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.)

NOTE: The information regarding United Arab Emirates on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of United Arab Emirates People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about United Arab Emirates People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.