Share of the population that is female in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of the population that is female was 36.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that is female in United Arab Emirates, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in United Arab Emirates stood at 36.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in United Arab Emirates peaked at 37.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 1976.
United Arab Emirates ranks 214th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.3% | 31.5% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.3% | 27.6% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.7% | 28.0% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.4% | 31.1% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 31.0% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 33.3% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 35.6% | 36.2% | 6 |
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More gender data for United Arab Emirates
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 56,966 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 58,160 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 58,600 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 57,914 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 59,805 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 58,770 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 61,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 60,824 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 62,951 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 62,304 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of the population that is female in United Arab Emirates was 36.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 1976.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of the population that is female?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 214th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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