Demographics of United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates has been one of the countries with the greatest demographic growth, due not only to the high birth rate and a constant improvement in living conditions, but above all to a strong migration from other countries - especially Islamic ones. —.

Population: 8,190,000 (2010, National Institute of Statistics est.); 4 975 593 (CIA World Fact Book; note: the estimate is based on 2005 results that included an estimate of higher net immigration than in other periods)

Age distribution:

• 0-14 years: 20.4 % (children 500 928; girls 478 388)
• 15-64 years: 78.7 % (men) 2 768 030women 1 008 404)
• 65 years or older0.9 % (men 27 601; women 15 140)
  • Note: 73.9 % of the population of the 15-64 segment are "non-national" (2010 est.)

Population growth rate: 3.561% (2010 est.)

Birth rate: 15.98 births/1000 inhabitants (2010 est.)

Mortality rate: 2.08 deaths/1000 inhabitants (July 2010 est.)

Net Migration Rate: 21.71 migrant(s)/1000 inhabitants (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 12.2 deaths/1000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

• total population76.33 years
• Male73.75 years
• female: 79.01 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.41 children born/woman (2010 est.)

Nationality:

• Name: Emiratense
• adjective: Emiratense

Ethnic Groups:

• Natives of the country: 19 %
• other Arabs and Iranians: 23 %
• South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan): 50%
• while white and Asian expatriates are approximately 8 % (1982)
  • note: less than 20% are UAE citizens (1982)

Religions:

Languages: Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu

Literacy:

• definition: older than 15 you can read and write
• Total population: 77.9 %
  • men76.1 %
  • women: 81.7 % (2003 est.)