UAE: Estimates of population residing in the UAE by country of citizenship (selected countries, 2014)
| Country of nationality | Population | % of total population | Year of data |
| India | 2,600,000 | 27,15% | 2014 |
| Pakistan | 1,200,000 | 12,53% | 2014 |
| UAE | 1,084,764 | 11,32% | 2015 |
| Bangladesh | 700,000 | 7,31% | 2013 |
| Philippines | 525,530 | 5,49% | 2014 |
| Iran* | 400,000 – 500,000 | 4,18% – 5,22% | N/A |
| Egypt* | 400,000 | 4,18% | 2014 |
| Nepal | 300,000 | 3,13% | 2014 |
| Sri Lanka | 300,000 | 3,13% | 2015 |
| China | 200,000 | 2,09% | 2015 |
| Jordan | 200,000 | 2,09% | 2015 |
| Afghanistan | 150,000 | 1,57% | <2011 |
| Palestine | 150,000 | 1,57% | 2009 |
| United Kingdom | 120,000 | 1,25% | 2015 |
| South Africa | 100,000 | 1,04% | 2014 |
| Lebanon* | 100,000 | 1,04% | 2015 |
| Ethiopia | 90,000 | 0,94% | 2014 |
| Yemen | 90,000 | 0,94% | 2013 |
| Indonesia | 85,000 | 0,89% | 2015 |
| Sudan | 75,000 | 0,78% | 2013 |
| Somalia | 70,000 | 0,73% | 2015 |
| Iraq | 52,000 | 0,54% | 2014 |
| USA | 50,000 | 0,52% | 2015 |
| Canada | 40,000 | 0,42% | 2014 |
| Kenya | 40,000 | 0,42% | 2014 |
| France | 25,000 | 0,26% | 2015 |
| Australia | 16,000 | 0,17% | 2015 |
| Germany | 12,000 | 0,12% | 2013 |
| Spain | 12,000 | 0,11% | 2015 |
| Algeria | 10,000 | 0,10% | 2014 |
| Italy | 10,000 | 0,10% | 2014 |
| South Korea | 10,000 | 0,10% | 2014 |
| Thailand | 10,000 | 0,10% | 2014 |
| Turkey | 10,000 | 0,10% | 2014 |
| Azerbaijan | 7,000 | 0,07% | 2015 |
| Ireland | 7,000 | 0,07% | 2015 |
| Malaysia | 6,000 – 7,000 | 0,06% – 0,07% | 2015 |
| Kazakhstan | 5,000 – 6,000 | 0,05% – 0,06% | 2015 |
| Greece | 5,000 | 0,05% | 2015 |
| Mauritania | 5,000 | 0,05% | 2015 |
| Netherlands | 5,000 | 0,05% | 2015 |
| Serbia | 5,000 | 0,05% | 2015 |
| Ukraine | 5,000 | 0,05% | 2014 |
| Sweden | 4,000 | 0,04% | 2015 |
| Denmark | 3,000 – 4,000 | ~0,03% | 2015 |
| Mexico | 3,000 – 3,500 | ~0,03% | 2014 |
| Belgium | 3,000 | 0,03% | 2015 |
| Eritrea | 3,000 | 0,03% | 2015 |
| Japan | 2,603 | ~0,03% | 2015 |
| Dominican Republic | 2,000-3,000 | 0,02% – 0,03% | 2015 |
| Austria | 2,500 | ~0,03% | 2015 |
| Belarus | 2,500 | ~0,03% | 2015 |
| Hungary | 2,500 | ~0,03% | 2015 |
| Switzerland | 2,430 | ~0,03% | 2013 |
| Poland | 2,348 | ~0,02% | 2015 |
| Singapore | >2,000 | ~0,02% | 2015 |
| BIH | 1,000 – 2,000 | 0,01% – 0,02% | 2015 |
| Czech Republic | 1,500 | ~0,02% | 2015 |
| Venezuela | 1,200 | ~0,01% | 2015 |
| Norway | 1,184 | ~0,01% | 2015 |
| Finland | 1,180 | ~0,01% | 2014 |
| Cyprus | 1,000 | ~0,01% | 2014 |
| Slovakia | 1,000 | ~0,01% | 2014 |
| Senegal | 700 – 800 | < 0,01% | 2015 |
| Ghana | 500 | < 0,01% | 2015 |
| New Zealand | 444 | < 0,01% | 2015 |
| Taiwan | 400 | < 0,01% | 2015 |
| Latvia | 300 | < 0,01% | 2014 |
| Peru | 300 | < 0,01% | 2015 |
| Chile | 270 | < 0,01% | 2014 |
| Albania | 200 – 300 | < 0,01% | 2015 |
| Chad | 200 | < 0,01% | 2015 |
| Slovenia | 100 – 150 | < 0,01% | 2015 |
| Angola | 100 | < 0,01% | 2015 |
Source: Foreign embassies in the UAE and press quotes, in BQ Magazine
ANNEXED NOTE
1. Technical Notes and Definitions
The data has been compiled by BQ magazine. The present data was published by BQ on April 12, 2015.
