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Demographics of United Arab Emirates | |
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Population | 9,915,803 (2022 est.) |
Growth rate | 0.58% (2022 est.) |
Birth rate | 10.81 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Death rate | 1.56 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Life expectancy | 79.56 years |
• male | 78.21 years |
• female | 80.99 years |
Fertility rate | 1.64 children born/woman (2022 est.) |
Infant mortality rate | 5.14 deaths/1,000 live births |
Net migration rate | 3.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Age structure | |
0–14 years | 14.45% |
15–64 years | 83.65% |
65 and over | 1.90% |
Sex ratio | |
Total | 2.21 male(s)/female (2022 est.) |
At birth | 1.06 male(s)/female |
Under 15 | 1.06 male(s)/female |
65 and over | 1.86 male(s)/female |
Nationality | |
Nationality | Emirati |
Language | |
Official | Arabic |
Spoken | Arabic, English, Hindi–Urdu, Malayalam, Pashto, Tagalog, Persian |
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.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1963 | 95,000 | — |
1968 | 180,226 | +13.66% |
1975 | 557,887 | +17.52% |
1980 | 1,042,099 | +13.31% |
1985 | 1,379,303 | +5.77% |
1995 | 2,411,041 | +5.74% |
1999 | 2,938,000 | +5.07% |
2005 | 4,106,427 | +5.74% |
2010 | 8,264,070 | +15.01% |
2011 | 8,925,096 | +8.00% |
2012 | 9,205,651 | +3.14% |
2013 | 9,346,129 [1] | +1.53% |
2016 | 9,269,610 [1] | −0.27% |
2018 | 9,599,353 [2] | +1.76% |
Sources: [3] [4] |
The United Arab Emirates experienced a significant population increase in recent years as a result of major economic growth in certain economic sectors. This led to an influx of workers from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds, increasing the population from 4.1 million in 2005 to roughly 9.5 million in 2018. [5] As of 2018, the number of UAE citizens is around 11.5% and the remaining 88.5% made up of expatriate workers, the largest proportion of expats in the world in relation to the nationals (with the exception of the Vatican). The largest group of non-UAE nationals are South Asian 59.4% (includes citizens from the subcontinent, like Indians 38.2%, Bangladeshi 9.5%, Pakistani 9.4%, others 2.3%), Egyptian 10.2%, Filipino 6.1%, other 12.8%. [6]
Female citizens and non-citizens account for 28% percent of the UAE's population due to the high level of male foreign workers. [7] 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. [8] Population is heavily concentrated to the northeast on the Musandam Peninsula, the three largest Emirates - Dubai (2.7 million), Abu Dhabi (1.9 million) and Sharjah (1.4 million), are home to nearly 75% of the population. [9] [10] [11]
The population of the UAE in 2018 was 9,630,959, a 1.52% increase from 2017. In 2019, the population was 9,770,529, a 1.45% increase from 2018. [12] The current population of the UAE stands at 9,991,089 million, a 1.02% increase from 2020. [13]
