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Population Pyramid of United Arab Emirates2024

Total population
11.0M
Median age
32.6
Peak year
2100
Peak population
26.1M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 75K · median age 18.6
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 1.0M · median age 26.2
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 3.5M · median age 28.2
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 11.0M · median age 32.6
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 15.4M · median age 33.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 26.1M · median age 34.9
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

United Arab Emirates presently shows a stationary pyramid typical of post-transition populations, with roughly equal cohorts at most ages below retirement. The median age in 2024 is 32.6 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 16.1% of the population; people 65 and older account for 1.8%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place United Arab Emirates's peak population in 2100.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 0.1 million with median age 18.6. Projected 2100 values are 26.1 million and median age 34.9.

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