| Population : |
2,484,818 (July 2003 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 26.7% (male 338,245; female 324,866)
15-64 years: 70.4% (male 1,087,927; female 661,349)
65 years and over: 2.9% (male 52,059; female 20,372) (2003 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
1.57% (2003 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
18.48 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
4.02 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.65 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 2.56 male(s)/female
total population: 1.47 male(s)/female (2003 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 15.58 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 74.75 years
male: 72.28 years
female: 77.35 years (2003 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
3.09 children born/woman (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
0.18% (2001 est.) |
| 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: 77.9%
male: 76.1%
female: 81.7% (2003 est.) |