According to sources, the 2021 UAE population including expats is 9.99 million, of which 69% of the population is male and 31% of the population is female. [14] [15] [16] The total expat population in UAE has now come to 8.84 million, which constitutes approximately 89% of the population. Emiratis or the UAE nationals are only 11% or 1.15 million today. While taking a closer look at the 2021 UAE population by nationality, there are people from more than 200 nationalities living and working in the country. All of these workers required to work daily for 8 hours, or 48 hours per week as per the Article 15 of the UAE Labour Law. [17] However, in Ramadan these timings are reduced by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) to 6 hours, and 36 hours a week. [18] This gives workers a sigh of relief and time to pray and spend time with their families during the Holy Month. Currently, the Indian population in UAE is the highest with 2.75 million, followed by Pakistanis with 1.27 million. The UAE has around 0.75 million Bangladeshi nationals, 0.56 million Filipinos, and 0.48 million Iranians. There are also people from Egypt (0.42 million), Nepal (0.32 million), Sri Lanka (0.32 million), China (0.21 million) and the rest of the world (1.79 million). [19] [20] In 2023, the population of United Arab Emirates grew by 0.8%, reaching 9,516,871. While the population density of the Emirates has reached a record 114 per km2. [21]
Emirate | Census 1975 | Census 1985 | Census 1995 | Census 2005 | Est. 2010 |
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Abu Dhabi | 211,812 | 566,036 | 942,463 | 1,399,484 | |
Dubai | 183,187 | 370,788 | 689,420 | 1,321,453 | |
Sharjah | 78,790 | 228,317 | 402,792 | 793,573 | |
Ajman | 16,690 | 54,546 | 121,491 | 206,997 | |
Umm Al-Quwain | 6,908 | 19,285 | 35,361 | 49,159 | |
Ras Al-Khaimah | 43,845 | 96,578 | 143,334 | 210,063 | |
Fujairah | 16,655 | 43,753 | 76,180 | 125,698 | |
Total | 557,887 | 1,379,303 | 2,411,041 | 4,106,427 | 7,512,000 (UN) [22] 8,190,000 (NBS) [23] |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | % |
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Total | 2 806 141 | 1 300 286 | 4 106 427 | 100 |
0-4 | 145 601 | 136 538 | 282 139 | 6.87 |
5-9 | 139 929 | 129 453 | 269 382 | 6.56 |
10-14 | 130 778 | 118 279 | 249 057 | 6.07 |
15-19 | 121 388 | 110 838 | 232 226 | 5.66 |
20-24 | 272 036 | 161 530 | 433 566 | 10.56 |
25-29 | 483 657 | 178 137 | 661 794 | 16.12 |
30-34 | 489 879 | 150 482 | 640 361 | 15.59 |
35-39 | 386 762 | 113 844 | 500 606 | 12.19 |
40-44 | 262 718 | 78 543 | 341 261 | 8.31 |
45-49 | 174 459 | 51 311 | 225 770 | 5.50 |
50-54 | 107 339 | 31 539 | 138 878 | 3.38 |
55-59 | 51 303 | 15 804 | 67 107 | 1.63 |
60-64 | 18 820 | 8 527 | 27 347 | 0.67 |
65-69 | 9 172 | 5 285 | 14 457 | 0.35 |
70-74 | 5 391 | 4 013 | 9 404 | 0.23 |
75-79 | 2 440 | 1 837 | 4 277 | 0.10 |
80-84 | 1 537 | 1 439 | 2 976 | 0.07 |
85+ | 1 250 | 1 165 | 2 415 | 0.06 |
unknown | 1 682 | 1 722 | 3 404 | 0.08 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0-14 | 416 308 | 384 270 | 800 578 | 19.50 |
15-64 | 2 366 679 | 898 833 | 3 265 512 | 79.52 |
65+ | 21 472 | 15 461 | 36 933 | 0.90 |
