United Arab Emirates, year by year

Every index this site holds for United Arab Emirates, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1990

Human development rose from 0.713 in 1990 to 0.940 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 34 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 83.1 years2024at birthUp 2.3 years from 80.8 years in 2005
Internet users: 100%2024of people onlineUp 48 points from 52% in 2006
Urban population: 86%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 3 points from 83% in 2006
Births per woman: 1.212024births per womanDown 1.02 from 2.23 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 1%2021of energy usedUp 1 point from 0% in 2004
Access to electricity: 100%2024of people with electricityLevel with 2005
Infant mortality: 42024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 4 from 8 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 18.3 t2024of CO2 per person a yearDown 8 t from 26.3 t in 2005
Forest area: 4%2023of land under forestLevel with 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series · 3 values marked for checking

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	0.713	71.1	—	—	4.51	0.0	100	12	30.0	3.5	—	—
1991	0.724	71.1	—	78.5	4.25	0.0	100	11	32.3	3.5	—	—
1992	0.729	71.2	—	78.4	4.09	0.2	100	11	29.6	3.6	—	—
1993	0.736	71.2	—	78.3	3.82	0.1	100	10	29.7	3.7	—	—
1994	0.742	71.2	—	78.3	3.76	0.1	100	10	31.2	3.8	—	—
1995	0.747	71.4	0.1	78.3	3.28	0.1	100	10	31.8	3.9	—	—
1996	0.753	71.8	0.4	78.3	3.06	0.1	100	9	31.1	4.0	—	—
1997	0.761	72.6	3.3	78.4	2.83	0.1	100	9	29.9	4.1	—	—
1998	0.770	73.7	6.9	78.6	2.77	0.1	100	9	28.4	4.2	—	—
1999	0.780	75.0	14.9	78.9	2.79	0.1	100	9	27.3	4.3	—	—
2000	0.790	76.3	23.6	79.3	2.73	0.1	100	9	25.3	4.4	—	—
2001	0.798	77.6	26.3	79.8	2.62	0.1	100	8	27.2	4.4	—	—
2002	0.805	78.7	28.3	80.3	2.54	0.1	100	8	26.2	4.4	—	—
2003	0.810	79.6	29.5	80.8	2.49	0.1	100	8	26.0	4.4	—	—
2004	0.815	80.3	30.1	81.5	2.38	0.1	100	8	26.0	4.4	—	—
2005	0.819	80.8	40.0	82.2	2.23	0.1	100	8	26.3	4.4	—	—
2006	0.823	81.2	52.0	82.6	1.96	0.1	100	8	25.4	4.4	44343	106814
2007	0.827	81.4	61.0	82.8	1.79	0.1	100	7	24.4	4.4	45855	100813
2008	0.831	81.6	63.0	83.0	1.52	0.1	100	7	26.1	4.5	50054	94628
2009	0.832	81.7	64.0	83.2	1.58	0.1	100	7	24.6	4.5	37803	84780
2010	0.835	81.9	68.0	83.4	1.57	0.1	100	7	25.0	4.5	44795	85120
2011	0.839	81.9	78.0	83.6	1.54	0.1	100	7	24.9	4.5	51922	89665
2012	0.843	81.9	85.0	83.8	1.53	0.1	100	7	25.0	4.5	53142	89198
2013	0.846	82.0	88.0	84.0	1.53	0.1	100	7	25.4	4.5	53247	87526
2014	0.853	82.0	90.4	84.1	1.48	0.1	100	6	24.6	4.5	52725	87478
2015	0.857	82.1	90.5	84.3	1.42	0.1	100	6	24.3	4.5	44910	73986
2016	0.861	82.2	90.6	84.5	1.37	0.1	100	6	23.8	4.5	42721	69987
2017	0.884	82.4	94.8	84.7	1.35	0.2	100	6	22.2	4.5	43734	70282
2018	0.901	82.5	98.5	84.9	1.29	0.3	100	5	20.0	4.5	47135	77446
2019	0.915	82.6	99.2	85.0	1.25	0.7	100	5	20.9	4.5	45939	79816
2020	0.909	81.9	100.0	85.2	1.29	0.9	100	5	20.8	4.5	37992	66791
2021	0.903	79.1	100.0	85.4	1.16	1.0	100	4	20.8	4.5	44118	68580
2022	0.921	80.5	100.0	85.5	1.15	—	100	4	19.4	4.5	50760	75060
2023	0.940	82.9	100.0	85.7	1.20	—	100	4	18.4	4.5	49851	78020
2024	—	83.1	100.0	85.8	1.21	—	100	4	18.3	—	50274	79344
2025	—	—	—	86.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
On the profile	0.940	83.1	100.0	86.0	1.21	1.0	—	—	18.3	4.5	50274	79344

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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