Rural population as a share of total population fell 1.94% to 12.7% in United Arab Emirates in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in United Arab Emirates reached an all time high of 26.5% in 1960 and an all time low of 12.7% in 2021. When compared to United Arab Emirates's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Bahrain amounted to 10.4%, 13.0% in Oman, 0.722% in Qatar and 15.5% in Saudi Arabia in 2021.
United Arab Emirates has been ranked 151st within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bahrain | % | 11.0% | 10.9% | 10.8% | 10.7% | 10.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 26.6% | 26.1% | 25.6% | 25.1% | 24.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 30.1% | 29.9% | 29.7% | 29.5% | 29.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 9.74% | 9.49% | 9.25% | 9.02% | 8.80% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 1.66% | 1.64% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Oman | % | 18.7% | 17.5% | 16.4% | 15.5% | 14.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | % | 1.06% | 0.985% | 0.922% | 0.865% | 0.812% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 16.8% | 16.6% | 16.4% | 16.2% | 15.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 14.3% | 14.0% | 13.8% | 13.5% | 13.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 65.2% | 64.6% | 64.0% | 63.4% | 62.7% |
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