Duration of stay (in years)
Age group		< 1 year	1-4	5-9	10-14	15-19	20-24	25-29	30 years and more	Not stated	Total
0 – 4	Male	11,173	79,308	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	90,481
	Female	10,319	73,909	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	84,228
	Total	21,492	153,217	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	174,709
5 – 9	Male	1,453	20,753	65,352	0	0	0	0	0	0	87,558
	Female	1,401	18,549	59,799	0	0	0	0	0	0	79,749
	Total	2,854	39,302	125,151	0	0	0	0	0	0	167,307
10 – 14	Male	1,000	13,628	15,504	46,661	0	0	0	0	0	76,793
	Female	850	11,590	13,368	42,089	0	0	0	0	0	67,897
	Total	1,850	25,218	28,872	88,750	0	0	0	0	0	144,690
15 – 19	Male	2,046	13,106	8,946	7,493	34,222	0	0	0	0	65,813
	Female	1,677	11,559	7,486	6,299	31,281	0	0	0	0	58,302
	Total	3,723	24,665	16,432	13,792	65,503	0	0	0	0	124,115
20 – 24	Male	23,983	150,349	17,976	4,589	3,764	20,694	0	0	8	221,363
	Female	7,498	66,257	9,372	3,349	3,068	19,222	0	0	0	108,766
	Total	31,481	216,606	27,348	7,938	6,832	39,916	0	0	8	330,129
25 – 29	Male	26,697	293,115	93,883	11,709	3,271	3,166	12,397	0	23	444,261
	Female	7,939	85,396	26,071	4,651	1,856	1,954	9,149	0	0	137,016
	Total	34,636	378,511	119,954	16,360	5,127	5,120	21,546	0	23	581,277
30 – 34	Male	17,480	226,239	157,423	44,719	7,375	2,965	2,041	5,774	17	464,033
	Female	5,106	58,695	37,509	12,558	3,561	1,751	1,363	3,442	0	123,985
	Total	22,586	284,934	194,932	57,277	10,936	4,716	3,404	9,216	17	588,018
35 – 39	Male	10,869	125,334	127,357	67,874	23,218	5,791	2,001	4,110	18	366,572
	Female	3,322	32,310	24,637	16,122	8,701	3,519	1,337	2,343	0	92,291
	Total	14,191	157,644	151,994	83,996	31,919	9,310	3,338	6,453	18	458,863
40 – 44	Male	5,910	61,099	65,099	56,939	31,958	17,775	5,554	3,740	12	248,086
	Female	1,722	16,339	11,957	10,202	9,559	7,268	2,996	2,133	0	62,176
	Total	7,632	77,438	77,056	67,141	41,517	25,043	8,550	5,873	12	310,262
45 – 49	Male	3,129	29,103	33,264	30,798	24,102	20,595	14,462	6,569	4	162,026
	Female	752	7,431	5,586	4,948	5,173	6,155	4,814	2,595	0	37,454
	Total	3,881	36,534	38,850	35,746	29,275	26,750	19,276	9,164	4	199,480
50 – 54	Male	1,242	12,906	13,830	13,903	12,194	14,807	16,433	11,774	4	97,093
	Female	374	3,707	2,670	2,251	2,261	3,070	4,120	3,139	0	21,592
	Total	1,616	16,613	16,500	16,154	14,455	17,877	20,553	14,913	4	118,685
55 – 59	Male	500	4,818	4,682	4,799	4,616	5,823	8,712	9,459	1	43,410
	Female	246	1,766	1,166	745	806	1,009	1,601	2,124	0	9,463
	Total	746	6,584	5,848	5,544	5,422	6,832	10,313	11,583	1	52,873
60 – 64	Male	158	1,432	1,252	1,101	1,082	1,354	2,042	4,223	0	12,644
	Female	130	960	518	308	268	327	440	1,027	0	3,978
	Total	288	2,392	1,770	1,409	1,350	1,681	2,482	5,250	0	16,622
65 – 69	Male	77	497	366	270	243	314	580	1,490	0	3,837
	Female	77	561	276	168	143	143	160	474	0	2,002
	Total	154	1,058	642	438	386	457	740	1,964	0	5,839
70 – 74	Male	64	292	181	97	95	134	161	710	0	1,734
	Female	68	363	184	132	100	85	85	297	0	1,314
	Total	132	655	365	229	195	219	246	1,007	0	3,048
75 – 79	Male	23	275	111	38	36	45	42	230	0	800
	Female	17	175	85	52	42	69	50	140	0	630
	Total	40	450	196	90	78	114	92	370	0	1,430
80 – 84	Male	7	87	52	34	19	32	21	125	0	377
	Female	11	125	62	51	36	45	39	110	0	479
	Total	18	212	114	85	55	77	60	235	0	856
85 and more	Male	10	74	47	26	25	23	16	71	0	292
	Female	13	63	49	27	20	41	35	88	0	336
	Total	23	137	96	53	45	64	51	159	0	628
Not Stated	Male	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,051	1,051
	Female	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1,047	1,050
	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2,098	2,101
	Male	105,821	1,032,415	605,325	291,050	146,220	93,518	64,462	48,275	1,138	2,388,224
Total	Female	41,524	389,755	200,795	103,952	66,875	44,658	26,189	17,913	1,047	892,708
	Total	147,345	1,422,170	806,120	395,002	213,095	138,176	90,651	66,188	2,185	3,280,932

Source: Ministry of Economy.

ANNEXED NOTE

1. Characteristics of data

The first population census was conducted in 1968 by the Council of Developing Trucial States.
After Independence in 1971, a population census of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi was conducted that same year.
The first general population and establishments census in the UAE was conducted in 1975. It was the first census in the region following scientific standards and international recommendations. The other federal censuses were conducted in 1980, 1985, 1995 and 2005.
Reference day for 2005′ census: 6 December 2005
Implementation method: the census was carried out according to de jure methodology, i.e. counting persons using their usual place of residence
Population of reference: Emirati nationals usually residing in the country+all foreign residents holding a valid residence permit+resident GCC nationals (nationals of other GCC states don’t need a permit to stay in the UAE)

2. Institution which provides data

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)

3. Data availability

Population statistics are available on NBS’s website:
http://www.uaestatistics.gov.ae/EnglishHome/tabid/96/Default.aspx
http://www.uaestatistics.gov.ae/Home/tabid/38/Default.aspx

Data are classified by subject and statistical publications are available on PDF or Excel format. Population data disagregated by nationality (Emirati/ non-Emirati) are scarce.
2005′ census data is available at:
http://www.uaestatistics.gov.ae/EnglishHome/ReportsByDepartmentEnglish/tabid/104/Default.aspx?MenuId=1&NDId=365
The present data is taken from:
http://www.uaestatistics.gov.ae/EnglishHome/ReportDetailsEnglish/tabid/121/Default.aspx?ItemId=1868&PTID=104&MenuId=1

Date of access: November 2014.

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