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Urban population share in United Arab Emirates

Latest: 86.0%
Previous: 85.8%
Change: +0.14 (+0.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Urban population share over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Urban population share in United Arab Emirates
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	78.5%
Dec 31, 1967	79.2%
Dec 31, 1968	79.8%
Dec 31, 1969	80.5%
Dec 31, 1970	81.2%
Dec 31, 1971	82.0%
Dec 31, 1972	82.6%
Dec 31, 1973	83.2%
Dec 31, 1974	83.7%
Dec 31, 1975	83.9%
Dec 31, 1976	83.9%
Dec 31, 1977	83.4%
Dec 31, 1978	82.6%
Dec 31, 1979	81.8%
Dec 31, 1980	81.1%
Dec 31, 1981	80.7%
Dec 31, 1982	80.3%
Dec 31, 1983	80.0%
Dec 31, 1984	79.7%
Dec 31, 1985	79.5%
Dec 31, 1986	79.3%
Dec 31, 1987	79.2%
Dec 31, 1988	79.0%
Dec 31, 1989	78.8%
Dec 31, 1990	78.7%
Dec 31, 1991	78.6%
Dec 31, 1992	78.4%
Dec 31, 1993	78.4%
Dec 31, 1994	78.3%
Dec 31, 1995	78.3%
Dec 31, 1996	78.3%
Dec 31, 1997	78.4%
Dec 31, 1998	78.6%
Dec 31, 1999	78.9%
Dec 31, 2000	79.3%
Dec 31, 2001	79.7%
Dec 31, 2002	80.3%
Dec 31, 2003	80.8%
Dec 31, 2004	81.5%
Dec 31, 2005	82.2%
Dec 31, 2006	82.6%
Dec 31, 2007	82.8%
Dec 31, 2008	83.0%
Dec 31, 2009	83.2%
Dec 31, 2010	83.4%
Dec 31, 2011	83.6%
Dec 31, 2012	83.8%
Dec 31, 2013	84.0%
Dec 31, 2014	84.1%
Dec 31, 2015	84.3%
Dec 31, 2016	84.5%
Dec 31, 2017	84.7%
Dec 31, 2018	84.9%
Dec 31, 2019	85.0%
Dec 31, 2020	85.2%
Dec 31, 2021	85.4%
Dec 31, 2022	85.5%
Dec 31, 2023	85.7%
Dec 31, 2024	85.8%
Dec 31, 2025	86.0%

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