The United Arab Emirates government have always focused on increasing the quality of education, allowing female access to higher education and attaching importance to their achievements. Currently, 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. [7] The UAE relies on migrant workers, and currently they make up a majority of the population and will continue to increase and will consist of 88.2 percent of the population in 2030. [25]
Period | Live births per year | Deaths per year | Natural change per year | CBR | CDR | NC | TFR | IMR |
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1950–1955 | 4,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 49.4 | 20.8 | 28.6 | 6.97 | 175 |
1955–1960 | 4,000 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 49.3 | 18.0 | 31.3 | 6.97 | 156 |
1960–1965 | 5,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 46.3 | 13.2 | 33.2 | 6.87 | 120 |
1965–1970 | 8,000 | 2,000 | 6,000 | 41.2 | 8.7 | 32.5 | 6.77 | 77 |
1970–1975 | 12,000 | 2,000 | 10,000 | 32.6 | 6.4 | 26.2 | 6.36 | 51 |
1975–1980 | 23,000 | 4,000 | 19,000 | 29.1 | 4.6 | 24.5 | 5.66 | 36 |
1980–1985 | 36,000 | 4,000 | 32,000 | 30.5 | 3.7 | 26.8 | 5.23 | 25 |
1985–1990 | 45,000 | 5,000 | 40,000 | 28.4 | 3.1 | 25.4 | 4.83 | 17 |
1990–1995 | 48,000 | 5,000 | 42,000 | 23.0 | 2.5 | 20.4 | 3.88 | 12 |
1995–2000 | 49,000 | 6,000 | 43,000 | 18.1 | 2.1 | 16.0 | 2.97 | 10 |
2000–2005 | 57,000 | 6,000 | 51,000 | 16.2 | 1.7 | 14.4 | 2.38 | 8 |
2005–2010 | 81,000 | 8,000 | 73,000 | 14.0 | 1.4 | 12.6 | 1.86 | 7 |
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 [22]
Year | Population | Live births | Deaths | Natural increase | Crude birth rate | Crude death rate | Rate of natural increase | TFR |
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1976 | 646,900 | 21,394 | 33.1 | |||||
1977 | 748,100 | 23,119 | 30.9 | |||||
1978 | 852,200 | 27,645 | 32.4 | |||||
1979 | 952,000 | 31,685 | 33.3 | |||||
1980 | 1,042,000 | 34,774 | 33.4 | |||||
1981 | 1,121,000 | 38,547 | 34.4 | |||||
1982 | 1,190,000 | 41,961 | 35.3 | |||||
1983 | 1,253,000 | 43,419 | 34.7 | |||||
1984 | 1,318,000 | 43,704 | 33.2 | |||||
1985 | 1,391,000 | 44,192 | 31.8 | |||||
1986 | 1,472,000 | 45,460 | 3,222 | 42,238 | 30.9 | 2.2 | 28.7 | |
1987 | 1,561,000 | 47,703 | 3,231 | 44,472 | 30.6 | 2.1 | 28.5 | |
1988 | 1,656,000 | 50,836 | 3,447 | 47,389 | 30.7 | 2.1 | 28.6 | |
1989 | 1,756,000 | 51,903 | 3,640 | 48,263 | 29.6 | 2.1 | 27.5 | |
1990 | 1,860,000 | 52,264 | 3,938 | 48,326 | 28.1 | 2.1 | 26.0 | |
1991 | 1,970,000 | 49,496 | 4,026 | 45,470 | 25.4 | 2.0 | 23.4 | |
1992 | 2,087,000 | 50,604 | 4,271 | 46,333 | 24.2 | 2.0 | 22.2 | |
1993 | 2,207,000 | 50,197 | 4,342 | 45,855 | 22.7 | 2.0 | 20.7 | |
1994 | 2,329,000 | 52,440 | 4,584 | 47,856 | 22.5 | 2.0 | 20.5 | |
1995 | 2,449,000 | 48,567 | 4,779 | 43,788 | 19.8 | 2.0 | 17.8 | |
1996 | 2,571,000 | 47,050 | 4,785 | 42,265 | 18.3 | 1.9 | 16.4 | |
1997 | 2,700,000 | 46,360 | 4,878 | 41,482 | 17.2 | 1.8 | 15.4 | |
1998 | 2,838,000 | 48,136 | 5,033 | 43,103 | 17.0 | 1.8 | 15.2 | |
1999 | 2,988,000 | 49,659 | 5,194 | 44,465 | 16.6 | 1.7 | 14.9 | |
2000 | 3,155,000 | 53,686 | 5,396 | 48,290 | 17.0 | 1.7 | 15.3 | |
2001 | 3,326,000 | 56,136 | 5,777 | 50,359 | 16.9 | 1.7 | 15.2 | |
2002 | 3,507,000 | 58,070 | 5,994 | 52,075 | 16.6 | 1.7 | 14.9 | |
2003 | 3,742,000 | 61,165 | 6,002 | 55,163 | 16.3 | 1.6 | 14.7 | |
