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] |
Population pyramids[3]
Census (05/12/2005)
Census (05/12/2005) :
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2 806 141 | 1 300 286 | 4 106 427 | 100 |
| 0-4 | 145 601 | 136 538 | 282 139 | 6.87 |
| 5-9 | 139 929 | 129 453 | 269 382 | 6.56 |
| 10-14 | 130 778 | 118 279 | 249 057 | 6.07 |
| 15-19 | 121 388 | 110 838 | 232 226 | 5.66 |
| 20-24 | 272 036 | 161 530 | 433 566 | 10.56 |
| 25-29 | 483 657 | 178 137 | 661 794 | 16.12 |
| 30-34 | 489 879 | 150 482 | 640 361 | 15.59 |
| 35-39 | 386 762 | 113 844 | 500 606 | 12.19 |
| 40-44 | 262 718 | 78 543 | 341 261 | 8.31 |
| 45-49 | 174 459 | 51 311 | 225 770 | 5.50 |
| 50-54 | 107 339 | 31 539 | 138 878 | 3.38 |
| 55-59 | 51 303 | 15 804 | 67 107 | 1.63 |
| 60-64 | 18 820 | 8 527 | 27 347 | 0.67 |
| 65-69 | 9 172 | 5 285 | 14 457 | 0.35 |
| 70-74 | 5 391 | 4 013 | 9 404 | 0.23 |
| 75-79 | 2 440 | 1 837 | 4 277 | 0.10 |
| 80-84 | 1 537 | 1 439 | 2 976 | 0.07 |
| 85+ | 1 250 | 1 165 | 2 415 | 0.06 |
| unknown | 1 682 | 1 722 | 3 404 | 0.08 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-14 | 416 308 | 384 270 | 800 578 | 19.50 |
| 15-64 | 2 366 679 | 898 833 | 3 265 512 | 79.52 |
| 65+ | 21 472 | 15 461 | 36 933 | 0.90 |
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 [4]
| 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 | |||||
People from other immigration jurisdictions
| Nationality | Residents[5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,200,000 | ||
|
[libya]] | 1,000,000 | Bangladesh | 1,000,000 |
| Philippines | 700,000 | ||
| Iran | 500,000 | ||
| Egypt | 450,000 | ||
| Sri Lanka | 300,000 | ||
| Afghanistan | 300,000 | ||
| Palestine | 10,000 | ||
| Jordan | 250,000 | ||
| Syria | 240,000 | ||
| China | 180,000 | ||
| Iraq | 150,000 | ||
| Lebanon | 150,000 | ||
| Nepal | 125,000 | ||
| United Kingdom | 120,000 | ||
| Indonesia | 100,000 | ||
| South Africa | 100,000 | ||
| Morocco | 100,000 | ||
| Ethiopia | 100,000 | ||
| Yemen | 90,000 | ||
| Sudan | 79,000 | ||
| Somalia | 50,000 | ||
| United States | 50,000 | ||
| Canada | 40,000 | ||
| Kenya | 36,000 | ||
| Russia | 18,000 | ||
| Australia | 16,000 | ||
| Serbia | 15,000 | ||
| Colombia | 14,000 | ||
| Spain | 12,000 | ||
| France | 10,000 | ||
| Germany | 10,000 | ||
| Turkey | 10,000 | ||
| Algeria | 10,000 | ||
Ethnic groups[6]
- Emirati 19%
- other Arab and Iranian 23%
- South Asian 50%
- Other expatriates (includes Westerners and East Asians) 8%
Languages
A trilingual (Arabic, English, Urdu) signboard in the UAE.
Arabic is the official and national language of the UAE. The Gulf dialect of Arabic is spoken natively by the Emirati people.[7] The yamani language (Original Arab language) is also spoken natively by some Emiratis.[8] 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 and Spanish.
Religions[6]
- Islam (official) 76%
- Christian 9%
- other (primarily Hindu and Buddhist
- less than 5% of the population consists of Zarathustrianism Baha'i Druze Sikh Ahmadi Ismail Dawoodi Bohra Muslim and Jewish) 15%
CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
- The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.[9]
Age structure
- 0-14 years: 20.4% (male 500,928/female 678,388)
- 15–64 years: 78.7% (male 2,768,030/female 1,237,513)
- 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
- 2.58% (2015 est.)
Net migration rate
- 12.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 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
- 2.35 children born/woman (2015 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.
- ↑ "Demographic Yearbook". UN Data. United Nations. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm
- ↑ http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/uae-population-likely-to-cross-5m-1.536014
- 1 2 "Middle East :: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES". CIA The World Factbook.
- ↑ Christensen, Shane (2010). Frommer's Dubai. John Wiley & Sons. p. 174. ISBN 978-0470711781.
- ↑ "Lari language".
- ↑ The World Factbook - United Arab Emirates
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