Demographics of the United Arab Emirates explained

Place:United Arab Emirates
Size Of Population:9,915,803 (2022 est.)
Nation:Emirati
Official:Arabic
Spoken:Arabic, English, Hindi–Urdu, Malayalam, Pashto, Tagalog, Persian
Age 0–14 Years:14.45%
Age 15–64 Years:83.65%
Age 65 Years:1.90%
Growth:0.58% (2022 est.)
Birth:10.81 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death:1.56 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net Migration:3.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Sr At Birth:1.06 male(s)/female
Sr Under 15:1.06 male(s)/female
Sr 65 Years Over:1.86 male(s)/female
Total Mf Ratio:2.21 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Infant Mortality:5.14 deaths/1,000 live births
Life:79.56 years
Life Male:78.21 years
Life Female:80.99 years
Fertility:1.64 children born/woman (2022 est.)

Demographic features of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) include population density, vital statistics, immigration and emigration data, ethnicity, education levels, religions practiced, and languages spoken within the UAE.

Population

The United Arab Emirates experienced a significant population increase in recent years as a result of major economic growth. This led to an influx of workers from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds, increasing the population from 4 million in 2004 to roughly 8 million in 2009.[1] As of 2020, foreigners represent 88.1% of the population,[2] the second largest proportion of expats in the world in relation to the nationals after the Vatican. As of 2015, the largest group of non-UAE nationals are South Asian 59.4% (Indians 38.2%, Bangladeshi 9.5%, Pakistani 9.4%, and others 2.3%), Egyptian 10.2%, Filipino 6.1%, and other 12.8%.[3]

Female citizens and non-citizens account for 28% percent of the UAE's population due to the high level of male foreign workers.[4] The majority of the UAE population falls in the age group of 25 to 54 year old. A large part of this can be attributed to the expatriate worker population who fall in the age category.[5] Population is heavily concentrated to the northeast on the Musandam Peninsula. The three largest Emirates (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah), are home to nearly 85% of the population.

The 2022 population of the UAE stands at 9.4 million,[6] of which 69% of the population is male and 31% of the population is female.[7] [8] [9] The population density of the Emirates has reached a record 114 per km2.[10]

EmirateCensus 1975Census 1985Census 1995Census 2005Est. 2010
Abu Dhabi211,812566,036942,4631,399,484
Dubai183,187370,788689,4201,321,453
Sharjah78,790228,317402,792793,573
Ajman16,69054,546121,491206,997
Umm Al-Quwain6,90819,28535,36149,159
Ras Al-Khaimah43,84596,578143,334210,063
Fujairah16,65543,75376,180125,698
Total 557,8871,379,3032,411,0414,106,427 7,512,000 (UN)[11]
8,190,000 (NBS)[12]

Population pyramid data

Age groupMaleFemaleTotal%
Total2 806 1411 300 2864 106 427100
0-4145 601136 538282 1396.87
5-9139 929129 453269 3826.56
10-14130 778118 279249 0576.07
15-19121 388110 838232 2265.66
20-24272 036161 530433 56610.56
25-29483 657178 137661 79416.12
30-34489 879150 482640 36115.59
35-39386 762113 844500 60612.19
40-44262 71878 543341 2618.31
45-49174 45951 311225 7705.50
50-54107 33931 539138 8783.38
55-5951 30315 80467 1071.63
60-6418 8208 52727 3470.67
65-699 1725 28514 4570.35
70-745 3914 0139 4040.23
75-792 4401 8374 2770.10
80-841 5371 4392 9760.07
85+1 2501 1652 4150.06
unknown1 6821 7223 4040.08
Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent
0-14416 308384 270800 57819.50
15-642 366 679898 8333 265 51279.52
65+21 47215 46136 9330.90
[13]

Education and employment

There are more women (58%) in higher education than men. However, the unemployment rate for women is more than five times higher than it is for men. The most popular program is business which has the highest number of graduates, and the most second popular program is humanities and social science.[4]

