Key demographics
- Population
- 11.0M
- Density
- 132.0/km²
- HDI
- 0.940 (Very High)
- GDP per capita
- $49,550
- Gini index (2018)
- 26.0
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 83.1 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.21
- Urban population (2025)
- 86.0%
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 98.8%
- Labor force (2025)
- 79.6%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 21.6%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 86.0%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 9.8 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 1.0 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 31.3%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.21
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 3.8 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 0.1%
- Tourism (2020)
- 8.1M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | العربية |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 74.5% |
| Christianity | 12.9% |
| Hinduism | 6.2% |
| Buddhism | 3.2% |
| Agnosticism | 1.3% |
| Other | 1.9% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| South asian | 59.4% |
| Emirati arab | 12.0% |
| Egyptian | 10.2% |
| Filipino | 6.1% |
| Others | 12.4% |
- Demonym (male)
- Emirati
- Demonym (female)
- Emirati
- National anthem
- Long Live My Country
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 83.1 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 67.3 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 5.0% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 3.8/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 84/100
- Hospital beds (2022)
- 1.9/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 2.99/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 6.19/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $2,402
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 9.7%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 98.8%
- Education spending (2021)
- 3.9% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 448
- Internet users (2024)
- 100.0%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 203.2/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 40.8/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 4,192/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 40.8
Geography and practical
- Area
- 83,600 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+04:00
- Calling codes
- +971
- TLD
- .ae
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of United Arab Emirates features a red vertical band on its hoist side that takes up about one-fourth the width of the field and three equal horizontal bands of green, white and black adjoining the vertical band.
- National anthem
- Long Live My Country
- National holiday
- 1972-02-10