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United Arab Emirates: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 9,365,145 (2021)
Population Growth Rate 0.835 annual % (2021)
Age Dependency Ratio 20.339 % of working-age population (2021)
Urban Population 87.299 % of total (2021)
Infant Mortality Rate 5.6 per 1,000 live births (2020)
Life Expectancy at Birth 78.946 years (2020)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2021)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 135.63 billion kWh (2021) #32
Consumption 128.61 billion kWh (2021) #31
Exports 0.24 billion kWh (2021) #84
Imports 0.21 billion kWh (2021) #97
Renewable Electricity Generation 6.7 billion kWh (2021) #79

Oil

Ranking
Production 3,785.88 thousand bbl/day (2021) #7
Consumption 855.09 thousand bbl/day (2021) #23
Exports (Refined) [3] 2,637 thousand bbl/day (2013) #5
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 97.8 billion bbl (2021) #7

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 3,178.738 billion cu ft (2015) #10
Consumption (Dry) 2,672.44 billion cu ft (2021) #12
Exports (Dry) 266.34 billion cu ft (2021) #22
Imports (Dry) 706.58 billion cu ft (2021) #17
Proved Reserves 215.098 trillion cu ft (2021) #8

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 43 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 20,081,015 (2018 est.)
Highways 4,080 km (2008)
Internet Users 5,370,299 (2016 est.)
Telephones 2,341,392 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationMiddle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
Total Area83,600 sq. km
Land Area83,600 sq. km
Water Area0 sq. km
Coastline1,318 km
Climatedesert; cooler in eastern mountains
Terrainflat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert wasteland; mountains in east
Lowest PointPersian Gulf 0 m
Highest Point Jabal Yibir 1,527 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 11/6/2022
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020