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People
4,975,593
country comparison to the world: 
114
note: estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that included a significantly higher estimate of net immigration of non-citizens than previous estimates (July 2010 est.)
0-14 years: 20.4% (male 500,928/female 478,388)
15-64 years: 78.7% (male 2,768,030/female 1,008,404)
65 years and over: 0.9% (male 27,601/female 15,140)
note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2010 est.)
total: 30.2 years
male: 32.1 years
female: 24.8 years (2010 est.)
3.561% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 4
15.98 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 129
2.08 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 225
21.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 1
urban population: 78% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 2.75 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.8 male(s)/female
total population: 2.2 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 12.3 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 136
male: 14.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 76.32 years
country comparison to the world: 70
male: 73.75 years
female: 79.01 years (2010 est.)
2.41 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 98
0.2% (2001 est.)
country comparison to the world: 111
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noun: Emirati(s)
adjective: Emirati
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)
Muslim 96% (Shia 16%), other (includes Christian, Hindu) 4%
Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77.9%
male: 76.1%
female: 81.7% (2003 est.)
total: 12 years
male: 11 years
female: 12 years (2003)
0.9% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 184
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