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United Arab Emirates
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Global rank#70out of 153 countries
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Historical trend

36.434.933.532.030.6196019932025United Arab Emirates · 2025: 31United Arab Emirates

Analytical takeaways

  • United Arab Emirates records 31 for Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in 2025, ranking #70 globally out of 153 countries.
  • Population in the largest city (% of urban population) declined from 35 in 1960 to 31 in 2025, a decrease of 3.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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