| People | United Arab Emirates |
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Population:
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5,148,664 (July 2011 est.)
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 |
Population density:
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62 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 84% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 2.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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ABU DHABI (capital) 666,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 20.4% (male 537,925/female 513,572)
15-64 years: 78.7% (male 2,968,958/female 1,080,717)
65 years and over: 0.9% (male 30,446/female 17,046)
note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 30.2 years
male: 32.1 years
female: 24.9 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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3.282% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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15.87 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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2.06 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 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: 2.75 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.8 male(s)/female
total population: 2.2 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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10 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 11.94 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 13.96 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 76.51 years
male: 73.94 years
female: 79.22 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.4 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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2.8% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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1.93 physicians/1,000 population (2007) |
Hospital bed density:
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1.9 beds/1,000 population (2008) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 98% of population
rural: 95% of population
total: 97% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2% of population
rural: 5% of population
total: 3% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.2% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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void |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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33.7% (2000) |
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: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2009) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.2% of GDP (2009) |
People - note:
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void |
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