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Do not fill this in! ==Demographics== {{Main|Demographics of Dubai}} {{Historical populations |footnote = c-census; e-estimate |1822<ref name="hist_karim"/>|1200 |1900<ref name="pophist2">{{cite web |url=http://cipa.icomos.org/fileadmin/papers/antalya/143.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090624151835/http://cipa.icomos.org/fileadmin/papers/antalya/143.pdf |archive-date=24 June 2009 |url-status=dead |title=3D Modelling and Visualisation OF Al Baskita in Dubai IN Dubai, United Arab Emerites |last=Hadjari |first=Karim |access-date=23 February 2017}}</ref> |10000 |1930<ref name="pophist3">{{cite web|url=http://www.uae-embassy.de/DeutschHome/Tourismus/4DubaiGuide.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050403184631/http://uae-embassy.de/DeutschHome/Tourismus/4DubaiGuide.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 April 2005 |title=Tourism in Dubai |access-date=19 April 2010}}</ref> |20000 |1940<ref name=hist_karim /> |38000 |1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.populstat.info/Asia/unarabet.htm|title=The United Arab Emigrates – Historical demographical data of the urban centers|last=Lahmeyer|first=Jan|year=2001|publisher=.populstat|access-date=19 April 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100809185417/http://www.populstat.info/Asia/unarabet.htm|archive-date=9 August 2010}}</ref> |40000 |1968<ref name="pophist5">{{cite web|url=http://www.uaeinteract.com/uaeint_misc/pdf/perspectives/04.pdf|title=The Tribal Society of the UAE and its Traditional Economy|last=Heard-Bey|first=Frauke|publisher=uaeinteract.com|access-date=19 April 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110428195649/http://www.uaeinteract.com/uaeint_misc/pdf/perspectives/04.pdf|archive-date=28 April 2011}}</ref> |58971 |1975<ref name="pophist6">{{cite web|url=http://tedad.ae/english/about_census/background.html |title=Census 2005 U.A.E. |publisher=tedad.ae |access-date=19 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516221856/http://www.tedad.ae/english/about_census/background.html |archive-date=16 May 2010}}</ref> |183000 |1985<ref name="pophist7">{{cite web|url=http://www.ite.org/traffic/documents/AB00H5001.pdf|title=Roundabouts vs. Intersections: The Tale of Three UAE Cities|last=Younes|first=Bassem|publisher=ite.org|access-date=19 April 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225204033/http://www.ite.org/traffic/documents/AB00H5001.pdf|archive-date=25 February 2011}}</ref> |370800 |1995<ref name=pophist7 /> |674000 |2005 |1204000 |2010<ref name="pophist8">{{cite web|url=https://www.dsc.gov.ae/Report/DSC_SYB_2014_01%20_%2001.pdf|title=Number of Population Estimated by Nationality- Emirate of Dubai|publisher=dsc.gov.ae|access-date=28 September 2020|archive-date=11 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311005342/https://www.dsc.gov.ae/Report/DSC_SYB_2014_01%20_%2001.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>|1905476 |2015<ref name="pophist9">{{cite web|url=https://www.dsc.gov.ae/Report/Copy%20of%20DSC_SYB_2016_01%20_%2002.pdf|title=Number of Population Estimated by Nationality- Emirate of Dubai|publisher=dsc.gov.ae|access-date=28 September 2020|archive-date=14 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214003323/https://www.dsc.gov.ae/Report/Copy%20of%20DSC_SYB_2016_01%20_%2002.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> |2446675 |2019<ref name="pophist10">{{cite web|url=https://www.dsc.gov.ae/Report/DSC_SYB_2019_01%20_%2003.pdf|title=Number of Population Estimated by Nationality- Emirate of Dubai|publisher=dsc.gov.ae|access-date=28 September 2020|archive-date=18 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218120209/https://www.dsc.gov.ae/Report/DSC_SYB_2019_01%20_%2003.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>|3355900 }} ===Ethnicity and languages=== {{See also|Emirati people|Expatriates in the United Arab Emirates}} {{As of|2019|September}}, the population is 3,331,420 – an annual increase of 177,020 people which represents a growth rate of 5.64%.<ref name="dsc.gov.ae">{{cite web|url=https://www.dsc.gov.ae/en-us/DSC-News/Pages/Dubai-Population-Are-3.3-Million-by-Q3-19.aspx|title=Dubai Population Are 3.3 Million by Q3-19|website=www.dsc.gov.ae|access-date=15 December 2019|archive-date=15 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215235952/https://www.dsc.gov.ae/en-us/DSC-News/Pages/Dubai-Population-Are-3.3-Million-by-Q3-19.