Demographics of the United Arab Emirates
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About 88% of the population of the United Arab Emirates is urban[2].
Population: 4.3 million (2004 est.)[3]
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.) NOTE this doesn't match a total population of around 4 million. Also, the sex ratio is much to small, it should be around 2.7 in 15-65 range. Population growth rate: 1.52% (2006 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, Iranian and Baluch 23%, South Asian (Pakistani, Indian,Bangladeshi,Sri Lankan) 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]
| Religion | Men | Women | Total |
| Muslims | 337,231 | 157,094 | 494,325 |
| Christians | 20,902 | 10,629 | 31,531 |
| Other | 28,290 | 3,735 | 32,025 |
| Unknown | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Total | 386,427 | 171,460 | 557,887 |
The 2005 statistics show that the population of UAE has gone up many folds. This has caused a significant demographic shift. The US State Department calculates the total population as 4.32 million. 85% of population is made up of immigrants while natives count for remaining 15%. Indians form the single largest expatriate ethnic group. Nearly all citizens are Muslims, approximately 85 percent of whom are Sunni and the remaining 15 percent are Shi'a
19 % of the population is Emirati, and 23 % is other Arabs and Iranians [3].
Local observers estimate that approximately 55 percent of the foreign population is Muslim, 25 percent is Hindu, 10 percent is Christian, 5 percent is Buddhist, and 5 percent (most of whom reside in Dubai and Abu Dhabi) belongs to other religions, including Parsi, Baha'i, and Sikh.[4]
Ministry report data - 2003[5]
76% - Muslim
9% - Christian
15% - Other (Hindu, Buddhist)
Languages: Arabic (official), Persian, Balochi, English, Hindi, Urdu, Malayalam
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77.9%
male: 76.1%
female: 81.7% (2003 est.)
[edit] References
- ^ Annuaire démographique des Nations-Unies 1983, Département des affaires économiques et sociales internationales, New York, 1985
- ^ lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/UAE.pdf
- ^ CIA - The World Factbook - United Arab Emirates
- ^ United Arab Emirates
- ^ [1] International Religious Freedom Report 2007 - UAE
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