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United Arab Emirates: area, population and density
United Arab Emirates has 71,020 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 11,513,149; calculated population density is 162 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
United Arab Emirates ranks 117th of 196 by land area, 86th by population and 60th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 71,020 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 11,513,149World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 162 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
United Arab Emirates in the country comparison set
United Arab Emirates has 71,020 sq km of land area and a population value of 11,513,149 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 117th by land area, 86th by population, and 60th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate United Arab Emirates first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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