2004 | 4,088,000 | 63,113 | 6,123 | 56,990 | 15.4 | 1.5 | 13.9 | |
2005 | 4,580,000 | 64,623 | 6,361 | 58,262 | 14.1 | 1.4 | 12.7 | |
2006 | 5,242,000 | 62,960 | 6,483 | 56,477 | 12.0 | 1.2 | 10.8 | |
2007 | 6,044,000 | 67,677 | 7,414 | 60,263 | 11.2 | 1.2 | 10.0 | |
2008 | 6,894,000 | 68,779 | 7,755 | 61,024 | 9.9 | 1.1 | 8.8 | |
2009 | 7,666,000 | 76,366 | 7,789 | 68,577 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | |
2010 | 8,271,000 | 79,625 | 7,414 | 72,211 | 9.6 | 0.9 | 8.7 | |
2011 | 8,672,000 | 83,950 | 7,350 | 76,600 | 9.7 | 0.8 | 8.9 | |
2012 | 8,900,000 | 89,578 | 7,702 | 81,876 | 10.1 | 0.9 | 9.2 | |
2013 | 9,006,000 | 93,539 | 8,015 | 88,524 | 10.4 | 0.9 | 9.5 | |
2014 | 9,071,000 | 95,860 | 8,265 | 87,595 | 10.6 | 0.9 | 9.7 | |
2015 | 9,154,000 | 97,328 | 8,755 | 88,573 | 10.6 | 1.0 | 9.6 | |
2016 | 9,121,200 | 98,299 | 8,988 | 89,311 | 10.8 | 1.0 | 9.8 | |
2017 | 9,304,277 | 97,738 | 8,826 | 88,912 | 10.5 | 0.9 | 9.6 | |
2018 | 9,366,828 | 95,309 | 8,794 | 86,515 | 10.2 | 0.9 | 9.3 | |
2019 | 9,503,738 | 94,697 | 9,006 | 85,691 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | |
2020 | 9,282,410 | 97,572 | 10,357 | 87,215 | 10.5 | 1.1 | 9.4 | |
2021 | 92,777 | 11,911 | 80,866 | 9.7 | 1.2 | 8.5 | ||
2022 | 96,631 | 11,762 | 84,869 | |||||
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Period | Life expectancy in Years | Period | Life expectancy in Years |
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1950–1955 | 43.9 | 1985–1990 | 70.7 |
1955–1960 | 49.6 | 1990–1995 | 72.2 |
1960–1965 | 54.7 | 1995–2000 | 73.6 |
1965–1970 | 59.6 | 2000–2005 | 74.8 |
1970–1975 | 63.4 | 2005–2010 | 75.9 |
1975–1980 | 66.4 | 2010–2015 | 76.7 |
1980–1985 | 68.8 | 2019 | 78 [28] |
Source: UN World Population Prospects [29]
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. [30]
Source: United Arab Emirates Population Statistics [31]
Nationals of | Population | % of total population | Year of data |
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India | 2,770,000 | 27.49% | 2022 |
Pakistan | 1,280,000 | 12.69% | 2022 |
UAE | 1,160,000 | 11.48% | 2022 |
Bangladesh | 750,000 | 7.40% | 2022 |
Philippines | 560,000 | 5.56% | 2022 |
Iran* | 480,000 | 4.76% | 2022 |
Egypt* | 430,000 | 4.23% | 2022 |
Nepal | 320,000 | 3.17% | 2022 |
Sri Lanka | 320,000 | 3.17% | 2022 |
Syria | 224,118 | 2.21% | 2022 |
United Kingdom | 250,000 | 2.61% | 2015 |
China | 210,000 | 2.11% | 2022 |
Jordan | 200,000 | 2.09% | 2015 |
Afghanistan | 150,000 | 1.57% | <2011 |
Palestine | 150,000 | 1.57% | 2009 |
European Union | 107,000 | 1.09% | 2015 |
South Africa | 100,000 | 1.04% | 2014 |
Lebanon* | 100,000 | 1.04% | 2015 |
Ethiopia | 90,000 | 0.94% | 2014 |
Yemen | 90,000 | 0.94% | 2013 |
Indonesia | 85,000 | 0.89% | 2015 |
Sudan | 75,000 | 0.78% | 2013 |
Saudi Arabia | 70,000 | 0.73% | 2014 |
Somalia | 70,000 | 0.73% | 2015 |
Iraq | 52,000 | 0.54% | 2014 |
United States | 50,000 | 0.52% | 2015 |
Russia | 40,000 | 0.42% | 2021 |
Canada | 40,000 | 0.42% | 2014 |
Kenya | 40,000 | 0.42% | 2014 |
Uganda | 30,000 | 0.32% | 2018 |
France | 25,000 | 0.26% | 2015 |
Australia | 16,000 | 0.17% | 2015 |
Germany | 12,000 | 0.12% | 2013 |
