Net migration in the United Arab Emirates in 2025 — 158,634 people. Ranked 8 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 5,013.9%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Arab Emirates
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 158,634 | −119,805 | −43.03% |
| 2024 | 278,439 | −21,565 | −7.19% |
| 2023 | 300,004 | −22,769 | −7.05% |
| 2022 | 322,773 | −98,890 | −23.45% |
| 2021 | 421,663 | +329,122 | +355.65% |
| 2020 | 92,541 | +217,727 | +173.92% |
| 2019 | -125,186 | −139,797 | −956.79% |
| 2018 | 14,611 | −19,544 | −57.22% |
| 2017 | 34,155 | −161,162 | −82.51% |
| 2016 | 195,317 | −147,151 | −42.97% |
| 2015 | 342,468 | −17,706 | −4.92% |
| 2014 | 360,174 | +80,905 | +28.97% |
| 2013 | 279,269 | +53,348 | +23.61% |
| 2012 | 225,921 | +10,738 | +4.99% |
| 2011 | 215,183 | +53,341 | +32.96% |
| 2010 | 161,842 | −1,801 | −1.1% |
| 2009 | 163,643 | −359,564 | −68.72% |
| 2008 | 523,207 | −199,173 | −27.57% |
| 2007 | 722,380 | +323,074 | +80.91% |
| 2006 | 399,306 | +224,380 | +128.27% |
| 2005 | 174,926 | −1,393 | −0.79% |
| 2004 | 176,319 | −918 | −0.52% |
| 2003 | 177,237 | −1,751 | −0.98% |
| 2002 | 178,988 | +209 | +0.12% |
| 2001 | 178,779 | +310 | +0.17% |
| 2000 | 178,469 | −2,000 | −1.11% |
| 1999 | 180,469 | −2,860 | −1.56% |
| 1998 | 183,329 | +19 | +0.01% |
| 1997 | 183,310 | +3,014 | +1.67% |
| 1996 | 180,296 | +111,358 | +161.53% |
| 1995 | 68,938 | +6,586 | +10.56% |
| 1994 | 62,352 | −3,193 | −4.87% |
| 1993 | 65,545 | −194 | −0.3% |
| 1992 | 65,739 | −1,204 | −1.8% |
| 1991 | 66,943 | −175 | −0.26% |
| 1990 | 67,118 | −1,014 | −1.49% |
| 1989 | 68,132 | −859 | −1.25% |
| 1988 | 68,991 | −502 | −0.72% |
| 1987 | 69,493 | −162 | −0.23% |
| 1986 | 69,655 | +32,050 | +85.23% |
| 1985 | 37,605 | −519 | −1.36% |
| 1984 | 38,124 | −412 | −1.07% |
| 1983 | 38,536 | +260 | +0.68% |
| 1982 | 38,276 | +676 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 37,600 | −40,548 | −51.89% |
| 1980 | 78,148 | −4,090 | −4.97% |
| 1979 | 82,238 | −121 | −0.15% |
| 1978 | 82,359 | +1,248 | +1.54% |
| 1977 | 81,111 | +2,208 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 78,903 | +36,523 | +86.18% |
| 1975 | 42,380 | −94 | −0.22% |
| 1974 | 42,474 | +231 | +0.55% |
| 1973 | 42,243 | +355 | +0.85% |
| 1972 | 41,888 | +463 | +1.12% |
| 1971 | 41,425 | +633 | +1.55% |
| 1970 | 40,792 | +890 | +2.23% |
| 1969 | 39,902 | +11,036 | +38.23% |
| 1968 | 28,866 | +29,149 | +10,300% |
| 1967 | -283 | −1,799 | −118.67% |
| 1966 | 1,516 | −1,082 | −41.65% |
| 1965 | 2,598 | −528 | −16.89% |
| 1964 | 3,126 | −138 | −4.23% |
| 1963 | 3,264 | +52 | +1.62% |
| 1962 | 3,212 | +71 | +2.26% |
| 1961 | 3,141 | +39 | +1.26% |
| 1960 | 3,102 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Net migration is the number of people arriving in a country minus the number leaving it, counting both citizens and foreigners. A positive value means net inflow, a negative one net outflow. The UN Population Division publishes the indicator at five-year intervals and derives it residually, as the difference between the actual change in population and natural increase, so errors of registration end up inside it as well.
Important: The value refers to a five-year period rather than to a single year; in the years between reference points the figure repeats.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
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