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Nationality:
noun: Emirati(s)
adjective:
Emirati
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)
Languages:
Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu
Religions:
Muslim (Islam - official) 96% (Shia 16%), other (includes Christian, Hindu) 4%
Population:
5,314,317 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 115
note:
estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that included a significantly higher estimate of net immigration of non-citizens than previous estimates
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 20.5% (male 557,603/female 532,303)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
14% (male 440,556/female 301,147)
25-54 years:
61.6% (male 2,497,606/female 774,318)
55-64 years:
3% (male 122,356/female 38,402)
65 years and over:
0.9% (male 31,942/female 18,084) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 30.2 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
32.1 years
female:
25 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
3.055% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 9
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Birth rate:
15.76 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 129
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
2.04 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 223
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
16.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 5
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 84% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
2.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
ABU DHABI (capital) 666,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
2.75 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.77 male(s)/female
total population:
2.19 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
12 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 148
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 11.59 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 135
male:
13.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.71 years
country comparison to the world: 72
male:
74.12 years
female:
79.42 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.38 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 94
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
2.8% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 181
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
1.93 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
1.9 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 98% of population
rural: 95% of population
total: 97% of population
unimproved:
