{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ae-urban-population-pct","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ae-urban-population-pct","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ae-urban-population-pct/","title":"United Arab Emirates Urban Population Share (2025)","description":"United Arab Emirates's Urban Population Share: 86 % of total population in 2025, +0.2pp YoY. World Bank (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS), 1976–2025.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","United Arab Emirates","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United Arab Emirates","temporal_coverage":"1976/2025","unit":"% of total population","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"United Arab Emirates Urban Population Share","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS?locations=AE"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1976–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United Arab Emirates"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United Arab Emirates (2025)","value":"86","unit":"% of total population","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United Arab Emirates Urban Population Share"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1976","value":83.8691315636637},{"period":"1977","value":83.3878322179769},{"period":"1978","value":82.6247971931856},{"period":"1979","value":81.7871675264013},{"period":"1980","value":81.1041461310978},{"period":"1981","value":80.6536345381341},{"period":"1982","value":80.3043955582727},{"period":"1983","value":79.9973102271053},{"period":"1984","value":79.7336810810801},{"period":"1985","value":79.5182620351747},{"period":"1986","value":79.3351302664863},{"period":"1987","value":79.1617721750887},{"period":"1988","value":78.9933447775113},{"period":"1989","value":78.8334696681809},{"period":"1990","value":78.6857684415241},{"period":"1991","value":78.5538626919677},{"period":"1992","value":78.4413740139383},{"period":"1993","value":78.3519240018627},{"period":"1994","value":78.2891342501676},{"period":"1995","value":78.2578079598212},{"period":"1996","value":78.2689693716933},{"period":"1997","value":78.3820753836003},{"period":"1998","value":78.5955507596055},{"period":"1999","value":78.9002662187301},{"period":"2000","value":79.287092479995},{"period":"2001","value":79.7469002624215},{"period":"2002","value":80.2705602850306},{"period":"2003","value":80.8489432668434},{"period":"2004","value":81.4729199268812},{"period":"2005","value":82.2122832763517},{"period":"2006","value":82.5588968646829},{"period":"2007","value":82.758608500318},{"period":"2008","value":82.9658963549658},{"period":"2009","value":83.1701992996163},{"period":"2010","value":83.3714299144178},{"period":"2011","value":83.5695007795347},{"period":"2012","value":83.7643244751488},{"period":"2013","value":83.9558135814626},{"period":"2014","value":84.1438806787019},{"period":"2015","value":84.3284383471193},{"period":"2016","value":84.5093991669984},{"period":"2017","value":84.686675718659},{"period":"2018","value":84.8601805824625},{"period":"2019","value":85.0298263388195},{"period":"2020","value":85.1955255681984},{"period":"2021","value":85.3571908511355},{"period":"2022","value":85.5147347682487},{"period":"2023","value":85.6680699002526},{"period":"2024","value":85.8171088279791},{"period":"2025","value":85.9617641324017}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"86.0","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"85.8","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"85.7","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"85.5","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"85.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"85.2","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"85.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"84.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"84.7","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"84.5","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"84.3","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"84.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"84.0","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"83.8","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"83.6","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"83.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"83.2","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"83.0","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"82.8","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"82.6","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the urban population as a share of total population in United Arab Emirates from 1990 to present. Urbanisation is a structural driver of consumer spending, infrastructure investment, and financial services adoption. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 86 % of total population in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 78.3 in 1995. The latest reading of 86 in 2025 represents a change of +0.2pp."}]}