UAE Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • UAE rural population for 2023 was 1,163,057, a 1.11% decline from 2022.
  • UAE rural population for 2022 was 1,176,081, a 1.13% decline from 2021.
  • UAE rural population for 2021 was 1,189,467, a 1.12% decline from 2020.
  • UAE rural population for 2020 was 1,202,890, a 1.16% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
United States 55,937,486
Germany 18,784,632
Italy 16,468,986
Poland 14,594,364
France 12,422,661
United Kingdom 10,497,193
Japan 9,907,790
South Korea 9,589,588
Spain 8,923,913
Canada 7,272,932
Saudi Arabia 5,560,527
Austria 3,695,875
Australia 3,565,036
Argentina 3,516,356
Portugal 3,378,005
Czech Republic 2,767,136
Hungary 2,602,308
Slovak Republic 2,494,835
Chile 2,353,195
Switzerland 2,283,085
Greece 2,002,527
Ireland 1,869,935
Croatia 1,596,188
Panama 1,362,230
Netherlands 1,219,560
Sweden 1,186,635
UAE 1,163,057
Slovenia 931,346
Lithuania 899,076
Norway 883,411
Finland 794,473
Trinidad and Tobago 714,682
Israel 697,214
Denmark 684,197
New Zealand 679,786
Latvia 589,533
Oman 538,749
Cyprus 416,009
Estonia 412,452
Belgium 214,107
Puerto Rico 204,074
Barbados 193,378
Bahrain 150,497
Uruguay 144,763
Channel Islands 120,710
French Polynesia 116,482
Brunei 94,356
New Caledonia 73,097
Antigua and Barbuda 71,353
Bahamas 67,567
Aruba 59,245
Luxembourg 52,967
Seychelles 49,323
Isle of Man 39,405
Liechtenstein 33,798
St. Kitts and Nevis 32,905
Faroe Islands 30,371
Malta 27,987
Iceland 23,451
Qatar 17,548
Curacao 16,231
British Virgin Islands 15,848
Andorra 9,792
Guam 8,360
Greenland 6,858
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 3,959
Northern Mariana Islands 3,946
Palau 3,177
Turks and Caicos Islands 2,650
San Marino 728
UAE Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 1,163,057 12.22 -1.11%
2022 1,176,081 12.46 -1.13%
2021 1,189,467 12.70 -1.12%
2020 1,202,890 12.95 -1.16%
2019 1,216,952 13.21 -1.22%
2018 1,231,912 13.48 -1.22%
2017 1,247,072 13.75 -1.22%
2016 1,262,345 14.04 -1.19%
2015 1,277,435 14.33 -1.15%
2014 1,292,258 14.63 -1.13%
2013 1,307,001 14.93 -1.10%
2012 1,321,494 15.25 -1.07%
2011 1,335,760 15.58 -1.04%
2010 1,349,704 15.91 3.79%
2009 1,299,444 16.26 11.26%
2008 1,161,030 16.61 15.23%
2007 996,995 16.98 15.94%
2006 850,066 17.35 11.28%
2005 759,363 17.74 4.78%
2004 723,952 18.13 2.43%
2003 706,555 18.53 2.67%
2002 687,960 18.93 2.91%
2001 668,215 19.35 3.17%
2000 647,337 19.76 3.45%
1999 625,398 20.19 3.75%
1998 602,395 20.62 4.07%
1997 578,388 21.06 4.43%
1996 553,318 21.51 4.74%
1995 527,713 21.68 5.09%
1994 501,509 21.53 5.33%
1993 475,472 21.39 5.62%
1992 449,487 21.24 5.92%
1991 423,648 21.09 6.23%
1990 398,063 20.95 6.56%
1989 372,774 20.80 6.92%
1988 347,865 20.66 7.31%
1987 323,345 20.52 7.74%
1986 299,262 20.38 7.15%
1985 278,611 20.20 6.40%
1984 261,326 19.97 6.67%
1983 244,458 19.75 6.91%
1982 228,129 19.53 7.09%
1981 212,522 19.32 8.29%
1980 195,610 19.29 9.97%
1979 177,057 19.49 11.04%
1978 158,558 19.69 12.00%
1977 140,623 19.89 13.04%
1976 123,431 20.10 11.73%
1975 109,766 20.20 9.95%
1974 99,375 20.20 10.81%
1973 89,192 20.20 11.81%
1972 79,258 20.20 13.01%
1971 69,592 20.20 14.48%
1970 60,213 20.20 16.30%
1969 51,159 20.20 17.04%
1968 43,144 20.20 8.38%
1967 39,674 20.73 1.14%
1966 39,225 21.49 1.30%
1965 38,717 22.28 1.46%
1964 38,154 23.08 1.64%
1963 37,535 23.91 1.84%
1962 36,850 24.75 2.01%
1961 36,116 25.62 2.12%
1960 35,358 26.50 %