Demographics of the United Arab Emirates

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This article is about the demographic features of the population of the United Arab Emirates, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Population

Population growth in the United Arab Emirates is among the highest in world, mostly due to immigration. According to census data there was a sevenfold increase between 1975 and 2005.^[1]

Emirate	census 1975	census 1985	census 1995	census 2005
Abu Dhabi	211,812	566,036	942,463	1,399,484
Dubai	183,187	370,788	689,420	1,321,453
Sharjah	78,790	228,317	402,792	793,573
Ajman	16,690	54,546	121,491	206,997
Umm Al-Quwain	6,908	19,285	35,361	49,159
Ras Al-Khaimah	43,845	96,578	143,334	210,063
Fujairah	16,655	43,753	76,180	125,698
Total	557,887	1,379,303	2,411,041	4,106,427

8,190,000 (2010 National Bureau of Statistics est.)[2] 4,975,593 (according the CIA World Fact Book) note: estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that included a significantly higher estimate of net immigration of non-citizens than previous estimates (July 2010 est.)

Ethnic groups

Emiri (Emirati) 19%, (Baloch)Balooshi other Arab, Somali, Iranian, South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan) 50%, other expatriates (includes Westerners and East Asians) 8% (1982)
note: less than 20% are UAE citizens (1982)

Languages

Arabic (official), Persian, English, Balochi, Urdu, Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Somali, Malayalam, French

Religions

===December 31, 1975 census===^[2] ===Library of Congress – Federal Research Division COUNTRY PROFILE: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES===^[3]

Religion	Men	Women	Total
Muslims	337,231	157,094	494,325
Christians	20,902	10,629	31,531
Other	28,290	3,735	32,025
Unknown	4	2	6
Total	386,427	171,460	557,887

Local observers estimate that approximately 55% of the foreign population are Muslim, 25% are Hindu, 10% are Christian, 5% are Buddhist, and 5% (most of whom reside in Dubai and Abu Dhabi) belongs to other religions, including Parsi, Baha'i, and Sikh.^[4]

Ministry report data - 2003^[5]

80% - Muslim

9% - Christian

10% - Other (Hindu, Buddhist) %

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.^[6]

Age structure

0-14 years: 20.4% (male 500,928/female 478,388)
15-64 years: 78.7% (male 2,768,030/female 1,008,404)
65 years and over: 0.9% (male 27,601/female 15,140)
note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2010 est.)

Population growth rate

3.282% (2011 est.)

Birth rate

15.98 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Death rate

2.08 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Net migration rate

19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 2.75 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.8 male(s)/female
total population: 2.2 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate

12.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 76.33 years
male: 73.75 years
female: 79.01 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.4 children born/woman (2011 est.)

Nationality

noun: Emirian(s) (Emirati)
adjective: Emirian (Emirati)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77.9%
male: 76.1%
female: 81.7% (2003 est.)

References

1. ^ UAE in numbers
2. ^ Annuaire démographique des Nations-Unies 1983, Département des affaires économiques et sociales internationales, New York, 1985
3. ^ lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/UAE.pdf
4. ^ United Arab Emirates
5. ^ [1] International Religious Freedom Report 2007 - UAE
6. ^ The World Factbook - United Arab Emirates