Vital statistics

UN prospects

PeriodLive births per yearDeaths per yearNatural change per yearCBRCDRNCTFRIMR
1950–1955 4,0002,0002,00049.420.828.66.97175
1955–1960 4,0002,0003,00049.318.031.36.97156
1960–1965 5,0002,0004,00046.313.233.26.87120
1965–1970 8,0002,0006,00041.28.732.56.7777
1970–1975 12,0002,00010,00032.66.426.26.3651
1975–1980 23,0004,00019,00029.14.624.55.6636
1980–1985 36,0004,00032,00030.53.726.85.2325
1985–1990 45,0005,00040,00028.43.125.44.8317
1990–1995 48,0005,00042,00023.02.520.43.8812
1995–2000 49,0006,00043,00018.12.116.02.9710
2000–2005 57,0006,00051,00016.21.714.42.388
2005–2010 81,0008,00073,00014.01.412.61.867
CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman)
Source: United National World Population Prospects[11]

Births and deaths

YearPopulationLive birthsDeathsNatural increaseCrude birth rateCrude death rateRate of natural increaseTFR
1976646,90021,39433.1
1977748,10023,11930.9
1978852,20027,64532.4
1979952,00031,68533.3
19801,042,00034,77433.4
19811,121,00038,54734.4
19821,190,00041,96135.3
19831,253,00043,41934.7
19841,318,00043,70433.2
19851,391,00044,19231.8
19861,472,00045,4603,22242,23830.92.228.7
19871,561,00047,7033,23144,47230.62.128.5
19881,656,00050,8363,44747,38930.72.128.6
19891,756,00051,9033,64048,26329.62.127.5
19901,860,00052,2643,93848,32628.12.126.0
19911,970,00049,4964,02645,47025.42.023.4
19922,087,00050,6044,27146,33324.22.022.2
19932,207,00050,1974,34245,85522.72.020.7
19942,329,00052,4404,58447,85622.52.020.5
19952,449,00048,5674,77943,78819.82.017.8
19962,571,00047,0504,78542,26518.31.916.4
19972,700,00046,3604,87841,48217.21.815.4
19982,838,00048,1365,03343,10317.01.815.2
19992,988,00049,6595,19444,46516.61.714.9
20003,155,00053,6865,39648,29017.01.715.3
20013,326,00056,1365,77750,35916.91.715.2
20023,507,00058,0705,99452,07516.61.714.9
20033,742,00061,1656,00255,16316.31.614.7
20044,088,00063,1136,12356,99015.41.513.9
20054,580,00064,6236,36158,26214.11.412.7
20065,242,00062,9606,48356,47712.01.210.8
20076,044,00067,6777,41460,26311.21.210.0
20086,894,00068,7797,75561,0249.91.18.8
20097,666,00076,3667,78968,57710.01.09.0
20108,271,00079,6257,41472,2119.60.98.7
20118,672,00083,9507,35076,6009.70.88.9
20128,900,00089,5787,70281,87610.10.99.2
20139,006,00093,5398,01588,52410.40.99.5
20149,071,00095,8608,26587,59510.60.99.7
20159,154,00097,3288,75588,57310.61.09.6
20169,121,20098,2998,98889,31110.81.09.8
20179,304,27797,7388,82688,91210.50.99.6
20189,366,82895,3098,79486,51510.20.99.3
20199,503,73894,6979,00685,69110.01.09.0
20209,282,41097,57210,35787,21510.51.19.4
202192,77711,91180,8669.71.28.5
202296,63111,76284,869
[14] [15]

Life expectancy

PeriodLife expectancy in
Years		PeriodLife expectancy in
Years
1950–195543.91985–199070.7
1955–196049.61990–199572.2
1960–196554.71995–200073.6
1965–197059.62000–200574.8
1970–197563.42005–201075.9
1975–198066.42010–201576.7
1980–198568.8201978[16]
Source: UN World Population Prospects[17]

Ethnic groups

See main article: Expatriates in the United Arab Emirates. The UAE National Bureau of Statistics does not publish demographic data in relation to any nationality. The figures listed in the table below are estimates provided by each country's embassy.[18]

