Demographics of the United Arab Emirates
Population: 2,369,153note: includes 1,576,472 non-nationals (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
30% (male 359,134; female 345,518)
15-64 years:
68% (male 1,029,898; female 582,783)
65 years and over:
2% (male 35,928; female 15,892) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.61% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 18 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 3.68 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 1.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.77 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
2.26 male(s)/female
total population:
1.51 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 17.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
74.06 years
male:
71.64 years
female:
76.61 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.29 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Emirian(s) (Emirati)
adjective:
Emirian (Emirati)
Ethnic groups:
Emiri (Emirati) 19%, other Arab and Iranian 23%, South Asian 50%, other expatriates (includes Westerners and East Asians) 8% (1982)
note:
less than 20% are UAE citizens (1982)
Religions: Islam 96% (Shi'a 16%), Christianity, Hinduism, and other 4%
Languages: Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
79.2%
male:
78.9%
female:
79.8% (1995 est.)
- See also : United Arab Emirates
