Country profile
United Arab Emirates
- Continent: Asia
- Surface area: 98,648 km²
- Population density: 117/km²
At a glance
- United Arab Emirates has a population of about 11.5M; its total GDP of $552.3B ranks #29 of 168 countries with data.
- Its surface area of 98,648 km² is about 50% of the world median of 198,330 km².
- Tourism receipts stands out most against the median: $24.6B — rank #8 of 165 countries with data.
Where United Arab Emirates stands
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United Arab Emirates: all 46 metrics vs the world median
| Metric | Value | Trend | Rank | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population & land | ||||
| Population | 11.5M (2025) | +191% | #85 / 169 | median 11.5M · 1.0× |
| Population growth | 4.7% (2025) | −23% | #1 / 169 | median 1.1% · 4.2× |
| Urban population share | 86.0% (2025) | +7% | #25 / 169 | median 63.8% · 1.3× |
| Population aged 65+ | 1.8% (2025) | +23% | #168 / 169 | median 7.4% · 24% |
| Fertility rate | 1.2 (2024) | −52% | #157 / 169 | median 2.1 · 58% |
| Birth rate | 9.8‰ (2024) | −38% | #127 / 169 | median 16.0‰ · 61% |
| Death rate | 1.0‰ (2024) | −41% | #169 / 169 | median 7.1‰ · 14% |
| Net migration | 158.6K (2025) | −11% | #8 / 169 | N/A |
| Surface area | 98,648 km² (2023) | #113 / 176 | median 198,330 km² · 50% | |
| Population density derived | 117/km² (2025) | +191% | #51 / 169 | median 75.5/km² · 1.5× |
| Economy | ||||
| GDP (total) | $552.3B (2024) | +403% | #29 / 168 | median $80.7B · 6.8× |
| GDP per capita | $50,274 (2024) | +81% | #20 / 168 | median $6,834 · 7.4× |
| GNI per capita | $51,550 (2024) | +90% | #19 / 168 | median $6,350 · 8.1× |
| GDP growth (annual) | 4.0% (2024) | +64% | #63 / 168 | median 3.1% · 1.3× |
| Inflation rate | 1.3% (2025) | −90% | #129 / 162 | median 3.3% · 38% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.2% (2025) | −18% | #152 / 168 | median 5.1% · 42% |
| Gini index | 26.4 (2018) | #146 / 153 | median 35.3 · 75% | |
| Poverty rate ($2.15/day) | 0.0% (2018) | #153 / 153 | N/A | |
| Trade & industry | ||||
| Exports share of GDP | 106.8% (2023) | +116% | #4 / 163 | median 35.0% · 3.1× |
| Imports share of GDP | 92.2% (2023) | +112% | #7 / 163 | median 40.2% · 2.3× |
| Agriculture share of GDP | 0.8% (2024) | −65% | #159 / 168 | median 7.2% · 11% |
| Manufacturing share of GDP | 9.4% (2024) | −28% | #103 / 165 | median 11.2% · 84% |
| International tourist arrivals | 8.1M (2020) | −58% | #25 / 162 | median 1.1M · 7.2× |
| Tourism receipts | $24.6B (2020) | +1748% | #8 / 165 | median $705M · 35× |
| Health & education | ||||
| Life expectancy | 83.1 years (2024) | +6% | #11 / 169 | median 73.8 years · 1.1× |
| Infant mortality | 3.8‰ (2024) | −54% | #135 / 166 | median 13.1‰ · 29% |
| Under-five mortality | 4.8‰ (2024) | −53% | #133 / 166 | median 15.8‰ · 30% |
| DPT immunization | 96.0% (2024) | +2% | #45 / 166 | median 90.5% · 1.1× |
| Hospital beds | 1.9 per 1,000 (2022) | −4% | #93 / 167 | median 2.0 per 1,000 · 93% |
| Health spending share of GDP | 5.0% (2023) | +83% | #107 / 165 | median 6.5% · 76% |
| Secondary school enrollment | 102.1% (2024) | −0% | #40 / 167 | median 90.5% · 1.1× |
| Education spending share of GDP | 3.9% (2021) | +1% | #94 / 165 | median 4.1% · 94% |
| Society & living | ||||
| Human Development Index | 0.940 (2023) | +17% | #13 / 165 | median 0.754 · 1.2× |
| Internet users | 100.0% (2024) | +253% | #3 / 169 | median 81.5% · 1.2× |
| Mobile subscriptions | 203.2 per 100 (2024) | +231% | #3 / 169 | median 116.4 per 100 · 1.7× |
| Fixed broadband | 40.8 per 100 (2024) | +9616% | #15 / 168 | median 12.1 per 100 · 3.4× |
| Electricity access | 100.0% (2024) | +0% | #77 / 169 | median 99.9% · 1.0× |
| Environment & security | ||||
| CO₂ emissions per capita | 18.3 t (2024) | −30% | #7 / 165 | median 2.6 t · 6.9× |
| CO₂ emissions (total) derived | 201 Mt (2024) | +94% | #29 / 165 | median 21.3 Mt · 9.4× |
| Renewable electricity share | 4.2% (2021) | #149 / 169 | median 34.1% · 12% | |
| Renewable energy consumption | 1.0% (2021) | +900% | #159 / 169 | median 26.9% · 4% |
| Forest area | 4.5% (2023) | +2% | #147 / 169 | median 32.4% · 14% |
| Agricultural land | 5.5% (2023) | −31% | #158 / 169 | median 41.7% · 13% |
| Arable land | 0.7% (2023) | −33% | #159 / 168 | median 11.0% · 6% |
| PM2.5 exposure | 57.2 µg/m³ (2023) | +17% | #8 / 168 | median 19.8 µg/m³ · 2.9× |
| Military spending | 5.6% (2014) | +16% | #9 / 157 | median 1.8% · 3.1× |
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Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Surface area (sq. km) — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Human Development Index — CC BY 3.0 IGO © United Nations Development Programme — https://hdr.undp.org/terms-use
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); surface areas are computed with an equal-area spherical formula (Chamberlin–Duquette).
Reference facts (capital, languages, currencies, subregion): mledoze/countries (ODbL).