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Population in UAE
10 207 863
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As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in UAE is 10 207 863 people, including children under the age of 6 - 1 028 442 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 1 196 872 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 1 232 599 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 4 381 725 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 1 919 078 people, and the centenarians in UAE over 80 years old - 449 146 people.
Population size in UAE by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 1 028 442 / 10.08% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 1 196 872 / 11.73% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 1 232 599 / 12.08% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 4 381 725 / 42.93% |
| Elderly over 60 | 1 919 078 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 449 146 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population in UAE
Total in UAE permanent residents 4 848 735 men (47.5%) and 5 359 128 women (52.5%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 318 485 / 6.1% | 254 789 / 5.6% | 47.7% |
| 5 – 9 | 318 485 / 6.1% | 249 889 / 5.5% | 47.5% |
| 10 - 14 | 284 187 / 5.4% | 225 390 / 5% | 47.5% |
| 15 - 19 | 240 089 / 4.5% | 195 991 / 4.4% | 48% |
| 20 - 24 | 284 187 / 5.4% | 235 190 / 5.2% | 49% |
| 25 - 29 | 421 380 / 8.2% | 352 784 / 7.6% | 48.9% |
| 30 - 34 | 411 581 / 8% | 352 784 / 7.6% | 49.4% |
| 35 - 39 | 377 282 / 7.3% | 342 985 / 7.4% | 51.1% |
| 40 - 44 | 347 884 / 6.7% | 323 385 / 7% | 51.5% |
| 45 - 49 | 318 485 / 6.1% | 298 887 / 6.5% | 51.8% |
| 50 - 54 | 362 583 / 7% | 362 584 / 7.8% | 53.6% |
| 55 - 59 | 382 182 / 7.4% | 416 481 / 8.9% | 55.5% |
| 60 - 64 | 318 485 / 6.1% | 372 383 / 8% | 57.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 220 489 / 4.1% | 293 987 / 6.4% | 60.4% |
| 70 - 74 | 93 095 / 1.5% | 156 793 / 3.6% | 65.8% |
| 75 - 79 | 117 594 / 2% | 244 989 / 5.4% | 70% |
| 80+ | 83 296 / 1.3% | 220 490 / 4.9% | 75.2% |
Education level
Education level of residents in UAE: have higher education 22.7% (2 317 185 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (296 028 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (3 644 207 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (1 602 634 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (888 084 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (837 045 people), have no education — 0.4% (40 831 people), illiterate — 0.6% (61 247 people).
| Higher education | 2 317 185 / 22.7% |
| Incomplete higher | 296 028 / 2.9% |
| Secondary vocational | 3 644 207 / 35.7% |
| Elementary school | 1 602 634 / 15.7% |
| Middle school | 888 084 / 8.7% |
| High school | 837 045 / 8.2% |
| Without education | 40 831 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 61 247 / 0.6% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in UAE
Total in UAE the number of officially employed population is 6 635 111 people (65%), pensioners 2 756 123 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 510 393 people (5%).
| Employed population | 6 635 111 / 65% |
| Unemployed | 510 393 / 5% |
| Pensioners | 2 756 123 / 27% |
Disability
Total in UAE have a disability 972 809 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 150 056 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 379 733 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 364 421 (3.57.%), disabled children 78 601 (0.77.%).
| Total disabled | 972 809 / 9.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 150 056 / 1.47% |
| Disabled of the group II | 379 733 / 3.72% |
| Disabled of the group III | 364 421 / 3.57% |
| Disabled children | 78 601 / 0.77% |