Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita was 82.91 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
82.91 years
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
24th
of 236 countries
All-time high
82.91 years
in 2023
All-time low
42.15 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 82.91 years for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 82.91 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.15 years, in 1950.
United Arab Emirates ranks 24th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 42.15 years | — |
| 1951 | 42.89 years | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 43.64 years | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 44.41 years | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 45.21 years | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 46.05 years | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 46.92 years | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 47.83 years | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 48.76 years | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 49.7 years | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 50.65 years | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 51.6 years | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 52.55 years | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 53.51 years | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 54.49 years | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 55.51 years | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 56.57 years | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 57.65 years | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 58.73 years | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 59.76 years | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 60.78 years | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 61.75 years | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 62.68 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 63.54 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 64.35 years | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 65.11 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 65.81 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 66.47 years | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 67.08 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 67.64 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 68.16 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 68.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 69.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 69.45 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 69.8 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 70.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 70.41 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 70.62 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 70.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 70.96 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 71.07 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 71.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 71.17 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 71.16 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 71.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 71.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 71.82 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 72.56 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 73.66 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 74.98 years | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 76.35 years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 77.62 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 78.72 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 79.6 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 80.27 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 80.78 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 81.16 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 81.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 81.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.68 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 81.89 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 81.9 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 81.91 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.95 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.99 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 82.08 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 82.19 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.39 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 82.45 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.94 years | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 79.08 years | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 80.49 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 82.91 years | +3.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 82.91 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 82.91 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.51 years, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.76 years | 42.15 years | 49.7 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 55.1 years | 50.65 years | 59.76 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.52 years | 60.78 years | 67.64 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.8 years | 68.16 years | 70.96 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.02 years | 71.07 years | 74.98 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.92 years | 76.35 years | 81.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.13 years | 81.89 years | 82.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.1 years | 79.08 years | 82.91 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More health data for United Arab Emirates
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.3472 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 308.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 287 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates was 82.91 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 82.91 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.15 years in 1950.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 24th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.