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> The region covers {{convert|497.1|mi2|1|abbr=out|order=flip}}. The population density is 408.18/km<sup>2</sup> – more than eight times that of the entire country. Dubai is the [[List of most expensive cities for expatriate employees|second most expensive city]] in the region and 20th most expensive city in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.citymayors.com/features/cost_survey.html |title=Cost of living – The world's most expensive cities |publisher=City Mayors |access-date=12 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224033730/http://www.citymayors.com/features/cost_survey.html |archive-date=24 December 2008}}</ref> {{As of|2013}}, only about 15% of the emirate's population was made up of [[Emirati people|UAE nationals]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Dubai population jumps 4.8 per cent to 2.17m |url=http://www.uaeinteract.com/docs/Dubai_population_jumps_4.8_per_cent_to_2.17m/56733.htm |publisher=UAE interact |access-date=4 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819034855/http://www.uaeinteract.com/docs/Dubai_population_jumps_4.8_per_cent_to_2.17m/56733.htm |archive-date=19 August 2014}}</ref> with the rest comprising expatriates, many of whom either have been in the country for generations or were born in the UAE.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-emirates-citizenship-feature-idUKBRE99904J20131010|title=Call to naturalise some expats stirs anxiety in the UAE|agency=Reuters UK|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171325/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/10/10/uk-emirates-citizenship-feature-idUKBRE99904J20131010|archive-date=14 July 2014|newspaper=Reuters|date=10 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulfbusiness.com/2014/01/gcc-citizenship-debate-a-place-to-call-home/|title=GCC Citizenship Debate: A Place To Call Home|work=Gulf Business|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901125525/http://gulfbusiness.com/2014/01/gcc-citizenship-debate-a-place-to-call-home/|archive-date=1 September 2014|date=5 January 2014}}</ref> Approximately 85% of the [[Expatriates in the United Arab Emirates|expatriate population]] (and 71% of the emirate's total population) was Asian, chiefly [[Indians in the United Arab Emirates|Indian]] (51%) and [[Pakistanis in the United Arab Emirates|Pakistani]] (16%); other significant Asian groups include [[Bangladeshis in the United Arab Emirates|Bangladeshis]] (9%) and [[Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates|Filipinos]] (3%).<ref name=migrationinformation>[http://www.migrationinformation.org/dataHub/GCMM/Dubaidatasheet.pdf "Country and Metropolitan Stats in Brief] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012143031/http://www.migrationinformation.org/dataHub/GCMM/Dubaidatasheet.pdf |date=12 October 2012}}. MPI Data Hub</ref> A quarter of the population (local and foreign) reportedly [[Iranians in the United Arab Emirates|traces their origins to Iran]].<ref>{{cite news |author=HASSAN M. FATTAH; Nada El Sawy contributed reporting for this article. |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00E1EF839550C778CDDAB0994DD404482 |title=Young Iranians Follow Dreams to Dubai |work=The New York Times |date=4 December 2005 |access-date=11 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005012837/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00E1EF839550C778CDDAB0994DD404482 |archive-date=5 October 2013}}</ref> In addition, 16% of the population (or 288,000 persons) [[Labour force of the United Arab Emirates|living in collective labour]] accommodation were not identified by ethnicity or nationality, but were thought to be primarily Asian.<ref name="pop4">{{cite web|url=http://www.hsbc.com/1/PA_1_1_S5/content/assets/retirement/2006_for_report_world.pdf |title=HSBC Reveals "The Future of Retirement: What the World Wants" Survey Results |date=26 April 2006 |publisher=HSBC |access-date=19 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204224023/http://www.hsbc.com/1/PA_1_1_S5/content/assets/retirement/2006_for_report_world.pdf |archive-date=4 December 2008}}</ref> 461,000 [[Westerners]] live in the [[United Arab Emirates]], making up 5.1% of its total population.<ref name="web.archive.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.bqdoha.com/2015/04/uae-population-by-nationality|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711160839/http://www.bqdoha.com/2015/04/uae-population-by-nationality|archive-date=11 July 2015|title=A Breakdown of the United Arab Emirates Population by Nationality – BQ Doha}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.thenational.ae/opinion/comment/the-other-special-relationship-the-uae-and-the-uk-1.549898|title = The other special relationship: The UAE and the UK|date = 21 November 2010|access-date = 7 January 2021|archive-date = 31 July 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200731033135/https://www.thenational.ae/opinion/comment/the-other-special-relationship-the-uae-and-the-uk-1.549898|url-status = live}}</ref> There are over 100,000 British expatriates in Dubai, by far the largest group of Western expatriates in the city.