Spain | 12,000 | 0.11% | 2015 |
Romania | 10,000 | 0.10% | 2022 |
Algeria | 10,000 | 0.10% | 2014 |
Italy | 10,000 | 0.10% | 2014 |
South Korea | 10,000 | 0.10% | 2014 |
Thailand | 10,000 | 0.10% | 2014 |
Turkey | 10,000 | 0.10% | 2014 |
Azerbaijan | 7,000 | 0.07% | 2015 |
Ireland | 7,000 | 0.07% | 2015 |
Malaysia | 6,000 – 7,000 | 0.06% – 0.07% | 2015 |
Colombia | 5,466 | 0.06% | 2018 [32] |
Kazakhstan | 5,000 – 6,000 | 0.05% – 0.06% | 2015 |
Greece | 5,000 | 0.05% | 2015 |
Mauritania | 5,000 | 0.05% | 2015 |
Netherlands | 5,000 | 0.05% | 2015 |
Serbia | 5,000 | 0.05% | 2015 |
Ukraine | 5,000 | 0.05% | 2014 |
Sweden | 4,000 | 0.04% | 2015 |
Denmark | 3,000 – 4,000 | ≈0.03% | 2015 |
Mexico | 3,000 – 3,500 | ≈0.03% | 2014 |
Belgium | 3,000 | 0.03% | 2015 |
Eritrea | 3,000 | 0.03% | 2015 |
Japan | 2,603 | ≈0.03% | 2015 |
Dominican Republic | 2,000-3,000 | 0.02% – 0.03% | 2015 |
Austria | 2,500 | ≈0.03% | 2015 |
Belarus | 2,500 | ≈0.03% | 2015 |
Hungary | 2,500 | ≈0.03% | 2015 |
Switzerland | 2,430 | ≈0.03% | 2013 |
Poland | 2,348 | ≈0.02% | 2015 |
Singapore | >2,000 | ≈0.02% | 2015 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,000 – 2,000 | 0.01% – 0.02% | 2015 |
Czech Republic | 1,500 | ≈0.02% | 2015 |
Venezuela | 1,200 | ≈0.01% | 2015 |
Norway | 1,184 | ≈0.01% | 2015 |
Finland | 1,180 | ≈0.01% | 2014 |
Cyprus | 1,000 | ≈0.01% | 2014 |
Slovakia | 1,000 | ≈0.01% | 2014 |
Senegal | 700 – 800 | < 0.01% | 2015 |
Ghana | 500 | < 0.01% | 2015 |
New Zealand | 444 | < 0.01% | 2015 |
Taiwan | 400 | < 0.01% | 2015 |
Latvia | 300 | < 0.01% | 2014 |
Peru | 300 | < 0.01% | 2015 |
Chile | 270 | < 0.01% | 2014 |
Albania | 200 – 300 | < 0.01% | 2015 |
Chad | 200 | < 0.01% | 2015 |
Slovenia | 100 – 150 | < 0.01% | 2015 |
Angola | 100 | < 0.01% | 2015 |
Zimbabwe | 1 | < 0.001% | 2018 |
Nigeria | 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%).[ citation needed ]
Language | Number of speakers (all users) |
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Gulf Arabic | 3,480,000 |
Modern Standard Arabic | 3,090,000 |
Malayalam | 1,060,000 |
South Levantine Arabic | 499,000 |
Tamil | 455,000 |
Northern Pashto | 379,000 |
Southern Balochi | 379,000 |
Hejazi Arabic | 370,000 |
Bengali | 337,000 |
Tagalog | 303,000 |
Omani Arabic | 303,000 |
Iranian Persian | 303,000 |
Egyptian Arabic | 284,000 |
French language | 250,000 |
Eastern Punjabi | 201,000 |
Southern Pashto | 144,000 |
North Levantine Arabic | 127,000 |
Sinhala | 121,000 |
Sindhi | 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. [34]
Emirati people speak Gulf Arabic. [35] The Achomi language (Persian dialect) is also spoken by a 303,000 people in the UAE. [36] [37]
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 [37] ), Hindi–Urdu, Marathi, Persian, Cebuano, Pashto (144,000 speakers in the UAE [37] ), Kannada, Bengali (337,000 speakers in the UAE [37] ), Punjabi (201,000 speakers in the UAE [37] ), Odia, Telugu, Baluchi and Southern Baluchi (379,000 speakers in the UAE [37] ), Sinhala (121,000 speakers in the UAE [37] ), Russian, Ukrainian, Somali, Tagalog (303,000 speakers in the UAE [37] ), Nepali, Mandarin, Tamil (455,000 speakers in the UAE [37] ), Spanish, Italian and Greek.
