A large number residents gather at the Mall of the Emirates station waiting for the Dubai Metro. Government studies have shown that the country's population is growing.
Hadrian Hernandez/Gulf News
By Abdullah Rasheed, Abu Dhabi Editor
The Emirati population within the United Arab Emirates has stayed at a constant 16.5 per cent, senior government officials told Gulf News.
The UAE population is now six million, with Emiratis comprising 1 million of this total.
Results from the 2005 census showed that the population was 4,104,695.
The figure is the result of two major studies carried out on visa registration and the number of people employed in the country. The studies were compiled by the Department of Naturalisation and Residency, the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Labour.
Additional statistics were taken from those who had registered for the Emirates Identity Authority.
The largest group of expatriates hail from India, with 1.75 million currently residing in the UAE. The second largest group hails from Pakistan, with about 1.25 million Pakistanis resident in the UAE. Roughly 500,000 Bangladeshis stay in the UAE.
Members of other Asian communities, including China, the Philippines, Thailand, Korea, Afghanistan and Iran make up approximately one million of the total population.
Western expatriates, from Europe, Australia, Northern Africa, Africa and Latin America make up 500,000 of the overall population. The next population review will be in six months, in April, when the Census 2010 reconvenes.
These figures reveal that the expatriate population is rapidly increasing, which may be a cause for concern economically. [rc]
Breakdown
* 6m - population of the UAE as of October 2009
* 4.1m - population of UAE during last census
* 46.3% -Increase in population
* 6 million - population of UAE
--1,750,000 Indian expatriate population
--1,250,000 Pakistani expatriate population
--1 million (approx) of population is Emirati
--1 million other Asian nationalities
--500,000 Western expatriates
--16.5 percent of population is Emirati
© Al Nisr Publishing LLC 2007.
October 7, 2009
EMIRATES: 1.9m increase in population since last official census
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates / Gulf News / The Nation / October 7, 2009
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A large number residents gather at the Mall of the Emirates station waiting for the Dubai Metro. Government studies have shown that the country's population is growing.
Hadrian Hernandez/Gulf News
By Abdullah Rasheed, Abu Dhabi Editor
The Emirati population within the United Arab Emirates has stayed at a constant 16.5 per cent, senior government officials told Gulf News.
The UAE population is now six million, with Emiratis comprising 1 million of this total.
Results from the 2005 census showed that the population was 4,104,695.
The figure is the result of two major studies carried out on visa registration and the number of people employed in the country. The studies were compiled by the Department of Naturalisation and Residency, the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Labour.
Additional statistics were taken from those who had registered for the Emirates Identity Authority.
The largest group of expatriates hail from India, with 1.75 million currently residing in the UAE. The second largest group hails from Pakistan, with about 1.25 million Pakistanis resident in the UAE. Roughly 500,000 Bangladeshis stay in the UAE.
Members of other Asian communities, including China, the Philippines, Thailand, Korea, Afghanistan and Iran make up approximately one million of the total population.
Western expatriates, from Europe, Australia, Northern Africa, Africa and Latin America make up 500,000 of the overall population. The next population review will be in six months, in April, when the Census 2010 reconvenes.
These figures reveal that the expatriate population is rapidly increasing, which may be a cause for concern economically. [rc]
Breakdown
* 6m - population of the UAE as of October 2009
* 4.1m - population of UAE during last census
* 46.3% -Increase in population
* 6 million - population of UAE
--1,750,000 Indian expatriate population
--1,250,000 Pakistani expatriate population
--1 million (approx) of population is Emirati
--1 million other Asian nationalities
--500,000 Western expatriates
--16.5 percent of population is Emirati
© Al Nisr Publishing LLC 2007.
A large number residents gather at the Mall of the Emirates station waiting for the Dubai Metro. Government studies have shown that the country's population is growing.
Hadrian Hernandez/Gulf News
By Abdullah Rasheed, Abu Dhabi Editor
The Emirati population within the United Arab Emirates has stayed at a constant 16.5 per cent, senior government officials told Gulf News.
The UAE population is now six million, with Emiratis comprising 1 million of this total.
Results from the 2005 census showed that the population was 4,104,695.
The figure is the result of two major studies carried out on visa registration and the number of people employed in the country. The studies were compiled by the Department of Naturalisation and Residency, the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Labour.
Additional statistics were taken from those who had registered for the Emirates Identity Authority.
The largest group of expatriates hail from India, with 1.75 million currently residing in the UAE. The second largest group hails from Pakistan, with about 1.25 million Pakistanis resident in the UAE. Roughly 500,000 Bangladeshis stay in the UAE.
Members of other Asian communities, including China, the Philippines, Thailand, Korea, Afghanistan and Iran make up approximately one million of the total population.
Western expatriates, from Europe, Australia, Northern Africa, Africa and Latin America make up 500,000 of the overall population. The next population review will be in six months, in April, when the Census 2010 reconvenes.
These figures reveal that the expatriate population is rapidly increasing, which may be a cause for concern economically. [rc]
Breakdown
* 6m - population of the UAE as of October 2009
* 4.1m - population of UAE during last census
* 46.3% -Increase in population
* 6 million - population of UAE
--1,750,000 Indian expatriate population
--1,250,000 Pakistani expatriate population
--1 million (approx) of population is Emirati
--1 million other Asian nationalities
--500,000 Western expatriates
--16.5 percent of population is Emirati
© Al Nisr Publishing LLC 2007.