Source: United Arab Emirates Population Statistics[19]

Nationals of Population % of total population Year of data
2,770,000 27.49% 2022
1,280,000 12.69% 2022
1,160,000 11.48% 2022
750,000 7.40% 2022
560,000 5.56% 2022
480,0004.76% 2022
Egypt430,000 4.23% 2022
320,000 3.17% 2022
320,000 3.17% 2022
224,118 2.21% 2022
United Kingdom250,000 2.61% 2015
210,000 2.11% 2022
200,000 2.09% 2015
150,000 1.57% <2011
150,000 1.57% 2009
107,000 1.09% 2015
100,000 1.04% 2014
Lebanon100,000 1.04% 2015
90,000 0.94% 2014
90,000 0.94% 2013
85,000 0.89% 2015
75,000 0.78% 2013
70,000 0.73% 2014
70,000 0.73% 2015
52,000 0.54% 2014
50,000 0.52% 2015
40,000 0.42% 2021
40,000 0.42% 2014
40,000 0.42% 2014
30,000 0.32% 2018
25,000 0.26% 2015
16,000 0.17% 2015
12,000 0.12% 2013
12,000 0.11% 2015
10,000 0.10% 2022
10,000 0.10% 2014
10,000 0.10% 2014
10,000 0.10% 2014
10,000 0.10% 2014
10,000 0.10% 2014
7,000 0.07% 2015
7,000 0.07% 2015
6,000 – 7,000 0.06% – 0.07% 2015
5,466 0.06% 2018[20]
5,000 – 6,000 0.05% – 0.06% 2015
5,000 0.05% 2015
5,000 0.05% 2015
5,000 0.05% 2015
5,000 0.05% 2015
5,000 0.05% 2014
4,000 0.04% 2015
3,000 – 4,000 ≈0.03% 2015
3,000 – 3,500 ≈0.03% 2014
3,000 0.03% 2015
3,000 0.03% 2015
2,603 ≈0.03% 2015
2,000-3,000 0.02% – 0.03% 2015
2,500 ≈0.03% 2015
2,500 ≈0.03% 2015
2,500 ≈0.03% 2015
2,430 ≈0.03% 2013
2,348 ≈0.02% 2015
>2,000 ≈0.02% 2015
1,000 – 2,000 0.01% – 0.02% 2015
1,500 ≈0.02% 2015
1,200 ≈0.01% 2015
1,184 ≈0.01% 2015
1,180 ≈0.01% 2014
1,000 ≈0.01% 2014
1,000 ≈0.01% 2014
700 – 800 < 0.01% 2015
500 < 0.01% 2015
444 < 0.01% 2015
400 < 0.01% 2015
300 < 0.01% 2014
300 < 0.01% 2015
270 < 0.01% 2014
200 – 300 < 0.01% 2015
200 < 0.01% 2015
100 – 150 < 0.01% 2015
100 < 0.01% 2015
1 < 0.001% 2018
1 > 0.001% 2020
*The figures for the countries cannot be directly sourced to embassy statements.

The UAE population is made of Emirati nationals (11.6%), other Arab and Iranian nationalities (18%), South Asian nationalities (59%) and other expatriate nationalities (includes Westerners, East Asians and Africans) at 12%).

Languages

Most spoken languages in the UAE (>100k users)[21] ! Language !! Number of speakers (all users)
3,480,000
3,090,000
1,060,000
499,000
455,000
379,000
379,000
370,000
337,000
303,000
303,000
303,000
284,000
250,000
201,000
144,000
127,000
121,000
102,000

Although Arabic is the official language, the most used language is English. English is also the main medium of instruction at all levels of schooling.

