Nationality wise population in Seven Emirates of UAE

Nationality wise population in Seven Emirates of UAE

Ever wondered what is the breakup of expat population in UAE by country? UAE being a popular destination of expats, has more expats than the native UAE population.

Country wise – 2016 – UAE Population by Nationality

As evident from the above data, UAE is home to 2.6 million Indians, 1.2million Pakistanis followed by the UAE population which is at 1 million. Followed by Bangladeshis at 700K and Philipinos at 525K.

NATIONALS OF POPULATION India 2600000 Pakistan 1200000 UAE 1084764 Bangladesh 700000 Philippines 525530 Iran 4,50,000 Egypt 400000 Nepal 300000 Sri Lanka 300000 China 200000 All other countries 1696334 Total UAE Population 9456628

More than 50% of people come from South Asia









UAE Population growth over the years

UAE population started to grow rapidly since 2004.

Data source: BQ Magazine