Indicator	Value
Total population	11,000,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 11,030,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 10,990,000 people
Median age	31.6 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	82.9–83.1 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 83.07 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 82.91 years
Ethnic groups	Emirati 11.6%, South Asian 59.4% (includes Indian 38.2%, Bangladeshi 9.5%, Pakistani 9.4%, other 2.3%), Egyptian 10.2%, Filipino 6.1%, other 12.8% (2015 est.); note: data represent the total population; as of 2019, immigrants make up about 87.9% of the total population, according to UN dataCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	Arabic (official), English, Hindi, Malayalam, Urdu, Pashto, Tagalog, PersianCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Muslim 74.5% (official) (Sunni 63.3%, Shia 6.7%, other 4.4%), Christian 12.9%, Hindu 6.2%, Buddhist 3.2%, agnostic 1.3%, other 1.9% (2020 est.); note: data represent the total population; as of 2020, immigrants make up about 88.1% of the total population, according to UN dataCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	87.8% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	4.68 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	9.82 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	0.972 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	85.8 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	Gulf Arabic / Najdi Arabic / Omani Arabic / Ru'us al-Jibal / Soqotri / Standard ArabicGlottolog [2026]