compatriots.net finds 797,080 people from abroad holding company roles, research posts or other documented positions in United Arab Emirates, from 221 countries of origin; 12,063 of them are recorded by an official register.
The largest groups come from India, United Kingdom, United States.
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| India | 235,683 |
| United Kingdom | 90,086 |
| United States | 75,902 |
| Philippines | 64,037 |
| Egypt | 58,322 |
| Pakistan | 56,810 |
| Jordan | 27,045 |
| Lebanon | 20,419 |
| Australia | 15,416 |
| Canada | 14,684 |
| France | 13,698 |
| Syria | 11,701 |
| Other | 184,909 |
| Industry (ISIC section) | People |
|---|---|
| Administrative and support | 2,321 |
| Finance and insurance | 286 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 88 |
| Professional and scientific | 12 |
| Other | 8 |
Abroad, 64,051 people from United Arab Emirates are documented in 193 other countries.
| Host country | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 24,119 |
| United Kingdom | 17,432 |
| India | 7,754 |
| Canada | 4,464 |
| France | 2,973 |
| Australia | 2,744 |
| Germany | 2,680 |
| Virgin Islands, British | 2,219 |
| Switzerland | 2,031 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,887 |
| Netherlands | 1,771 |
| Lebanon | 1,409 |
| Other | 24,743 |
United Arab Emirates's company register lists 643,876 officer rows, 2,512 with a stated nationality (self-stamp rate 0.40; above 0.98 the field is ignored as it only repeats the register's own country).
Counts are people with a documented cross-border move: an official register's nationality or birthplace, ORCID/VIAF/Wikidata records, or a dated study-then-work transition. Name-based estimates and heritage (ancestral) readings are not included in these counts. Groups under 5 people are folded into "Other".
Aggregate statistics from official company registers, ORCID, VIAF and Wikidata, compiled by compatriots.net · data build v3_20261030. No individual is named on this page. See methodology & privacy.