In 2019, Abu Dhabi included Hindi as third official court language. [38] [39] Currently, the UAE government provides lectures and tests to obtain a driving license in Urdu, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Bengali, besides Arabic and English. [40]
Religions are represented in the UAE as follows:
Natives of the Arabian Peninsula, many Qataris are descended from a number of migratory Arab tribes that came to Qatar in the 18th century from mainly the neighboring areas of Nejd and Al-Hasa. Some are descended from Omani tribes. Qatar has about 2.6 million inhabitants as of early 2017, the vast majority of whom live in Doha, the capital. Foreign workers amount to around 88% of the population, the largest of which comprise South Asians, with those from India alone estimated to be around 700,000. Egyptians and Filipinos are the largest non-South Asian migrant group in Qatar. The treatment of these foreign workers has been heavily criticized with conditions suggested to be modern slavery. However the International Labour Organization published report in November 2022 that contained multiple reforms by Qatar for its migrant workers. The reforms included the establishment of the minimum wage, wage protection regulations, improved access for workers to justice, etc. It included data from last 4 years of progress in workers conditions of Qatar. The report also revealed that the freedom to change jobs was initiated, implementation of Occupational safety and health & labor inspection, and also the required effort from the nation's side.
The United Arab Emirates is a high-income developing market economy. The UAE's economy is the 4th largest in the Middle East, with a gross domestic product (GDP) of US$415 billion in 2021-2023.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East. Located at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula, it shares borders with Oman and Saudi Arabia; as well as maritime borders in the Persian Gulf with Qatar and Iran. The United Arab Emirates is an elective monarchy formed from a federation of seven emirates. As of 2023, the UAE has an estimated population of 9.97 million. Emirati citizens are estimated to form 11.6% of the population; the remaining residents are expatriates, the majority of whom are South Asian. Islam is the official religion and Arabic is the official language. Abu Dhabi is the country's capital, while Dubai, the most populous city, is an international hub.
Dubai is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the country's seven emirates.
The population of Dubai is estimated to be 3.5 million as of April 2022 according to government data. As of 2021, 3.2 million were non-Emirati, and 69% were male. About 58.50% of the population is concentrated in the 25-44 age group. This unnatural age and gender distribution is due to the large proportion of foreign workers, most of whom are working-age males. Life expectancy at birth was 81 years for males, and 82.1 for females.
Private education in Dubai is regulated by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority. The UAE Ministry of Education is responsible for public schools in Dubai. Currently, more than 90% of school education in Dubai takes place in the private sector, served by 194 private schools offering 17 different curricula to more than 280,000 students from 182 nationalities. Dubai has 26 international branch campuses of universities from 12 different countries - including the UK, Australia and India. More than 30,000 students attend these universities, with the majority studying business, engineering and media & design. The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) was founded in 2006 to develop education and human resource sectors in Dubai, and license educational institutes.
According to Human Rights Watch, there is substantial discrimination against women in the United Arab Emirates. The status of women has improved over the years. UAE performs better on metrics of gender equality than many other states in the Gulf region, and it has been making reforms to protect women's rights and empower women in different sectors. Critics describe some of these reforms as window dressing.
The Emiratis are the native citizen population of the United Arab Emirates. Within the UAE itself, they number approximately 1.15 million.
Mass media in the United Arab Emirates is subject to government control and censorship. Media freedom is severely curtailed in the UAE. Most UAE media is owned by the government or by groups that have ties to the government. UAE law permits the government to censor content critical of the government. Journalists and writers who criticize the government are subject to repression.
