United Arab Emirates · overseas Chinese reference

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Official reference (this country)

Chinese residents in UAE (no official ethnicity total; consular/residency-based public estimates)

Reference estimate: ~350 thousand (2024)
Source: UAE FCSC population statistics (context); residency-based public estimates

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Year-by-year (same definition, up to 30-year window)

Up to 30 calendar years ending in 2024; 11 year(s) on file for this definition (2000–2024). Most countries only publish census years or recent annual tables—not every calendar year is comparable. Verify gaps via source links.

Chinese residents in UAE (no official ethnicity total; consular/residency-based public estimates)

Data year	Reference value	Source
2000	~100k	Source
2005	~120k	Source
2008	~220k	Source
2010	~180k	Source
2012	~220k	Source
2015	~260k	Source
2016	~280k	Source
2018	~300k	Source
2020	~320k	Source
2022	~340k	Source
2024	~350 thousand	Source

Trend (by data year)

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Chinese residents in UAE (no official ethnicity total; consular/residency-based public estimates)

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