Umm

al-Qaiwain
Ra's
al- Khaimah
A r a b i a n
Gu l f
A
l A
in
A
b
u
D
h
a
b
i
A
b
u
D
h
a
b
i
W
e
s
te
rn
R
e
g
io
n
A
l A
in
W
e
s
te
rn
R
e
g
io
n
Abu
Dhabi
Al Ain
Dubai
Sila'a
Bani Yas
Bu Hasa
Ghayathi
Habshan
Jebel
Dhanna
Madinat
Zayed
Musaffah
Ruwais
Tarif
Ajman
Sharjah
Liwa
Shah
Remah
Hamim
Qiesah
Mezyed
As Sad
Aradah
Al Faq
Taweela
Sweihan
Khannur
Al Arad
Shahama
Mouzairaa
Az Zahir
Yahir
Al Wijan
Al Qua'a
Mirfa
Al Hayer
Al Hamra
Bu Samra
Samha
Al Khazna
Al Khatim
Shwaib
Al-Sulaimat
Bid al-Mutawah
56E 55E
55E
54E
54E
53E
53E
52E
52E
25N
25N
24N
24N
23N
23N
20 0 20 40 Kilometres
0 - 250
251 - 500
501 - 650
651 - 1250
1251 - 2000
2001 - 3000
3001 - 7000
7001 - 10500
10501 - 17000
17001 - 26000
Towns
Large/Medium Towns
Small Towns
Regions
Dual Carriageway Roads
Roads
2005 Population
Per Census Block
Dalma Island
1904 Population:
75
Liwa and Ghayathi
1904 Population:
6,570
Al Bateen
1904 Population:
650
Al Ain and
Buraimi Oasis
1904 Population:
5,500
Abu Dhabi Town
1904 Population:
5,195
Ships at the Abu Dhabi Coast in 1904
A musician in Abu Dhabi, 1904 The late Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan
and his subjects at Al Hosn Palace in
Abu Dhabi, 1904
POPULATION
2005 CENSUS &
PROJECTED INCREASE IN
URBAN POPULATION 2030
Prior to 1970, Abu Dhabi Emirate was largely
undeveloped with a population of 46,375 (1968 Census
Data). The increased commercial production of oil
over the past forty years spurred urban development
and industrial growth, which led to a dramatic rise
in population. Census data from 2005 indicate the
population of the Emirate was 1.4 million. By the
end of 2008, Abu Dhabi had a total of 1.57 million
people, and was the most heavily populated of the
seven emirates that make up the UAE. Seventy-ve
per cent of the population are expatriates, while the
remaining twenty-ve per cent are Emirati. A majority
of the population resides in the urban centres of
Abu Dhabi City and Al Ain City; other population
centres are found in smaller towns and cities in the
Western Region such as Madinat Zayed, Mirfa, and
Ghayathi. The population is projected to more than
triple by 2030; these increases will occur mainly in
Abu Dhabi City and Al Ain City, with projected growths
of greater than 3 million and 1 million, respectively.
Projected Population Change of Between:
2005 to 2030
>325,000 Increase
250,001 and 325,000 Increase
200,001 and 250,000 Increase
150,001 and 200,000 Increase
100,001 and 150,000 Increase
50,001 and 100,000 Increase
25,001 and 50,000 Increase
5,001 and 25,000 Increase
No change and 5,000 Increase
No change and -4,999 Decrease
-5,000 and -14,9999 Decrease
< -15,000 Decrease
Ghantoot
Capital District
Abu Dhabi Island
Saadiyat Island
Projected Population Change of Between:
2005 to 2030
>325,000 Increase
250,001 and 325,000 Increase
200,001 and 250,000 Increase
150,001 and 200,000 Increase
100,001 and 150,000 Increase
50,001 and 100,000 Increase
25,001 and 50,000 Increase
5,001 and 25,000 Increase
No change and 5,000 Increase
No change and -4,999 Decrease
-5,000 and -14,9999 Decrease
< -15,000 Decrease
HILI
AL MAQAM
AL MUWAIJI
ASHAREJ
CENTRAL DISTRICT
Until the middle of the past century, population centres in the Emirate were
restricted to seasonal settlements in and around Abu Dhabi, Dalma Island
and inland at Ghayathi, Liwa and Al Ain. The population consisted of a
number of different tribal groups with their strong ties of kinship and
distinct traditions. The most prominent of these groups were the Bani Yas,
Manasir and Baharinah. In 1904 the tribal population in the Emirate was
approximately 18,000, with settled groups and nomads who would camel
herd, hunt and sh. Nomadism declined, specically among the Bedouin
of the dominant Bani Yas tribe, as the economy in the region diversied.
TRIBAL POPULATION IN 1904
For more information go to www.environmentalatlas.ae
Explore the Environmental Atlas of Abu Dhabi Emirate and discover the unique
and amazing environment of the Emirate.