Demographics of the United Arab Emirates

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About 88% of the population of the United Arab Emirates is urban[1].

Demographics of the United Arab Emirates, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Population:4.3 million (2004 est.)[2]
note: most of whom are non-nationals

Age structure:
0-14 years:25.3% (male 331,269; female 317,977)
15-64 years:71.1% (male 1,115,826; female 707,058)
65 years and over:3.6% (male 66,404; female 24,678) (2005 est.)

Population growth rate:1.54% (2005 est.)

Birth rate:18.78 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death rate:4.26 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate:0.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth:1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:1.58 male(s)/female
65 years and over:2.691 male(s)/female
total population:1.442 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate:14.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population:75.24 years
male:72.73 years
female:77.87 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate:2.94 children born/woman (2005 est.)

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

Ethnic groups:Emiri (Emirati) 19%, other Arab and Iranian 23%, South Asian (Pakistani, Indian) 50%, other expatriates (includes Westerners and East Asians) 8% (1982)
note:less than 20% are UAE citizens (1982)

Religions:December 31, 1975 census ^[1]Library of Congress – Federal Research Division COUNTRY PROFILE: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ^[2]

Islam (96%) (Sunni 85%) (Shi'a 15%), Christianity, Hinduism, and other 4%

Languages:Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu

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

References

1. ^ Annuaire démographique des Nations-Unies 1983, Département des affaires économiques et sociales internationales, New York, 1985
2. ^ lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/UAE.pdf

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