0%
1866 40,392 people +0.0%
1867 40,407 people +0.0%
1868 40,422 people +0.0%
1869 40,486 people +0.2%
1870 40,598 people +0.3%
1871 40,759 people +0.4%
1872 40,970 people +0.5%
1873 41,231 people +0.6%
1874 41,493 people +0.6%
1875 41,757 people +0.6%
1876 42,023 people +0.6%
1877 42,291 people +0.6%
1878 42,560 people +0.6%
1879 42,831 people +0.6%
1880 43,103 people +0.6%
1881 43,378 people +0.6%
1882 43,654 people +0.6%
1883 43,931 people +0.6%
1884 44,211 people +0.6%
1885 44,492 people +0.6%
1886 44,775 people +0.6%
1887 45,060 people +0.6%
1888 45,347 people +0.6%
1889 45,636 people +0.6%
1890 45,926 people +0.6%
1891 46,218 people +0.6%
1892 46,512 people +0.6%
1893 46,808 people +0.6%
1894 47,106 people +0.6%
1895 47,406 people +0.6%
1896 47,707 people +0.6%
1897 48,011 people +0.6%
1898 48,316 people +0.6%
1899 48,624 people +0.6%
1900 48,933 people +0.6%
1901 49,244 people +0.6%
1902 49,557 people +0.6%
1903 49,873 people +0.6%
1904 50,190 people +0.6%
1905 50,509 people +0.6%
1906 50,830 people +0.6%
1907 51,154 people +0.6%
1908 51,479 people +0.6%
1909 51,833 people +0.7%
1910 52,215 people +0.7%
1911 52,625 people +0.8%
1912 53,066 people +0.8%
1913 53,536 people +0.9%
1914 54,010 people +0.9%
1915 54,489 people +0.9%
1916 54,971 people +0.9%
1917 55,458 people +0.9%
1918 55,929 people +0.8%
1919 56,404 people +0.8%
1920 56,883 people +0.8%
1921 57,366 people +0.8%
1922 57,853 people +0.8%
1923 58,345 people +0.9%
1924 58,840 people +0.8%
1925 59,340 people +0.8%
1926 59,844 people +0.8%
1927 60,352 people +0.8%
1928 60,864 people +0.8%
1929 61,381 people +0.8%
1930 61,903 people +0.9%
1931 62,428 people +0.8%
1932 62,958 people +0.8%
1933 63,493 people +0.8%
1934 64,032 people +0.8%
1935 64,576 people +0.8%
1936 65,124 people +0.8%
1937 65,677 people +0.8%
1938 66,235 people +0.8%
1939 66,798 people +0.9%
1940 67,365 people +0.8%
1941 67,937 people +0.8%
1942 68,514 people +0.8%
1943 69,096 people +0.8%
1944 69,683 people +0.8%
1945 70,274 people +0.8%
1946 70,871 people +0.8%
1947 71,473 people +0.8%
1948 72,080 people +0.8%
1949 73,113 people +1.4%
1950 74,532 people +1.9%
1951 79,554 people +6.7%
1952 84,780 people +6.6%
1953 90,166 people +6.4%
1954 95,670 people +6.1%
1955 101,272 people +5.9%
1956 106,976 people +5.6%
1957 112,797 people +5.4%
1958 118,776 people +5.3%
1959 124,949 people +5.2%
1960 131,348 people +5.1%
1961 138,002 people +5.1%
1962 144,963 people +5.0%
1963 152,223 people +5.0%
1964 159,702 people +4.9%
1965 167,121 people +4.6%
1966 173,988 people +4.1%
1967 179,708 people +3.3%
1968 199,432 people +11.0%
1969 239,676 people +20.2%
1970 286,553 people +19.6%
1971 335,042 people +16.9%
1972 385,025 people +14.9%
1973 436,407 people +13.3%
1974 489,098 people +12.1%
1975 542,868 people +11.0%
1976 615,871 people +13.4%
1977 710,216 people +15.3%
1978 809,285 people +13.9%
1979 912,016 people +12.7%
1980 1.02 million people +11.4%
1981 1.10 million people +8.3%
1982 1.17 million people +6.0%
1983 1.24 million people +5.9%
1984 1.31 million people +5.7%
1985 1.38 million people +5.5%
1986 1.47 million people +6.5%
1987 1.57 million people +7.3%
1988 1.68 million people +6.8%
1989 1.79 million people +6.4%
1990 1.90 million people +6.1%
1991 2.01 million people +5.7%
1992 2.11 million people +5.4%
1993 2.22 million people +5.1%
1994 2.33 million people +4.8%
1995 2.43 million people +4.6%
1996 2.60 million people +6.7%
1997 2.82 million people +8.5%
1998 3.04 million people +7.9%
1999 3.27 million people +7.4%
2000 3.49 million people +7.0%
2001 3.72 million people +6.6%
2002 3.96 million people +6.3%
2003 4.19 million people +6.0%
2004 4.43 million people +5.6%
2005 4.66 million people +5.3%
2006 5.01 million people +7.4%
2007 5.62 million people +12.3%
2008 6.30 million people +12.1%
2009 6.71 million people +6.4%
2010 6.94 million people +3.4%
2011 7.20 million people +3.8%
