Demographics of the United Arab Emirates
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This article is about the demographic features of the population of the United Arab Emirates, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1950 | 70,000 | — |
| 1960 | 90,000 | +28.6% |
| 1970 | 232,000 | +157.8% |
| 1980 | 1,016,000 | +337.9% |
| 1990 | 1,809,000 | +78.1% |
| 2000 | 3,033,000 | +67.7% |
| 2010 | 7,512,000 | +147.7% |
| Source: UN[1]:162 | ||
Population growth in the United Arab Emirates is among the highest in world, mostly due to immigration. According to census data there was a sevenfold increase between 1975 and 2005.
| Emirate | census 1975 | census 1985 | census 1995 | census 2005 | est. 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 211,812 | 566,036 | 942,463 | 1,399,484 | |
| Dubai | 183,187 | 370,788 | 689,420 | 1,321,453 | |
| Sharjah | 78,790 | 228,317 | 402,792 | 793,573 | |
| Ajman | 16,690 | 54,546 | 121,491 | 206,997 | |
| Umm Al-Quwain | 6,908 | 19,285 | 35,361 | 49,159 | |
| Ras Al-Khaimah | 43,845 | 96,578 | 143,334 | 210,063 | |
| Fujairah | 16,655 | 43,753 | 76,180 | 125,698 | |
| Total | 557,887 | 1,379,303 | 2,411,041 | 4,106,427 | 7,512,000 (UN)[1] 8,190,000 (NBS)[2] |
Vital statistics
UN estimates
| Period | Live births per year | Deaths per year | Natural change per year | CBR | CDR | NC | TFR | IMR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-1955 | 4 000 | 2 000 | 2 000 | 49.4 | 20.8 | 28.6 | 6.97 | 175 |
| 1955-1960 | 4 000 | 2 000 | 3 000 | 49.3 | 18.0 | 31.3 | 6.97 | 156 |
| 1960-1965 | 5 000 | 2 000 | 4 000 | 46.3 | 13.2 | 33.2 | 6.87 | 120 |
| 1965-1970 | 8 000 | 2 000 | 6 000 | 41.2 | 8.7 | 32.5 | 6.77 | 77 |
| 1970-1975 | 12 000 | 2 000 | 10 000 | 32.6 | 6.4 | 26.2 | 6.36 | 51 |
| 1975-1980 | 23 000 | 4 000 | 19 000 | 29.1 | 4.6 | 24.5 | 5.66 | 36 |
| 1980-1985 | 36 000 | 4 000 | 32 000 | 30.5 | 3.7 | 26.8 | 5.23 | 25 |
| 1985-1990 | 45 000 | 5 000 | 40 000 | 28.4 | 3.1 | 25.4 | 4.83 | 17 |
| 1990-1995 | 48 000 | 5 000 | 42 000 | 23.0 | 2.5 | 20.4 | 3.88 | 12 |
| 1995-2000 | 49 000 | 6 000 | 43 000 | 18.1 | 2.1 | 16.0 | 2.97 | 10 |
| 2000-2005 | 57 000 | 6 000 | 51 000 | 16.2 | 1.7 | 14.4 | 2.38 | 8 |
| 2005-2010 | 81 000 | 8 000 | 73 000 | 14.0 | 1.4 | 12.6 | 1.86 | 7 |
| CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman) | ||||||||
Source: United National World Population Prospects[1]
Births and deaths [3]
| Year | Population (x1000) | Live births | Deaths | Natural increase | Crude birth rate | Crude death rate | Rate of natural increase | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 76 366 | 7 789 | 68 577 | |||||
| 2010 | 79 625 | 7 414 | 72 211 | |||||
| 2011 | 83 950 | 7 350 | 76 600 | |||||
Languages
Arabic is the official and national language of the UAE. The Gulf dialect of Arabic is spoken natively by the Emirati people.[4] The yamani language (Original Arab language) is also spoken natively by some Emiratis.[5] Emirati Sign Language appears to be used by at least part of the deaf community. Apart from Arabic, English is widely used as a second language. Other languages spoken in the UAE, due to immigration, include Malayalam, Urdu, Hindi, Persian, Cebuano, Pashto, Kannada, Bengali, Punjabi, Tamil, Baluchi (Southern Baluchi), Russian, Somali, Tagalog, Nepali, Mandarin and Telugu.
Religions
Local observers estimate that approximately 55% of the foreign population are Muslim, 25% are Hindu, 10% are Christian, 5% are Buddhist, and 5% (most of whom reside in Dubai and Abu Dhabi) belongs to other religions, including Parsi (Zoroastrian), Baha'i, and Sikh.[6]
CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.[7]
Age structure
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 (2010 est.)
Population growth rate
3.282% (2011 est.)
Net migration rate
19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)
Sex ratio
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 (2010 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population:
76.33 years
male:
73.75 years
female:
79.01 years (2010 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.4 children born/woman (2011 est.)
Citizenship
noun:
Emirati(s) (Emirian[s])
adjective:
Emirati (Emirian)
Literacy
Check the Abu Dhabi Education Council.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision
- ↑ "Population leaps to 8.19 million". UAE Interact. May 30, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ↑ http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm
- ↑ Christensen, Shane (2010). Frommer's Dubai. John Wiley & Sons. p. 174. ISBN 978-0470711781.
- ↑ "Lari language".
- ↑ United Arab Emirates
- ↑ The World Factbook - United Arab Emirates
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