Ireland vs. United Arab Emirates
Demographics
| Ireland | United Arab Emirates | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,224,884 (July 2021 est.) | 9,856,612 (July 2021 est.) note: the UN estimated the country's total population was 9,771,000 as of mid-year 2019; immigrants make up 87.9% of the total population, according to UN data (2019) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 21.15% (male 560,338/female 534,570) 15-24 years: 12.08% (male 316,239/female 308,872) 25-54 years: 42.19% (male 1,098,058/female 1,085,794) 55-64 years: 10.77% (male 278,836/female 278,498) 65 years and over: 13.82% (male 331,772/female 383,592) (2020 est.) | 0-14 years: 14.45% (male 745,492/female 698,330) 15-24 years: 7.94% (male 431,751/female 361,804) 25-54 years: 68.03% (male 5,204,618/female 1,592,987) 55-64 years: 7.68% (male 658,892/female 108,850) 65 years and over: 1.9% (male 146,221/female 43,138) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 37.8 years male: 37.4 years female: 38.2 years (2020 est.) | total: 38.4 years male: 40.4 years female: 31.5 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.97% (2021 est.) | 0.62% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 12.6 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 10.87 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 6.72 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 1.51 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 3.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | -3.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.19 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 3.27 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 6.05 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 3.39 male(s)/female total population: 2.56 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 3.52 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.97 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 5.25 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.82 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 81.45 years male: 79.12 years female: 83.9 years (2021 est.) | total population: 79.37 years male: 78.04 years female: 80.78 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.93 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.65 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.2% (2020 est.) | 0.1% (2020) |
| Nationality | noun: Irishman(men), Irishwoman(women), Irish (collective plural) adjective: Irish | noun: Emirati(s) adjective: Emirati |
| Ethnic groups | Irish 82.2%, Irish travelers 0.7%, other White 9.5%, Asian 2.1%, Black 1.4%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.6% (2016 est.) | 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.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 7,800 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children | <1,000 (2020) |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 78.3%, Church of Ireland 2.7%, other Christian 1.6%, Orthodox 1.3%, Muslim 1.3%, other 2.4%, none 9.8%, unspecified 2.6% (2016 est.) | Muslim (official) 76%, Christian 9%, other (primarily Hindu and Buddhist, less than 5% of the population consists of Parsi, Baha'i, Druze, Sikh, Ahmadi, Ismaili, Dawoodi Bohra Muslim, and Jewish) 15% (2005 est.) note: data represent the total population; as of 2019, immigrants make up about 87.9% of the total population, according to UN data |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children | 100 <100 (2020) |
| Languages | English (official, the language generally used), Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official, spoken by approximately 39.8% of the population as of 2016; mainly spoken in areas along Ireland's western coast known as gaeltachtai, which are officially recognized regions where Irish is the predominant language) | Arabic (official), English, Hindi, Malayam, Urdu, Pashto, Tagalog, Persian major-language sample(s): ???? ????? ??????? ?????? ???? ?? ???? ????????? ??? ????????? ???????? (Arabic) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 20 years male: 19 years female: 20 years (2018) | total: 14 years male: 14 years female: 15 years (2017) |
| Education expenditures | 3.5% of GDP (2017) | NA |
| Urbanization | urban population: 63.9% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 87.3% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.5% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 97% of population rural: 98.1% of population total: 97.4% of population unimproved: urban: 3% of population rural: 1.9% of population total: 2.6% of population (2017 est.) | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 97.7% of population rural: 99% of population total: 98.2% of population unimproved: urban: 2.3% of population rural: 1% of population total: 1.8% of population (2017 est.) | improved: total: 98.6% of population unimproved: total: 1.4% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 1.242 million DUBLIN (capital) (2021) | 2.921 million Dubai, 1.737 million Sharjah, 1.512 million ABU DHABI (capital) (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 3 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 6.9% (2018) | 4.2% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 3.31 physicians/1,000 population (2018) | 2.53 physicians/1,000 population (2018) |
| Hospital bed density | 3 beds/1,000 population (2017) | 1.4 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 25.3% (2016) | 31.7% (2016) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 54.8 youth dependency ratio: 32.3 elderly dependency ratio: 22.6 potential support ratio: 4.4 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 19.2 youth dependency ratio: 17.7 elderly dependency ratio: 1.5 potential support ratio: 66.4 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
