During the last decade, the population of Sharjah reached 2.1 million people

The population of the Emirate of Sharjah reached 2,135,888 million people, according to the results of the Sharjah Census 2025, an increase of 51% during the last decade 2015-2025.
In the population growth index, the number of males reached 1.4 million people, or 67%, while the number of females in the emirate reached 710,000 people, or 33%, and the number of non-Emirati residents reached 1.9 million people, or 89%.
At the level of the population pyramid of Emirati citizens in the Emirate of Sharjah, the total number reached 234,431 people, representing 11% of the total population in the emirate. The number of male Emirati citizens was 116,128, representing 49.6%, and the number of females was 118,213, representing 50.4%. The growth rate of Emirati citizens reached 33.6% during the period from 2015 – 2025.
In the geographical distribution index for the entire population of the Emirate of Sharjah, the city of Sharjah came with 1,899,202 people, Khor Fakkan with 61,936 people, the city of Kalba with 59,401 people, the city of Al Dhaid with 39,295 people, the city of Al Hamriya with 22,354 people, the city of Al Madam with 21,230 people, the city of Dibba Al Hisn with 16,116 people, and the city of Al Bataeh with 9,077 people. population, and the city of Mleiha with 7,178 inhabitants.
In the geographical distribution index of the Emirati population among the cities of the Emirate of Sharjah, the city of Sharjah came with 134,933 people, or 58%, the city of Kalba, with 34,278 people, or 15%, the city of Khor Fakkan, with 28,628 people, or 12%, the city of Al Dhaid, with 10,915 people, or 5%, the city of Dibba Al-Hisn, with 9,848 people, or 4%, and the city of Al Madam, with 6,938. People: 3%, Al Bataeh City: 3,446 people, 1%; Mleiha City: 3,234 people, 1%; Al Hamriya City: 2,121 people, 1%.
In the education and work index, the percentage of Emirati citizens according to type of education was 64% in the government sector, and 36% in the private sector, and the fields of work varied between the federal government, the local government, the private sector, semi-government, family, diplomatic, and international.
In the community indicators of the Sharjah Census 2025, the percentage of Emirati elderly who use technology reached 67%, the percentage of illiteracy decrease among Emiratis reached 18%, while the percentage of Emirati citizens working in the private sector increased by 178%.
As for sustainability indicators, the percentage of homes that use alternative energy reached 18.6%, the percentage of homes equipped with security and safety equipment was 71.3%, while the percentage of villas that contain cultivated areas reached 69.7%.