The number of births in the UAE has risen by 3.3 per cent over the past decade, according to the country's Government Media Office, which made the announcement on Tuesday.
Mohammed, Zayed, and Abdullah are the most frequently encountered male names in the nation, while Maryam, Fatima, and Aisha are the top female names, the media office added.
In 2022 alone, 96,631 infants were born in the UAE. However, the country also has one of the highest rates of secondary infertility—the inability to conceive after having previously given birth—globally.
A study conducted by a UAE university in 2022 revealed that one in six couples in the country experiences difficulties in conceiving. Additionally, a UN report on global populations in 2021 indicated that the fertility rate in the UAE, which measures the average number of children per woman, stood at just 1.4, reflecting a notable decline from the 1990s.
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