Population grows, but citizen birth rate drops

Statistics released by the Ministry of Health and Prevention show a significant decline in the Emirati birth rate over the past decade even as the general UAE population grows.

- Gulf News Report

The citizen birth rate fell 13.55 per cent between 2014 and 2023, from 34,618 in 2014 to 29,926 in 2023. During the same period, total births in the UAE, including citizens and expats, rose by 5.45 per cent, from 95,860 in 2014 to 101,088 in 2023.