Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates
Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates are migrants or descendants of the Filipinos living in the United Arab Emirates. 679,819 Filipinos live in the UAE, of which 450,000 live in Dubai, and they form 6.1% of the whole UAE population, and they form 21.3% of the population of Dubai. Dubai is home to the largest population of Filipinos in the UAE, followed by Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. In 2007, Filipinos in the UAE sent more than US$500 million in remittances back to the Philippines.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 679,819 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai | |
| Languages | |
| Tagalog or other languages of the Philippines, English, Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism or other Christian denominations, Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Filipino people, Overseas Filipinos |
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