| Dubai | Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||
| Foreign Born | * Link to Pie Chart | |||||
| 2005 | ||||||
| Country of Birth | Population | % of Foreign Born | % of Total Population | |||
| India | 538,560 | 51% | 42.34% | |||
| Pakistan | 168,960 | 16% | 13.28% | |||
| Arab (from SW Asia and North Africa) | 116,160 | 11% | 9.13% | |||
| Bangladesh | 95,040 | 9% | 7.47% | |||
| Philippines | 31,680 | 3% | 2.49% | |||
| Sri Lanka | 19,008 | 1.8% | 1.49% | |||
| Europe | 11,616 | 1.1% | 0.91% | |||
| USA | 3,168 | 0.3% | 0.25% | |||
| Other Countries | 71,808 | 6.8% | 5.65% | |||
| Total Foreign Born | 1,056,000 | 100% | 83.02% | |||
| Total Population* | 1,272,000 | |||||
| Source: Ministry of Labor (2005 Statistics) | ||||||
| * 2004 Estimate, UAE in Figures (www.uae.gov.ae/mop?UAE_figure/UAE_%2004_files/sheet001.htm | ||||||