People

Population: 2 303 088 (July 1998 est.)

note: includes 1 561 840 non-nationals (July 1998 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 32% (male 372 413; female 356 834)

15-64 years: 66% (male 995 798; female 535 014)

65 years and over: 2% (male 29 169; female 13 860) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.78% (1998 est.)

Birth rate: 18.61 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate: 3.06 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate: 2.25 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.86 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 2.1 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 14.77 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 74.93 years

male: 73.5 years

female: 76.44 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.56 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality:

noun: Emirian(s)

adjective: Emirian

Ethnic groups: Emiri 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 but definition of literacy not available

total population: 79.2%

male: 78.9%

female: 79.8% (1995 est.)