Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 1.21 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.21 live births per woman
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
217th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.53 live births per woman
in 1968
All-time low
1.15 live births per woman
in 2022
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in United Arab Emirates, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 1.21 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in United Arab Emirates peaked at 6.53 live births per woman in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1.15 live births per woman, in 2022.
That places United Arab Emirates 217th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.5 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.5 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 6.5 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 6.5 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 6.5 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 6.5 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 6.49 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 6.49 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 6.48 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 6.5 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 6.5 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 6.49 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 6.49 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 6.5 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 6.49 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 6.5 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 6.5 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 6.51 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 6.53 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 6.52 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 6.52 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 6.52 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6.5 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 6.46 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 6.41 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 6.35 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 6.29 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 6.22 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 6.15 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 6.06 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 5.95 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 5.81 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 5.66 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 5.48 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 5.3 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 5.12 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 5 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 4.88 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 4.77 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 4.65 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 4.51 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 4.25 live births per woman | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 4.09 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 3.82 live births per woman | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 3.76 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 3.28 live births per woman | -12.8% |
| 1996 | 3.06 live births per woman | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 2.83 live births per woman | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 2.77 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 2.79 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.73 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 2.62 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 2.54 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 2.49 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.38 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 2.23 live births per woman | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 1.96 live births per woman | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 1.79 live births per woman | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 1.52 live births per woman | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 1.58 live births per woman | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 1.56 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.54 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.53 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.53 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.48 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.42 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.37 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.35 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.29 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 1.25 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.29 live births per woman | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.16 live births per woman | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 1.15 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.2 live births per woman | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 1.21 live births per woman | +1.1% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 1.21 live births per woman is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.51 live births per woman, 80% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 1.21 live births per woman is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.51 live births per woman, 48% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.5 live births per woman | 6.48 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.5 live births per woman | 6.49 live births per woman | 6.53 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.35 live births per woman | 6.06 live births per woman | 6.52 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.26 live births per woman | 4.65 live births per woman | 5.95 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.51 live births per woman | 2.77 live births per woman | 4.51 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.19 live births per woman | 1.52 live births per woman | 2.73 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 live births per woman | 1.25 live births per woman | 1.56 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 live births per woman | 1.15 live births per woman | 1.29 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106,178 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 305 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 119,159 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 125,307 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 894,302 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 586,477 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0534 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in United Arab Emirates?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in United Arab Emirates was 1.21 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 6.53 live births per woman in 1968.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 live births per woman in 2022.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 217th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.