Emirati people speak Gulf Arabic.[22] The Achomi language (Persian dialect) is also spoken by a 303,000 people in the UAE.[23]

Other languages spoken in the UAE, due to immigration, include other Arabic dialects (such as Levantine Arabic), Malayalam (1,060,000 speakers in the UAE[24]), Hindi–Urdu, Marathi, Persian, Cebuano, Pashto (144,000 speakers in the UAE[24]), Kannada, Bengali (337,000 speakers in the UAE[24]), Punjabi (201,000 speakers in the UAE[24]), Odia, Telugu, Baluchi and Southern Baluchi (379,000 speakers in the UAE[24]), Sinhala (121,000 speakers in the UAE[24]), Russian, Ukrainian, Somali, Tagalog (303,000 speakers in the UAE[24]), Nepali, Mandarin, Tamil (455,000 speakers in the UAE[24]), Spanish, Italian and Greek.

In 2019, Abu Dhabi included Hindi as third official court language.[25] [26] Currently, the UAE government provides lectures and tests to obtain a driving license in Urdu, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Bengali, besides Arabic and English.[27]

Religions

See main article: Religion in the United Arab Emirates.

See also

Notes and References

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  6. Web site: World Bank Open Data . 2024-05-14 . World Bank Open Data.
  7. Web site: Population and demographic mix - The Official Portal of the UAE Government . 2023-03-08 . u.ae . en.
  8. Web site: 2022-09-23 . UAE Population Statistics 2022-2023 . 2023-03-08 . Digital Gravity . english.
  9. Web site: UAE demographics 2021 - StatisticsTimes.com . 2023-03-08 . statisticstimes.com.
  10. Web site: United Arab Emirates Population (2024) - Worldometer . 2024-02-14 . www.worldometers.info . en.
  11. Web site: World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations. esa.un.org. 2012-03-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20110507035406/http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/unpp/Panel_profiles.htm. 2011-05-07. dead.
  12. Web site: Population leaps to 8.19 million . UAE Interact . May 30, 2010 . February 11, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150212052234/http://www.uaeinteract.com/docs/Population_leaps_to_8.19_million/41204.htm . February 12, 2015 .
  13. Web site: Demographic Yearbook . UN Data . United Nations . 4 December 2015.
  14. Web site: United Nations Statistics Division - Demographic and Social Statistics. unstats.un.org.
  15. Web site: Population . Federal Competitivness and Statistics Authority . 7 March 2020 . 12 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412011915/https://fcsa.gov.ae/en-us/Pages/Statistics/Statistics-by-Subject.aspx#/%3Ffolder=Demography%20and%20Social/Population/Population&subject=Demography%20and%20Social . dead .
  16. Web site: Geoba.se: Gazetteer - the World - Life Expectancy - Top 100+ by Country (2021). 2019-08-02. 2016-11-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20161120052840/http://www.geoba.se/population.php?pc=world&type=15. dead.
  17. Web site: World Population Prospects – Population Division – United Nations. 2017-07-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20160919061238/https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/DataQuery/. 2016-09-19. dead.
  18. Web site: Snoj . Jure . UAE´s population - by nationality . bq Magazine . April 12, 2015 . February 28, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170321184658/http://www.bq-magazine.com/economy/socioeconomics/2015/04/uae-population-by-nationality . March 21, 2017 .
  19. Web site: World Population Prospects – Population Division – United Nations. 2022-03-18.
  20. Web site: Elecciones Presidencia de la República.
  21. https://www.ethnologue.com/country/ae/languages United Arab Emirates
  22. Book: Christensen, Shane. Frommer's Dubai. 2010. John Wiley & Sons. 978-0470711781. 174.
  23. Web site: Lari language.
  24. https://www.ethnologue.com/country/AE/status United Arab Emirates
  25. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/abu-dhabi-includes-hindi-as-third-official-court-language/articleshow/67925543.cms?from=mdr Abu Dhabi includes Hindi as third official court language
  26. http://ddnews.gov.in/international/uae-introduces-hindi-third-official-language UAE introduces Hindi as third official language
  27. https://theprint.in/opinion/not-about-numbers-why-abu-dhabi-labour-court-chose-hindi-over-malayalam/193837/ Not about numbers: Why Abu Dhabi labour court chose Hindi over Malayalam

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