As of 2009[update], their population was estimated at 250,000,[1] an increase from 80,000 in 2003,[2] making them one of the largest Jordanian diaspora communities both worldwide and in the Persian Gulf region and also form the second-largest community of non-citizen Arabs in the UAE after the Egyptians.
[1] Many Jordanians are highly qualified and occupy jobs which require skilled training.
Most work in white-collar jobs as professors, managers, bankers, doctors, and engineers.
[1] The UAE has previously initiated a number of developments and construction projects in Jordan, many of which have been designed to allow Jordanians living in Dubai to invest in their home country.
The agreement was thought to be beneficial for hundreds of Jordanian expatriates living in the UAE who could now send money back home on a low transfer fee.