United Arab Emirates—Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)
Category: Urban DevelopmentSource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #8 of 121
Latest Value
58.9%
2025
YoY Change
-0.7%
2024 → 2025
Global Rank
#8
of 121 countries
Maximum
64.4%
2021
Minimum
50.8%
2008
CAGR
+0.4%
26 years
Last
58.9%
Previous
59.3%
Highest
64.4%
Lowest
50.8%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 59.3% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 61.1% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 62.4% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 64.3% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 62.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 61.8% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 59.2% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 57.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 56.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 55.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 54.9% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 53.7% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 50.8% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 55.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 55.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 54.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 54.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 53.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 53.6% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 53.5% |
Top Countries — Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 2 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico (US) | 76.3% | 2025 |
| 4 | Kuwait | 68.4% | 2025 |
| 5 | Japan | 65.7% | 2025 |
| 6 | Congo, Rep. | 65.3% | 2025 |
| 7 | Australia | 61.1% | 2025 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 58.9% | 2025 |
| 9 | Israel | 57.1% | 2025 |
| 10 | Uruguay | 52.8% | 2025 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.
Methodology
Data compiled by World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wup/, publisher: UN Population Division, date published: 2018.
Source: World Bank - World Development IndicatorsView original source →