| People | United Arab Emirates |
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Population:
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4,798,491
note: estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that included a significantly higher estimate of net inmigration of non-citizens than previous estimates (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 78% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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58 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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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 (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 30.1 years
male: 32 years
female: 24.7 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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3.689% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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16.02 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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2.13 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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22.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 2.74 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.82 male(s)/female
total population: 2.19 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 12.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 14.86 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 76.11 years
male: 73.56 years
female: 78.78 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.42 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.18% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Nationality:
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noun: Emirati(s)
adjective: Emirati |
Ethnic groups:
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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:
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Muslim 96% (Shia 16%), other (includes Christian, Hindu) 4% |
Languages:
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Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77.9%
male: 76.1%
female: 81.7% (2003 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 12 years (2003) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.3% of GDP (2005) |
People - note:
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void |
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