Basic Country Facts

People Population: 3,057,337 (July 1996 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 35% (male 542,848; female 519,952) 15-64 years: 64% (male 1,277,829; female 683,282) 65 years and over: 1% (male 22,246; female 11,180) (July 1996 est.) Population growth rate: 4.33% (1996 est.) Birth rate: 26.43 births/1,000 population (1996 est.) Death rate: 3.03 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.) Net migration rate: 19.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.87 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.99 male(s)/female all ages: 1.52 male(s)/female (1996 est.) Infant mortality rate: 20.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 72.74 years male: 70.64 years female: 74.94 years (1996 est.) Total fertility rate: 4.46 children born/woman (1996 est.) Nationality: noun: Emiri(s) adjective: Emiri Ethnic divisions: 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: age 15 and over can read and write but definition of literacy not available (1995 est.) total population: 79.2% male: 78.9% female: 79.8%