Population 2,445,989
note: includes 1,576,472 non-nationals (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 27.7% (male 345,077; female 331,545)
15-64 years: 69.7% (male 1,069,443; female 635,275)
65 years and over: 2.6% (male 45,989; female 18,660) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 1.58% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 18.3 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 3.9 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 1.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.68 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 2.46 male(s)/female
total population: 1.48 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 16.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 74.52 years
female: 77.1 years (2002 est.)
male: 72.06 years

Total fertility rate 3.16 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.18% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths NA

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: 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 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of United Arab Emirates People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about United Arab Emirates People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.