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/dubai-leads-british-exodus-overseas-49627.html|title=Dubai leads British exodus overseas|work=Arabian Business|date=21 May 2008|access-date=16 November 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116232224/http://www.arabianbusiness.com/dubai-leads-british-exodus-overseas-49627.html|archive-date=16 January 2013}}</ref> The median age in the emirate was about 27 years. In 2014, there were estimated to be 15.54 [[Birth rate|births]] and 1.99 [[Mortality rate|deaths]] per 1,000 people.<ref>{{cite web|title = United Arab Emirates Demographics Profile 2014|url = http://www.indexmundi.com/united_arab_emirates/demographics_profile.html|publisher = indexmundi.com|access-date = 21 December 2015|url-status=live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151225154722/http://www.indexmundi.com/united_arab_emirates/demographics_profile.html|archive-date = 25 December 2015|df = dmy-all}}</ref> There are other Arab nationals, including [[Gulf Cooperation Council|GCC]] nationals.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}} [[Arabic language|Arabic]] is the national and official language of the United Arab Emirates. The [[Gulf Arabic|Gulf dialect]] of Arabic is spoken natively by the Emirati people.<ref>{{cite book|last=Christensen|first=Shane|title=Frommer's Dubai|year=2010|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-71178-1|page=174}}</ref> [[English language|English]] is used as a second language. Other major languages spoken in Dubai due to immigration are [[Malayalam]], [[Hindi]]-[[Urdu]] (or [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]), [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Pashto language|Pashto]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Balochi language|Balochi]], [[Tulu language|Tulu]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=186483|title=Nama Tuluveru all set to entertain UAE with Rangabhoomi's 'Kaala Chakra'|publisher=daijiworld.com|access-date=12 February 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045706/http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=186483|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> [[Kannada]], [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] and [[Chinese language|Chinese]], in addition to many other languages.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.justlanded.com/english/Dubai/Dubai-Guide/Language/Languages |title=Languages spoken in Dubai |publisher=Justlanded.com |access-date=20 April 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627204329/http://www.justlanded.com/english/Dubai/Dubai-Guide/Language/Languages |archive-date=27 June 2013}}</ref> ===Religion=== {{See also|Religion in the United Arab Emirates}} {{multiple image | direction = vertical | footer = Mosque in [[Al Barsha]] and [[United Christian Church of Dubai]] | image1 = Beautiful_mosque_at_night.jpg | width1 = 220 | alt1 = | caption1 = | image2 = United Christian Church of Dubai.jpg | width2 = 220 | alt2 = | caption2 = }} Article 7 of the UAE's Provisional Constitution declares [[Islam]] the official state religion of the UAE. The government subsidises almost 95% of mosques and employs all [[Imam]]s; approximately 5% of mosques are entirely private, and several large mosques have large private endowments.<ref name=loc_religion>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/UAE.pdf Country Profile: United Arab Emirates (UAE)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326030536/http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/UAE.pdf |date=26 March 2009}}. United States Library of Congress</ref> All mosques in Dubai are managed by the [[Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department]] also known as "Awqaf" under the Government of Dubai and all [[Imam]]s are appointed by the Government.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2011/nea/192911.htm|title=Report on International Religious Freedom|work=U.S. Department of State|access-date=30 September 2014|archive-date=28 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728170924/https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2011/nea/192911.