| Population: |
2,407,460
note:
includes 1,576,472 non-nationals (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
28.86% (male 354,298; female 340,498)
15-64 years:
68.74% (male 1,047,839; female 607,020)
65 years and over:
2.4% (male 40,626; female 17,179) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
1.59% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
18.11 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
3.79 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
1.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.73 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
2.36 male(s)/female
total population:
1.5 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
16.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
74.29 years
male:
71.84 years
female:
76.86 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
3.23 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.18% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Emirati(s)
adjective:
Emirati
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| 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)
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| Religions: |
Muslim 96% (Shi'a 16%), Christian, Hindu, and other 4%
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| Languages: |
Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
79.2%
male:
78.9%
female:
79.8% (1995 est.)
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