Population in Urban Area, now
1,777,289
- World: 302nd
- Asia: 164th
- United Arab Emirates: 2nd
Population in City Area, 2019-09-05
1,324,473
- World: 251st
- Asia: 162nd
- United Arab Emirates: 2nd
Sharjah Urban Area Population Graph
Sharjah Urban Area Population History
1950 2,000
1951 2,000
1952 3,000
1953 3,000
1954 3,000
1955 4,000
1956 4,000
1957 5,000
1958 6,000
1959 7,000
1960 7,000
1961 9,000
1962 10,000
1963 11,000
1964 13,000
1965 14,000
1966 16,000
1967 19,000
1968 21,000
1969 24,000
1970 28,000
1971 32,000
1972 36,000
1973 42,000
1974 48,000
1975 54,000
1976 63,000
1977 73,000
1978 86,000
1979 100,000
1980 117,000
1981 130,000
1982 139,000
1983 148,000
1984 158,000
1985 169,000
1986 180,000
1987 191,000
1988 203,000
1989 216,000
1990 229,000
1991 244,000
1992 259,000
1993 275,000
1994 293,000
1995 311,000
1996 334,000
1997 361,000
1998 391,000
1999 423,000
2000 457,000
2001 494,000
2002 535,000
2003 578,000
2004 626,000
2005 677,000
2006 722,000
2007 763,000
2008 806,000
2009 852,000
2010 900,000
2011 965,000
2012 1,035,000
2013 1,109,000
2014 1,189,000
2015 1,275,000
2016 1,367,000
2017 1,465,000
2018 1,571,000
2019 1,629,000
2020 1,685,000
2021 1,737,000
2022 1,786,000
2023 1,831,000
2024 1,872,000
Sharjah Urban Area Population Projections
2025 1,910,000
2026 1,945,000
2027 1,977,000
2028 2,008,000
2029 2,037,000
2030 2,065,000
2031 2,092,000
2032 2,119,000
2033 2,145,000
2034 2,171,000
2035 2,197,000