People of United Arab Emirates
Population: | 4444011 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 2007 est.) |
Age structure: | 0-14 years: 20.6% (male 467,931/female 447,045) 15-64 years: 78.5% (male 2,558,029/female 932,617) 65 years and over: 0.9% (male 24,914/female 13,475) note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2007 est.) |
Median age: | total: 30.1 years male: 32 years female: 24.5 years (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate: | 3.997% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate: | 16.09 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate: | 2.16 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate: | 26.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.047 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 2.743 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.849 male(s)/female total population: 2.19 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate: | total: 13.52 deaths/1,000 live births male: 15.77 deaths/1,000 live births female: 11.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 75.69 years male: 73.16 years female: 78.35 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate: | 2.43 children born/woman (2007 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%), other (includes Christian, Hindu) 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.) |