UAE Population Hits 12.06 Million in 2025, Up 7% From 11.3 Million, FCSC Says

Men numbered 7.7 million, or 64 per cent of the total, and women 4.35 million, or 36 per cent. The male population grew 6.7 per cent from 7.23 million in 2024. The number of women rose 7 per cent from roughly 4 million over the same period.

The figures give an official measure of the size of the country's resident base. Between 2020 and 2025 the population grew 29 per cent, passing 12 million by the end of 2025. Across the whole of the previous decade, from 2010 to 2020, it rose 33 per cent.

The figures as reported did not break the total down by nationality or by emirate.

The FCSC draws the numbers from the UAE's population register. It describes the register as a comprehensive count of all living individuals inside the country's borders at a specific point in time, built from official administrative records that also determine their demographic characteristics.

The longer series shows how quickly the country has grown. The population was 3.17 million in 2000. It rose 120 per cent to 6.8 million by 2010, then reached 9.3 million in 2020 before passing 12 million at the end of 2025. That is an increase of about 280 per cent since the start of the century.