Dubai
8
also ranked six spots ahead of the United States, which was placed 20th overall. To acquire its 14th position, the
UAE fared well across 21 individual categories, performing best in the education category with a 94 percent finish
for ensuring education for all children. The UAE also earned a 70 percent rating for providing rights to acceptable
conditions at work. [24][25]
Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Dubai
Year
Population
18221
1,200
19001
10,000
19301
20,000
19401
38,000
19541
20,000
19601
40,000
1968
58,971
1975
183,000
1985
370,800
1995
674,000
2005
1,204,000
2013
2,106,177
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The town of Dubai first conducted a census in 1968. All population figures in this table prior to 1968 are estimates obtained from various
sources.
Ethnicity and language
Main article: Emirati people
See also: Indians in the United Arab Emirates, Pakistanis in the United Arab Emirates and Expatriates in the United
Arab Emirates
According to the census conducted by the Statistics Centre of Dubai, the population of the emirate was 1,771,000 as
of 2009, which included 1,370,000 males and 401,000 females. The region covers 497.1 square miles (1,287.5 km2).
The population density is 408.18/km² – more than eight times that of the entire country. Dubai is the second most
expensive city in the region and 20th most expensive city in the world.
As of 2013, only 10-15% of the population of the emirate was made up of Arab UAE nationals, with the rest
comprising expatriates. Approximately 85% of the expatriate population (and 71% of the emirate's total population)
was Asian, chiefly Indian (51%) and Pakistani (16%); other significant groups include Bangladeshis (9%), Filipinos
(3%) and a sizable community of Somalis numbering around 30,000, as well as other communities of various
nationalities.[26] A quarter of the population reportedly traces their origins to Iran. In addition, 16% of the population
(or 288,000 persons) living in collective labour accommodation were not identified by ethnicity or nationality, but
were thought to be primarily Asian. There are over 100,000 British expatriates in Dubai, by far the largest group of
Western expatriates in the city. The median age in the emirate was about 27 years. The crude birth rate, as of 2005,
was 13.6%, while the crude death rate was about 1%.