Expats in Abu Dhabi

The largest group of non-UAE nationals are South Asian (58%), followed by other Asians (17%) and Western expatriates (8.5%).
In 2014 about 1.5 million people lived in Abu Dhabi city, 650,000 in Al Ain and 300,000 in Al Gharbia, the Western Region. Of those, 495,368 were Emirati and 1,957,728 expatriates
The UAE has the highest net migration rate in the world at 21.71

Economy
GDP at current prices (Million AED) [2013]    953,239
Gross fixed capital formation % of GDP[2013]    20.3%
Oil share in GDP[2013]    55%
Inflation rate [2013]    1.3%

Industry and Business
Number of hotel rooms [2013]    26,001
Exports of Oil, gas and oil products from the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (2013)    490,460
Number of hotel guests (Thousand) [2013]    2,806
Number of Permits Issued in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (2013)    20,903
Total number of business license ( New & renewal)[2012]     74,595

Population and Demography
Total population (mid-year population estimate) [2013]    2,453,096
Life expectancy at birth for males /years [2012]    75.2
Life expectancy at birth for females /years [2012]    78.7
Infant Mortality Rate (Deaths per 1,000 live births) (2013)     6.3
Singulate Mean Age at Marriage (SMAM) (Males) [2013]    26.3
Singulate Mean Age at Marriage (SMAM) (Females) [2013]    23.2

Social Statistics
Literacy [2013]    92.8%
Total number of schools (2013-14)    438
Number of hospitals [2013]    41
Number of pupils (2013-14)    340,974
Number of physicians per thousand population [2013]    2.8

Agriculture and Environment
Number of holdings [plant holdings] [2013]    24,394
Area of plant holdings [2013]    752,839 donum
Average temperature ( C°) [2013]    28.2
Average rainfall (mm) [2013]    77.6

Inflation rate in 2011 was 1.9 per cent. This was a result of an increase in the CPI from 119.3 points in 2010 to 121.6 points in 2011