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People
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UAE |
| Population: |
2,602,713 (July 2006 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 24.9% (male 331,012/female 317,643)
15-64 years: 71.2% (male 1,125,286/female 726,689)
65 years and over: 3.9% (male 74,700/female 27,383)
note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is
non-national (2006 est.) |
| Median age: |
total: 28.1 years
male: 34.8 years
female: 23.3 years (2006 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
1.52% (2006 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
18.96 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Death rate: |
4.4 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.55 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 2.73 male(s)/female
total population: 1.43 male(s)/female (2006 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 14.09 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.57 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 75.44 years
male: 72.92 years
female: 78.08 years (2006 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
2.88 children born/woman (2006 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.18% (2001 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) |
| Languages: |
Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu |
| Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77.9%
male: 76.1%
female: 81.7% (2003 est.) |
