| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,500,000 (2017)[1]
12.53% of the UAE's population[2][3] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Abu Dhabi · Dubai · Sharjah · Al Ain · Ras Al Khaimah | |
| Languages | |
| Urdu[a] · Punjabi · Pashto · Sindhi · Balochi · Saraiki · Pahari-Pothwari · Brahui · Kashmiri · Arabic · English · other Pakistani languages | |
| Religion | |
| Islam · Christianity[5][6] · Hinduism[7] |
Pakistanis in the United Arab Emirates include expatriates from Pakistan who have settled in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with a population of over 1.5 million,[8] Pakistanis are the second largest national group in the UAE after Indians, constituting 12.5% of the country's total population.[3] They are the third largest overseas Pakistani community, behind the Pakistani diaspora in Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom. The population is diverse and consists of people from all over Pakistan, including Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA, Balochistan, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. The majority of Pakistanis are Muslim, with significant minorities of Christians, Hindus and other religions. The majority are found in Dubai and Abu Dhabi respectively, while a significant population is spread out in Sharjah and the remaining Northern Emirates. Dubai alone accounts for a Pakistani population of 400,000.[8]
- ^ http://www.ophrd.gov.pk/SiteImage/Downloads/Year-Book-2017-18.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "UAE´s population – by nationality". BQ Magazine. 12 April 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ a b "United Arab Emirates: Demography" (PDF). Encyclopædia Britannica World Data. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 15 March 2008.
- ^ Mingo, Ariadna Saiz. "Pantallosos: mantenimiento de la lengua de herencia en la diáspora." Lenguas Modernas 58 (2021): 219-242.
- ^ Teller, Matthew (12 July 2015). "Free to pray - but don't try to convert anyone". BBC. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ Christian community in UAE remembers victims of Lahore attacks
- ^ "Hindu temple a symbol of UAE's culture of tolerance". Yahoo Maktoob. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Pakistan asks expatriates for aid - the National". Archived from the original on 2011-02-04. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
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