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United Arab Emirates
Demographics (CIA World Factbook)
Ethnic groups
Emirati 11.6%, South Asian 59.4% (includes Indian 38.2%, Bangladeshi 9.5%, Pakistani 9.4%, other 2.3%), Egyptian 10.2%, Filipino 6.1%, other 12.8% (2015 est.)
note:
<strong>note</strong><strong>:</strong> data represent the total population; as of 2019, immigrants make up about 87.9% of the total population, according to UN data
Languages
number of languages:
1
Languages:
Arabic (official), English, Hindi, Malayalam, Urdu, Pashto, Tagalog, Persian
Major-language sample(s):
<br>كتاب حقائق العالم، المصدر الذي لا يمكن الاستغناء عنه للمعلومات الأساسية (Arabic)<br><br>The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Religions
Muslim 74.5% (official) (Sunni 63.3%, Shia 6.7%, other 4.4%), Christian 12.9%, Hindu 6.2%, Buddhist 3.2%, agnostic 1.3%, other 1.9% (2020 est.)
note:
<strong>note</strong><strong>:</strong> data represent the total population; as of 2020, immigrants make up about 88.1% of the total population, according to UN data
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