2012 7.50 million people +4.1%
2013 7.83 million people +4.5%
2014 8.24 million people +5.2%
2015 8.67 million people +5.3%
2016 9.03 million people +4.1%
2017 9.23 million people +2.3%
2018 9.35 million people +1.2%
2019 9.38 million people +0.3%
2020 9.45 million people +0.8%
2021 9.79 million people +3.6%
2022 10.24 million people +4.6%
2023 10.64 million people +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 31,000 people 31,000 people 31,000 people 1
1100s 31,000 people 31,000 people 31,000 people 1
1200s 31,000 people 31,000 people 31,000 people 1
1300s 31,000 people 31,000 people 31,000 people 1
1400s 31,000 people 31,000 people 31,000 people 1
1500s 31,000 people 31,000 people 31,000 people 1
1600s 42,000 people 42,000 people 42,000 people 1
1700s 53,000 people 53,000 people 53,000 people 1
1710s 48,529 people 48,529 people 48,529 people 1
1720s 47,181 people 47,181 people 47,181 people 1
1730s 45,871 people 45,871 people 45,871 people 1
1740s 44,596 people 44,596 people 44,596 people 1
1750s 43,358 people 43,358 people 43,358 people 1
1760s 42,153 people 42,153 people 42,153 people 1
1770s 40,982 people 40,982 people 40,982 people 1
1780s 39,844 people 39,844 people 39,844 people 1
1790s 38,737 people 38,737 people 38,737 people 1
1800s 40,153 people 40,153 people 40,153 people 10
1810s 40,153 people 40,153 people 40,153 people 10
1820s 40,153 people 40,153 people 40,153 people 10
1830s 40,153 people 40,153 people 40,153 people 10
1840s 40,153 people 40,153 people 40,153 people 10
1850s 40,220 people 40,153 people 40,288 people 10
1860s 40,374 people 40,302 people 40,486 people 10
1870s 41,651 people 40,598 people 42,831 people 10
1880s 44,359 people 43,103 people 45,636 people 10
1890s 47,263 people 45,926 people 48,624 people 10
1900s 50,360 people 48,933 people 51,833 people 10
1910s 54,270 people 52,215 people 56,404 people 10
1920s 59,107 people 56,883 people 61,381 people 10
1930s 64,322 people 61,903 people 66,798 people 10
1940s 70,041 people 67,365 people 73,113 people 10
1950s 98,947 people 74,532 people 124,949 people 10
1960s 168,616 people 131,348 people 239,676 people 10
1970s 552,238 people 286,553 people 912,016 people 10
1980s 1.37 million people 1.02 million people 1.79 million people 10
1990s 2.47 million people 1.90 million people 3.27 million people 10
2000s 4.81 million people 3.49 million people 6.71 million people 10
2010s 8.34 million people 6.94 million people 9.38 million people 10
2020s 10.03 million people 9.45 million people 10.64 million people 4

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 87 Cuba 11.02 million people compare
  2. 88 Czechia 10.81 million people compare
  3. 89 Honduras 10.64 million people compare
  4. 91 Sweden 10.55 million people compare
  5. 92 Portugal 10.43 million people compare
  6. 93 Tajikistan 10.39 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is the global population hockey stick in United Arab Emirates?
The global population hockey stick in United Arab Emirates was 10.64 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest the global population hockey stick recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 10.64 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest the global population hockey stick recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 31,000 people in 1000.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for the global population hockey stick?
United Arab Emirates ranks 90th out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
Is the global population hockey stick rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of The global population hockey stick. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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The global population hockey stick
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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