Iranians in the United Arab Emirates

Emirati Iranians
Total population
	500,000 (2015) ; 5-8% of the UAE population ; 800,000 (estimates, 2012) ; more than 8% of the UAE population
Regions with significant populations
	Dubai
Languages
	Arabic, Persian, Achomi, Balochi, Kurdish, and other languages of Iran. (see Languages of Iran).
Religion
	Sunni Islam, Shi'a

Emirati Iranians or Emirati Persians are residents of the United Arab Emirates of Iranian national background. The community accounts for 5-8% of the country's population.

^ ^a ^b "UAE´s population – by nationality". BQ Magazine. 12 April 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
^ "Iranian National Organization for Civil Registration: More than 2 million Iranians live in the U.S.A and the U.A.E" (in Persian). Radio Farda. September 7, 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

[BQ-1] "UAE´s population – by nationality". BQ Magazine. 12 April 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

[Radio_Farda-2] "Iranian National Organization for Civil Registration: More than 2 million Iranians live in the U.S.A and the U.A.E" (in Persian). Radio Farda. September 7, 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

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Total population
500,000 (2015)^[1] 5-8% of the UAE population^[1] 800,000 (estimates, 2012) ^[2] more than 8% of the UAE population
Regions with significant populations
Dubai
Languages
Arabic, Persian, Achomi, Balochi, Kurdish, and other languages of Iran. (see Languages of Iran).
Religion
Sunni Islam, Shi'a