Population:
5,927,482 (July 2016 est.)
note: the UN estimated the country's total population was 9,267,000 as of mid-year 2016; immigrants make up almost 85% of the total population, according to 2015 UN data (2016)
country comparison to the world: 112
[see also: Population country ranks ]

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%

Languages:
Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu

Religions:
Muslim (official) 76%, Christian 9%, other (primarily Hindu and Buddhist, less than 5% of the population consists of Parsi, Baha'i, Druze, Sikh, Ahmadi, Ismaili, Dawoodi Bohra Muslim, and Jewish) 15%
note: represents the total population; about 85% of the population consists of noncitizens (2005 est.)
religious affiliation:

Age structure:
0-14 years: 20.94% (male 634,996/female 605,985)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 13.53% (male 476,813/female 324,982)
[see also: Age structure 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 61.27% (male 2,767,886/female 863,816)
[see also: Age structure 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 3.23% (male 142,661/female 48,715)
[see also: Age structure 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 1.04% (male 38,444/female 23,184) (2016 est.)
[see also: Age structure 65 years and over country ranks ]
population pyramid:
A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends.

For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 17.8%
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 16.4%
[see also: Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio country ranks ]
elderly dependency ratio: 1.3%
[see also: Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio country ranks ]
potential support ratio: 74.6% (2015 est.)
[see also: Dependency ratios - potential support ratio country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 30.3 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 32.1 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 25.1 years (2016 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 112

Population growth rate:
2.47% (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 23
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
15.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 128
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 225
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
11.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 8
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Population distribution:
population is heavily concentrated to the northeast on the Musandam Peninsula; the three largest emirates - Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah - are home to nearly 85% of the population

Urbanization:
urban population: 85.5% of total population (2015)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 2.87% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Major urban areas - population:
Dubai 2.415 million; Sharjah 1.279 million; ABU DHABI (capital) 1.145 million (2015)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 1.47 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 3.2 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 2.93 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 1.69 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 2.18 male(s)/female (2016 est.)

Maternal mortality rate:
6 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 146
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 10.3 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 12 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 8.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 132

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.5 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total country ranks ]
male: 74.8 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 80.2 years (2016 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 71

Total fertility rate:
2.33 children born/woman (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 86
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
3.6% of GDP (2014)
country comparison to the world: 182
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
2.53 physicians/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
1.1 beds/1,000 population (2012)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved: urban: 99.6% of population rural: 100% of population total: 99.6% of population
[see also: Drinking water source - Improved - total country ranks ]
unimproved: urban: 0.4% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0.4% of population (2015 est.)
[see also: Drinking water source - Unimproved - total country ranks ]

Sanitation facility access:
improved: urban: 98% of population rural: 95.2% of population total: 97.6% of population
[see also: Sanitation facility access - Total Improved country ranks ]
unimproved: urban: 2% of population rural: 4.8% of population total: 2.4% of population (2015 est.)
[see also: Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
34.5% (2014)
country comparison to the world: 22
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
NA
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.8%
[see also: Literacy - total country ranks ]
male: 93.1%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 95.8% (2015 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 12.1%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total country ranks ]
male: 7.9%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male country ranks ]
female: 21.8% (2008 est.)
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 91