Here are some excerpts of BQ’s article introducing the data and sources:
“In fact the list is not complete and we do not claim these are the only nationalities living in UAE.
On the contrary, the list only shows the population of nationals of the countries for which it was possible to collect reliable data for.
Having said that it currently is the most detailed, wide ranging and recent resource on the numbers of different nationalities living in UAE.
We have tried to get as recent information as possible and mostly stuck to 2014 or 2015 data.
Only in 8 out of 70 cases the figures are older and mostly correspond to 2013, with Iran, Afghanistan and Palesting being older”.
Sources used by the authors of the article:
1.) Data provided to bq magazine directly by embassies (phone, email or their websites): Angola, Chad, Peru, Taiwan, New Zealand, Ghana, Finland,
Norway, Venezuela, Poland, Austria, Belarus, Hungary, Japan, Belgium, Eritrea, Sweden, Mauritania, Netherlands, Serbia, Ireland, Australia,
France, USA, Somalia, UK, Jordan, Sri Lanka, Spain, Thailand, Singapore, Slovenia, Denmark and Switzerland.
2.) Existing sources previously published in the media: Chile, Latvia, Cyprus, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Italy,
South Korea, Turkey, Germany, Canada, Kenya, Iraq, Sudan, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Yemen, South Africa, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Philippines, Bangladesh, Pakistan and India:
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http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?section=newsmakers&xfile=/data/newsmakers/2014/September/newsmakers_September16.xml
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Mar-13/290638-uae-plans-to-deport-70-lebanese-report.ashx
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/sheikh-nahyan-bin-mubarak/sheikh-nahyan-praises-contribution-of-indian-expatriates-to-uaes-success
https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/around-20-000-pakistani-children-uae-don-t-093558327.html
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/passport-rush-forces-bangladesh-embassy-in-uae-to-expand
http://gulfnews.com/gn-focus/philippines/overcoming-labour-pains-for-filipinos-in-uae-1.1346012
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/community-reports/egyptians-in-uae-to-vote-on-new-charter-on-wednesday-1.1274651 http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/egyptian-expatriates-in-uae-vote-on-draft-constitution-1.1275146
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/nepalis-face-potential-passport-problems
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/society/family-festivities-mark-chinese-new-year-in-uae-1.1459119
http://www.afghanembassy-uae.com/en/afghanistan-uae.html
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/community/2014/May/community_May5.xml§ion=community
http://7daysindubai.com/ethiopian-maids-reveal-abuse-employers-uae/
http://www.tradeandexportme.com/2013/04/sanaa-etihad-airways-latest-destination/
https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/indonesian-housemaids-uae-continue-working-choose-052110323.html
www.worldsustainable.org/index.php/component/docman/doc_download/198-sudanese-immigrant-families-structure-and-living-arrangements-in-the-uae?Itemid=
http://www.aawsat.net/2014/04/article55331687/iraqi-troops-and-expats-begin-voting
http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/uae-eau/bilateral_relations_bilaterales/index.aspx?lang=eng&menu_id=9
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/society/kenyans-find-uae-a-land-of-opportunity-1.1384354
http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/politics/german-voters-in-uae-prepare-to-head-to-the-polls
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/society/algerians-in-dubai-flock-to-cast-votes-on-last-day-of-elections-1.1320921
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/government/italy-looks-to-strengthen-ties-with-uae-says-ambassador-1.1351112
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/s-korean-expats-in-uae-on-increase-1.1407921
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/turks-living-in-the-uae-vote-in-presidential-elections
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/society/azerbaijan-community-doubles-in-size-in-uae-1.1443363
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/ukrainian-expats-in-the-uae-vote-in-presidential-elections
http://m.gulfnews.com/news/uae/czech-president-inaugurates-new-premises-of-czech-embassy-1.1456693
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/tourism/emiratis-visa-free-travel-to-europe-applauded-by-cyprus
http://www.wam.ae/en/news/general/1395262756866.html
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/uae-latvian-community-will-benefit-from-embassy-opening
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/society/from-chile-with-love-1.1386815
3.) Sources wishing to remain anonymous: Greece
4.) UAE population: http://www.uaestatistics.gov.ae/ReportPDF/Population%20Estimates%202006%20-%202010.pdf
TOTAL in official UAE 2010 census: 8,264,070 residents.
GLMM did not include here the population totals provided in BQ’s original article.
2. Institution which provides data
BQ Magazine, a monthly business newspaper published in Doha, Qatar http://www.bqdoha.com/
3. Data availability
The data and table are taken from:
Snoj, Jure. “UAE’s population- by nationality”, BQ Magazine, Doha, April 12, 2015.
http://www.bq-magazine.com/economy/socioeconomics/2015/04/uae-population-by-nationality
Last date of access: 4 December 2015.
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