Today I learned that only 13% of the UAE's population consists of Emiratis. Due to the 20-year residency requirement for UAE citizenship, a significant 87% of residents are expatriates.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/166x6xa/today_i_learned_that_only_13_of_the_uaes/