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Age structure

United Arab Emirates — 31 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1995 0-14 years: 35% (female 499,559; male 521,415) 15-64 years: 64% (female 643,819; male 1,229,730) 65 years and over: 1% (female 10,296; male 19,775) (July 1995 est.)
1996 0-14 years: 35% (male 542,848; female 519,952) 15-64 years: 64% (male 1,277,829; female 683,282) 65 years and over: 1% (male 22,246; female 11,180) (July 1996 est.)
1997 0-14 years : 32% (male 375,709; female 360,199) 15-64 years: 66% (male 975,868; female 511,692) 65 years and over: 2% (male 25,869; female 12,972) (July 1997 est.)
1998 0-14 years: 32% (male 372,413; female 356,834) 15-64 years: 66% (male 995,798; female 535,014) 65 years and over: 2% (male 29,169; female 13,860) (July 1998 est.)
1999 0-14 years: 31% (male 368,844; female 353,183) 15-64 years: 67% (male 1,015,690; female 558,902) 65 years and over: 2% (male 32,935; female 14,848) (1999 est.)
2000 0-14 years: 30% (male 359,134; female 345,518) 15-64 years: 68% (male 1,029,898; female 582,783) 65 years and over: 2% (male 35,928; female 15,892) (2000 est.)
2001 0-14 years: 28.86% (male 354,298; female 340,498) 15-64 years: 68.74% (male 1,047,839; female 607,020) 65 years and over: 2.4% (male 40,626; female 17,179) (2001 est.)
2002 0-14 years: 27.7% (male 345,077; female 331,545) 15-64 years: 69.7% (male 1,069,443; female 635,275) 65 years and over: 2.6% (male 45,989; female 18,660) (2002 est.)
2003 0-14 years: 26.7% (male 338,245; female 324,866) 15-64 years: 70.4% (male 1,087,927; female 661,349) 65 years and over: 2.9% (male 52,059; female 20,372) (2003 est.)
2004 0-14 years: 25.9% (male 333,661; female 320,368) 15-64 years: 70.9% (male 1,103,385; female 685,281) 65 years and over: 3.2% (male 58,862; female 22,358) (2004 est.)
2005 0-14 years: 25.3% (male 331,269; female 317,977) 15-64 years: 71.1% (male 1,115,826; female 707,058) 65 years and over: 3.6% (male 66,404; female 24,678) (2005 est.)
2006 0-14 years: 24.9% (male 331,012/female 317,643) 15-64 years: 71.2% (male 1,125,286/female 726,689) 65 years and over: 3.9% (male 74,700/female 27,383) note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2006 est.)
2007 0-14 years: 20.6% (male 467,931/female 447,045) 15-64 years: 78.5% (male 2,558,029/female 932,617) 65 years and over: 0.9% (male 24,914/female 13,475) note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2007 est.)
2008 0-14 years: 20.5% (male 484,102/female 462,405) 15-64 years: 78.6% (male 2,663,702/female 970,672) 65 years and over: 0.9% (male 26,244/female 14,274) note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2008 est.)
2009 0-14 years: 20.4% (male 500,928/female 478,388) 15-64 years: 78.7% (male 2,768,030/female 1,008,404) 65 years and over: 0.9% (male 27,601/female 15,140) note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2009 est.)
2010 0-14 years: 20.4% (male 500,928/female 478,388) 15-64 years: 78.7% (male 2,768,030/female 1,008,404) 65 years and over: 0.9% (male 27,601/female 15,140) note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2010 est.)
2011 0-14 years: 20.4% (male 537,925/female 513,572) 15-64 years: 78.7% (male 2,968,958/female 1,080,717) 65 years and over: 0.9% (male 30,446/female 17,046) note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2011 est.)
2012 0-14 years: 20.5% (male 557,603/ female 532,303) 15-64 years: 78.5% (male 3,060,518/ female 1,113,867) 65 years and over: 0.9% (male 31,942/ female 18,084) note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2012 est.)
2013 0-14 years: 20.6% (male 577,599/female 551,346) 15-24 years: 13.8% (male 449,258/female 306,410) 25-54 years: 61.5% (male 2,570,054/female 798,070) 55-64 years: 3.1% (male 127,569/female 40,996) 65 years and over: 1% (male 33,481/female 19,189) (2013 est.)
