Rural population in the United Arab Emirates in 2025 — 1,616,243 people. Ranked 110 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 4,543.8%.
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 | 1.62M | +58,054 | +3.73% |
| 2024 | 1.56M | +55,665 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 1.5M | +43,137 | +2.96% |
| 2022 | 1.46M | +57,316 | +4.09% |
| 2021 | 1.4M | +10,297 | +0.74% |
| 2020 | 1.39M | −22,276 | −1.58% |
| 2019 | 1.41M | −1,024 | −0.07% |
| 2018 | 1.42M | +2,692 | +0.19% |
| 2017 | 1.41M | +28,282 | +2.04% |
| 2016 | 1.38M | +51,197 | +3.84% |
| 2015 | 1.33M | +54,989 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.28M | +43,630 | +3.53% |
| 2013 | 1.23M | +34,232 | +2.85% |
| 2012 | 1.2M | +32,741 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.17M | +24,955 | +2.18% |
| 2010 | 1.14M | +13,572 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.13M | +55,182 | +5.14% |
| 2008 | 1.07M | +103,837 | +10.71% |
| 2007 | 969,765 | +96,123 | +11% |
| 2006 | 873,642 | +43,882 | +5.29% |
| 2005 | 829,760 | +9,202 | +1.12% |
| 2004 | 820,558 | +17,658 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 802,900 | +22,240 | +2.85% |
| 2002 | 780,660 | +26,518 | +3.52% |
| 2001 | 754,142 | +30,521 | +4.22% |
| 2000 | 723,621 | +34,502 | +5.01% |
| 1999 | 689,119 | +38,334 | +5.89% |
| 1998 | 650,785 | +41,719 | +6.85% |
| 1997 | 609,066 | +44,589 | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 564,477 | +35,128 | +6.64% |
| 1995 | 529,349 | +23,879 | +4.72% |
| 1994 | 505,470 | +24,430 | +5.08% |
| 1993 | 481,040 | +25,133 | +5.51% |
| 1992 | 455,907 | +25,563 | +5.94% |
| 1991 | 430,344 | +25,753 | +6.37% |
| 1990 | 404,591 | +25,742 | +6.79% |
| 1989 | 378,849 | +25,562 | +7.24% |
| 1988 | 353,287 | +25,242 | +7.69% |
| 1987 | 328,045 | +24,812 | +8.18% |
| 1986 | 303,233 | +21,013 | +7.45% |
| 1985 | 282,220 | +17,543 | +6.63% |
| 1984 | 264,677 | +17,583 | +7.12% |
| 1983 | 247,094 | +17,370 | +7.56% |
| 1982 | 229,724 | +16,942 | +7.96% |
| 1981 | 212,782 | +20,857 | +10.87% |
| 1980 | 191,925 | +25,822 | +15.55% |
| 1979 | 166,103 | +25,490 | +18.13% |
| 1978 | 140,613 | +22,632 | +19.18% |
| 1977 | 117,981 | +18,636 | +18.76% |
| 1976 | 99,345 | +11,934 | +13.65% |
| 1975 | 87,411 | +7,518 | +9.41% |
| 1974 | 79,893 | +6,694 | +9.14% |
| 1973 | 73,199 | +6,365 | +9.52% |
| 1972 | 66,834 | +6,385 | +10.56% |
| 1971 | 60,449 | +6,646 | +12.35% |
| 1970 | 53,803 | +7,040 | +15.05% |
| 1969 | 46,763 | +6,481 | +16.09% |
| 1968 | 40,282 | +2,820 | +7.53% |
| 1967 | 37,462 | +54 | +0.14% |
| 1966 | 37,408 | +342 | +0.92% |
| 1965 | 37,066 | +495 | +1.35% |
| 1964 | 36,571 | +532 | +1.48% |
| 1963 | 36,039 | +491 | +1.38% |
| 1962 | 35,548 | +415 | +1.18% |
| 1961 | 35,133 | +329 | +0.95% |
| 1960 | 34,804 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
