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Population growth rate in United Arab Emirates

Population growth rate in the United Arab Emirates was 4.68% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 215 countries in 2025.

20254.68%
Change on 20240 pts
Rank1st of 215Countries ranked
Series high18.381969
Series low-0.472020

Population growth rate in United Arab Emirates, 1961 to 2025

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-50510152019611971198119912001201120251961: 4.94 %1962: 4.92 %1963: 4.89 %1964: 4.8 %1965: 4.54 %1966: 4.03 %1967: 3.24 %1968: 10.41 %1969: 18.38 %1970: 17.86 %1971: 15.63 %1972: 13.91 %1973: 12.53 %1974: 11.4 %1975: 10.43 %1976: 12.62 %1977: 14.25 %1978: 13.06 %1979: 11.95 %1980: 10.77 %1981: 7.96 %1982: 5.87 %1983: 5.74 %1984: 5.56 %1985: 5.36 %1986: 6.29 %1987: 7.03 %1988: 6.61 %1989: 6.23 %1990: 5.88 %1991: 5.55 %1992: 5.25 %1993: 4.95 %1994: 4.66 %1995: 4.47 %1996: 6.48 %1997: 8.12 %1998: 7.62 %1999: 7.16 %2000: 6.74 %2001: 6.38 %2002: 6.08 %2003: 5.78 %2004: 5.49 %2005: 5.19 %2006: 7.12 %2007: 11.59 %2008: 11.38 %2009: 6.22 %2010: 2.4 %2011: 3.36 %2012: 3.96 %2013: 4 %2014: 4.65 %2015: 5.38 %2016: 4.93 %2017: 3.17 %2018: 1.33 %2019: 1.05 %2020: -0.47 %2021: 1.84 %2022: 5.09 %2023: 3.98 %2024: 4.68 %2025: 4.68 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 65 values
Period%
20254.68
20244.68
20233.98
20225.09
20211.84
2020-0.47
20191.05
20181.33
20173.17
20164.93
20155.38
20144.65
20134
20123.96
20113.36
20102.4
20096.22
200811.38
200711.59
20067.12
20055.19
20045.49
20035.78
20026.08
20016.38
20006.74
19997.16
19987.62
19978.12
19966.48
19954.47
19944.66
19934.95
19925.25
19915.55
19905.88
19896.23
19886.61
19877.03
19866.29
19855.36
19845.56
19835.74
19825.87
19817.96
198010.77
197911.95
197813.06
197714.25
197612.62
197510.43
197411.4
197312.53
197213.91
197115.63
197017.86
196918.38
196810.41
19673.24
19664.03
19654.54
19644.8
19634.89
19624.92
19614.94

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Definition

Exponential rate of change of the mid-year population from the previous year to the reported year, as a percentage. Includes births, deaths and migration.

Total change, not natural increase (births minus deaths). World Bank series.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population growth, annual % (SP.POP.GROW). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.GROW. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the population growth in United Arab Emirates?

Population growth rate in the United Arab Emirates was 4.68% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 215 countries in 2025.

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World Bank. Population growth, annual % (SP.POP.GROW). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest population growth in United Arab Emirates?

18.38% in 1969, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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