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The Constitution of the United Arab Emirates provides for [[freedom of religion]]. Expats held to be preaching [[Religious intolerance|religious hatred]] or promoting [[religious extremism]] are usually jailed and deported.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/uae-to-deport-expats-abusing-religions-2015-07-22-1.597619|title=UAE to deport expats abusing religions|last=Staff|date=22 July 2015|work=Emirates 24{{!}}7|access-date=26 May 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525072642/http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/uae-to-deport-expats-abusing-religions-2015-07-22-1.597619|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref> Dubai has large [[Christians|Christian]], [[Hindu]], [[Sikh]], [[Baháʼí Faith|Baháʼí]], [[Buddhist]] and other religious communities residing in the city, as well as a small but growing [[Jewish]] community.<ref>[http://www.dubaidreams.net/465/about/religion-in-dubai/ Religion in Dubai] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100424085123/http://www.dubaidreams.net/465/about/religion-in-dubai/ |date=24 April 2010}}. Dubaidreams</ref> In 2014, more than 56% of Dubai residents were Muslims, while 25% of the Dubai residents were Christians and 16% were Hindus. While around 2% of the Dubai residents were adherent of other religions.<ref>{{cite book|last=Malcolm |first=Russell|title=The Middle East and South Asia 2014|year=2014|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=9780521889520|pages=192–193|quote= More than 56% of Dubai residents are Muslims, 25% of the population is Christian and 16% is Hindu. 2% of the population of Dubai has a different religion.}}</ref> The [[Churches Complex]] in [[Jebel Ali Village]] is an area for a number of churches and temples of different [[religious denomination]]s, especially [[Christian denomination]]s.<ref name="thingstodopost">{{cite web| url=https://www.thingstodopost.org/the-6-best-churches-cathedrals-in-jebel-ali-emirate-of-dubai-836780 | title=The 6 Best Churches & Cathedrals in Jebel Ali, Emirate of Dubai | first=Fernanda | last=Pittenger | website=thingstodopost.org | access-date=9 March 2022}}</ref> Non-Muslim groups can own their own houses of worship, where they can practice their religion freely, by requesting a land grant and permission to build a compound. Groups that do not have their own buildings are allowed to use the facilities of other religious organisations or worship in private homes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2007/90223.htm |title=International Religious Freedom Report 2007 – United Arab Emirates |date=14 September 2007 |publisher=State.gov |access-date=31 July 2009 |archive-date=10 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110154648/https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2007/90223.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> Non-Muslim religious groups are also permitted to advertise group functions openly and distribute various religious literature. Catholics are served pastorally by the [[Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia]]. British preacher [[Andrew Thompson (priest)|Reverend Andrew Thompson]] claimed that the United Arab Emirates is one of the most tolerant places in the world towards Christians and that it is easier to be a Christian in the UAE than in the UK.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/it-s-easier-being-christian-in-abu-dhabi-than-in-uk-1.1330220 |title='It's easier being Christian in Abu Dhabi than in UK' |date=9 May 2014 |access-date=23 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004094524/http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/it-s-easier-being-christian-in-abu-dhabi-than-in-uk-1.1330220 |archive-date=4 October 2016}}</ref> On 5 April 2020, the [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] announced the building of one of their temples in Dubai. As part of the announcement, church President Russell M. Nelson said that, "The plan for a temple in Dubai comes in response to their gracious invitation, which we gratefully acknowledge."<ref>{{cite web|last=Nelson|first=Russell M.|title=Go Forward in Faith|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/04/57nelson?lang=eng|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-11|website=www.churchofjesuschrist.org|archive-date=11 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111181608/https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/04/57nelson?lang=eng}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! 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