Population: 2,791,141 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 4.79% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 27.68 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 3.05 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 23.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 21.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 72.26 years
male: 70.16 years
female: 74.46 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 4.6 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Emirian(s)
adjective: Emirian

Ethnic divisions: Emirian 19%, other Arab 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: age 10 and over but definition of literacy not available (1980)
total population: 68%
male: 70%
female: 63%
Labor force: 580,000 (1986 est.)
by occupation: industry and commerce 85%, agriculture 5%, services 5%, government 5%
note: 80% of labor force is foreign (est.)

NOTE: The information regarding United Arab Emirates on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of United Arab Emirates People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about United Arab Emirates People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.