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Topic: Population imbalance

Population of Dubai rises 5 per cent to 2.1 million

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Feb 13, 2013

Interactive map: Men make up more than three quarters of the population, similar to estimates from previous years. Read Article Population of Dubai rises 5 per cent to 2.1 million

Dubai population rises to 2 million

Apr 02, 2012

Statistics show that 76 per cent of people who live in the emirate are men without their families. Read Article Dubai population rises to 2 million

Dubai population swells to almost 2 million

Oct 24, 2011

The population has increased by nearly 100,000 since the start of the year, according to statistics. Read Article Dubai population swells to almost 2 million

Unnatural Selection: Chinese and Indian sex ratios are a time bomb

A busy street in Shanghai. Increasingly, so-called

May 27, 2011

Mara Hvistendahl explains why a skewed boy-to-girl ratio globally could prove devastating to social stability across the developing world. Read Article Unnatural Selection: Chinese and Indian sex ratios are a time bomb

 

Bulging nation puts strain on public services

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Apr 08, 2011

Doubling the UAE's population in five years has impacted every sector, from strained utilities to a shortage of school spaces. We take a look at the hurdles ahead and how the country plans to address them. Read Article Bulging nation puts strain on public services

 

Door-to-door census in UAE is scrapped

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Apr 06, 2011

Figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics put population at 8.26 million. Read Article Door-to-door census in UAE is scrapped

 

UAE to draft population strategy to address 'imbalance'

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Jan 26, 2011

Concerns over the UAE's demographics take centre stage at Tuesday's FNC session.  Read Article UAE to draft population strategy to address 'imbalance'

 

Growing population needs twice as many doctors

Jun 01, 2010

The number of doctors and nurses needs to double over the next decade to cope with an ageing and rapidly expanding population, new figures have revealed. Read Article Growing population needs twice as many doctors

 

UAE 'needs long-term solutions to population imbalance'

Jan 05, 2010

With Emiratis making up fewer than one in seven of the country's population, the imbalance 'haunts' everyone, an FNC member says. Read Article UAE 'needs long-term solutions to population imbalance'

 

Dubai's population is still growing

Feb 09, 2009

An economist says Dubai's population is growing, despite reports that the economic downturn has resulted in the loss of thousands of jobs. Read Article Dubai's population is still growing

 

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Eleven of the Tamil refugees at Dubai International Airport before flying to the US last month. They were among a group of 46 Sri Lankan refugees, who were resettled in the US with the help of UNHCR. (Photo-Courtesy Red Crescent Authority.) FOR PREETI KANNAN STORY

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