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Population: |
2,563,212
note: includes an estimated 1,606,079 non-nationals; the 17 December 1995 census presents a total population figure of 2,377,453, and there are estimates of 3.44 million for 2002 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 25.3% (male 331,269; female 317,977)
15-64 years: 71.1% (male 1,115,826; female 707,058)
65 years and over: 3.6% (male 66,404; female 24,678) (2005 est.) |
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Median age: |
total: 27.9 years
male: 35.2 years
female: 22.9 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate: |
1.54% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate: |
18.78 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate: |
4.26 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate: |
0.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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: 1.58 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 2.691 male(s)/female
total population: 1.442 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 14.51 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 17.05 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 75.24 years
male: 72.73 years
female: 77.87 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate: |
2.94 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.18% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
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: 77.9%
male: 76.1%
female: 81.7% (2003 est.)
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