2014 0-14 years: 20.7% (male 597,476/female 570,275) 15-24 years: 13.7% (male 457,647/female 311,673) 25-54 years: 61.5% (male 2,639,018/female 820,915) 55-64 years: 3.1% (male 132,718/female 43,624) 65 years and over: 1% (male 35,071/female 20,388) (2014 est.)
2015 0-14 years: 20.85% (male 616,669/female 588,546) | 15-24 years: 13.57% (male 466,663/female 317,735) | 25-54 years: 61.38% (male 2,704,889/female 842,852) | 55-64 years: 3.18% (male 137,753/female 46,214) | 65 years and over: 1.01% (male 36,725/female 21,714) (2015 est.)
2016 0-14 years: 20.94% (male 634,996/female 605,985) | 15-24 years: 13.53% (male 476,813/female 324,982) | 25-54 years: 61.27% (male 2,767,886/female 863,816) | 55-64 years: 3.23% (male 142,661/female 48,715) | 65 years and over: 1.04% (male 38,444/female 23,184) (2016 est.)
2017 0-14 years: 21.01% (male 652,718/female 622,850) | 15-24 years: 13.51% (male 487,558/female 332,829) | 25-54 years: 61.14% (male 2,828,731/female 884,233) | 55-64 years: 3.27% (male 147,429/female 51,097) | 65 years and over: 1.07% (male 40,226/female 24,804) (2017 est.)
2018 0-14 years: 14.39% (male 724,904 /female 671,524) | 15-24 years: 7.64% (male 408,376 /female 332,986) | 25-54 years: 70.45% (male 5,297,201 /female 1,537,300) | 55-64 years: 6.05% (male 499,579 /female 87,037) | 65 years and over: 1.47% (male 106,739 /female 35,669) (2018 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × Middle East :: United Arab Emirates Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for United Arab Emirates. A population pyramid illustrates the age an
2019 0-14 years: 14.39% (male 724,904 /female 671,524) | 15-24 years: 7.64% (male 408,376 /female 332,986) | 25-54 years: 70.45% (male 5,297,201 /female 1,537,300) | 55-64 years: 6.05% (male 499,579 /female 87,037) | 65 years and over: 1.47% (male 106,739 /female 35,669) (2018 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × Middle East :: United Arab Emirates Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for the United Arab Emirates. A population pyramid illustrates the ag
2020 0-14 years: 14.45% (male 745,492/female 698,330) | 15-24 years: 7.94% (male 431,751/female 361,804) | 25-54 years: 68.03% (male 5,204,618/female 1,592,987) | 55-64 years: 7.68% (male 658,892/female 108,850) | 65 years and over: 1.9% (male 146,221/female 43,138) (2020 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × Middle East :: United Arab Emirates Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for United Arab Emirates. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex
2021 0-14 years: 14.45% (male 745,492/female 698,330) 15-24 years: 7.94% (male 431,751/female 361,804) 25-54 years: 68.03% (male 5,204,618/female 1,592,987) 55-64 years: 7.68% (male 658,892/female 108,850) 65 years and over: 1.9% (male 146,221/female 43,138) (2020 est.)
2022 0-14 years: 14.45% (male 745,492/female 698,330) 15-24 years: 7.94% (male 431,751/female 361,804) 25-54 years: 68.03% (male 5,204,618/female 1,592,987) 55-64 years: 7.68% (male 658,892/female 108,850) 65 years and over: 1.9% (male 146,221/female 43,138) (2020 est.)
2023 0-14 years: 16.23% (male 829,266/female 789,187) 15-64 years: 81.77% (male 5,840,920/female 2,314,683) 65 years and over: 2% (2023 est.) (male 15,1340/female 48,053)
2024 0-14 years: 16.4% (male 842,577/female 802,302) 15-64 years: 81.4% (male 5,812,470/female 2,353,750) 65 years and over: 2.2% (2024 est.) (male 169,084/female 52,030)
2025 0-14 years: 16.4% (male 842,577/female 802,302) 15-64 years: 81.4% (male 5,812,470/female 2,353,750) 65 years and over: 2.2% (2024 est.) (male 169,084/female 52,030)