Indians in the United Arab Emirates constitute the largest part of the population of the country. Over 3,860,000 Indian expats are estimated to be living in the UAE, which is over 38 percent of the total population of the UAE and the fourth highest number of overseas Indian people in the world, after the United States, Saudi Arabia and Nepal. Indian contact with the emirates that now constitute the UAE dates back several centuries, as a result of trade and commerce between the emirates and India. The UAE has experienced a tremendous increase in the population of resident Indians who initially migrated to the country as a result of opportunities in petroleum. Now, Indians are key to the UAE's construction, retail, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing and transport sectors. A sizeable minority of Indian migrants are involved in professional services and entrepreneurship. Relations between India and the UAE have traditionally been very friendly.
The culture of the United Arab Emirates is part of the culture of Eastern Arabia. Its historical population was a small tribal community that changed with the arrival of an influx of foreign nationals in the mid-20th century. Emirati culture is a blend of Arabian, Islamic, and Persian cultures, with influences from the cultures of East Africa and Indian Subcontinent. Islam has had a prominent influence on local architecture, music, attire, cuisine, and lifestyle.
Emirati Iranians or Emirati Persians are residents of the United Arab Emirates of Iranian national background. The community accounts for 5-8% of the country's population.
Pakistanis in the United Arab Emirates include expatriates from Pakistan who have settled in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), With a population of over 1.5 million, Pakistanis are the second largest national group in the UAE after Indians, constituting 12.5% of the country's total population. They are the third largest overseas Pakistani community, behind the Pakistani diaspora in Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom. The population is diverse and consists of people from all over Pakistan, including Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA, Balochistan, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. The majority of Pakistanis are Muslim, with significant minorities of Christians, Hindus and other religions. The majority are found in Dubai and Abu Dhabi respectively, while a significant population is spread out in Sharjah and the remaining Northern Emirates. Dubai alone accounts for a Pakistani population of 400,000.
Americans in the United Arab Emirates are residents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who originate from the United States. As of 2015, there are over 50,000 Americans living in the country.
Islam is the majority and official religion in the United Arab Emirates, professed by approximately 76% of the population.The Al Nahyan and Al Maktoum ruling families adhere to Sunni Islam of Maliki school of jurisprudence. Many followers Hanbali school of Sunni Islam are found in Sharjah, Umm al-Quwain, Ras al-Khaimah and Ajman. Their followers include the Al Qasimi ruling family. Other religions represented in the country including Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Zoroastrians, Druze, Baha'i, Judaism, and Sikhism are practiced by non-nationals.
Expatriates in the United Arab Emirates represent about 88% of the population, while Emiratis constitute roughly 12% of the total population, making the UAE home to one of the world's highest percentage of expatriates.
Syrians in the United Arab Emirates include migrants from Syria to the United Arab Emirates, as well as their descendants. The number of Syrians in the United Arab Emirates was estimated to be around 242,000 in 2015.
Migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates describe the foreign workers who have moved to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for work. As a result of the proximity of the UAE to South Asia and a better economy and job opportunities, most of the migrant foreign workers are from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.
EmiratiArabic refers to a group of Arabic dialectal varieties spoken by the Emiratis native to the United Arab Emirates that share core characteristics with specific phonological, lexical, and morphosyntactic features and a certain degree of intra-dialectal variation, which is mostly geographically defined. It incorporates grammatical properties of smaller varieties within the UAE, generally of tribal nature, which can be roughly divided into a couple of broader sub-varieties: the first spoken in the Northern Emirates of Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Quwain, and the western part of Ras al-Khaimah; the second in the eastern part of the country, mainly in Fujeirah, Dibba, Khor Fakkan, Hatta, Kalba, and the eastern part of Ras al-Khaimah; the third in Abu Dhabi including the oasis city of Al Ain, the dialect is also seen in the Omani region of Al-Buraimi. Emirati Arabic varieties can also be distinguished based on environmental factors, including variations associated with Bedouin communities, coastal, agricultural, and mountainous regions.
The COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The first confirmed case in the United Arab Emirates was announced on 29 January 2020. It was the first country in the Middle East to report a confirmed case.