United Arab Emirates Population Rises 65% Over Four Years
The population of the United Arab Emirates grew 65 percent to 8.26 million people in the first half of 2010 compared with the same period in 2006, the U.A.E. Statistics Bureau said on its website today.
Emirati nationals accounted for 11.5 percent of the population at the end of June, or about 948,000 people, the data showed. The country’s expatriate population rose 75 percent from 2006 to the end of June, to 7.3 million people.
The majority of U.A.E. nationals, more than 42 percent, lived in Abu Dhabi, the U.A.E. capital, at the end of June. The data doesn’t provide a breakdown of expatriates in Abu Dhabi or the other emirates in the federation, which includes Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras al Khaimah, Fujairah and Umm al-Quwain.
The U.A.E., led by Dubai and Abu Dhabi, has relied heavily on foreigners to expand its economy through the development of various industries, including infrastructure and real estate, financial services and tourism.
To contact the reporter on this story: Vivian Salama in Abu Dhabi at vsalama@bloomberg.net.
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Andrew J. Barden at barden@bloomberg.net.
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