Short facts about people of United Arab Emirate

Population:

2,407,460 note:  includes 1,576,472 non-nationals (July 2001 est.)

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.)

Population growth rate:

1.59% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

18.11 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

3.79 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

1.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

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.)

Infant mortality rate:

16.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  74.29 years male:  71.84 years female:  76.86 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.23 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.18% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

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)

Religions:

Muslim 96% (Shi'a 16%), Christian, Hindu, and other 4%

Languages:

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

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  79.2% male:  78.9% female:  79.8% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook