| Population: |
2,484,818
note: includes an estimated 1,606,079 non-nationals; the 17 December 1995 census presents a total population figure of 2,377,453, and there are estimates of 3.44 million for 2002 (July 2003 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 26.7% (male 338,245; female 324,866)
15-64 years: 70.4% (male 1,087,927; female 661,349)
65 years and over: 2.9% (male 52,059; female 20,372) (2003 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
1.57% (2003 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
18.48 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
| Death rate: |
4.02 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.65 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 2.56 male(s)/female
total population: 1.47 male(s)/female (2003 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 15.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 18.32 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 74.75 years
male: 72.28 years
female: 77.35 years (2003 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
3.09 children born/woman (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.18% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
NA |
| Nationality: |
noun: Emirati(s)
adjective: Emirati |
| Ethnic groups: |
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: |
Muslim 96% (Shi'a 16%), Christian, Hindu, 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.) |
