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Dubai area data

World Islands: property prices and DLD transactions

World Islands: median AED 4,357 per sq ft from 31 registered sales in the 12 months to September 2026.

Source: Dubai Land Department open data, as of 23 Oct 2026; calculated by Zolia.

Data to 23 Oct 2026

Key figures, last 12 months

Data as of 23 Oct 2026 · Period Oct 2025 – Sep 2026

Registered sales
31
−75.2% vs previous 12 months
Median price per sq ft (excluding land plots)
AED 4,357 per sq ft
−8.0% vs previous 12 months · Median sale price AED 2.5m
Median annual rent
under 3 rent contracts
Gross rental yield
under 3 sales

Indicative figures from registered transactions and rent contracts, not a valuation of any unit.

“Under 3”: fewer than 3 registered records, so no figure is shown (no figures from single transactions). Gross yield needs enough ready apartment sales and apartment rent contracts in the same months.

Price trend in World Islands

MonthSalesMedian per sq ft
Oct 20248AED 4,678 per sq ft
Nov 202416AED 4,849 per sq ft
Dec 20249AED 5,100 per sq ft
Jan 20255AED 4,711 per sq ft
Feb 20256AED 4,944 per sq ft
Mar 202510AED 4,700 per sq ft
Apr 20254AED 3,797 per sq ft
May 202516AED 4,612 per sq ft
Jun 202514AED 4,189 per sq ft
Jul 202513AED 3,810 per sq ft
Aug 202513AED 4,802 per sq ft
Sep 202511AED 4,176 per sq ft
Oct 2025under 3under 3
Nov 20253AED 4,904 per sq ft
Dec 2025under 3under 3
Jan 20266AED 4,357 per sq ft
Feb 20269AED 4,184 per sq ft
Mar 2026under 3under 3
Apr 2026under 3under 3
May 2026under 3under 3
Jun 20263AED 3,197 per sq ft
Jul 2026under 3under 3
Aug 2026under 3under 3
Sep 2026under 3under 3

Not enough data: rent contracts (under 3 in every month).

Sales per calendar year

YearSalesMedian per sq ft
2006under 3
2007under 3
2008under 3
2009under 3
2010under 3
2011under 3
2012under 3
201334under 3 with floor area
201418under 3 with floor area
20154under 3 with floor area
20163under 3 with floor area
201724AED 3,350 per sq ft
2018172AED 3,433 per sq ft
2019141AED 3,295 per sq ft
2020138AED 3,295 per sq ft
202141AED 3,345 per sq ft
202264AED 3,280 per sq ft
2023225AED 3,282 per sq ft
2024136AED 3,621 per sq ft
202597AED 4,691 per sq ft

How the yearly figures are checked

Figures based on fewer than 3 records are not shown.

Off-plan and ready sales in World Islands

Off-plan share of sales: 94%

StatusSalesMedian per sq ftMiddle range per sq ft
Off-plan29AED 4,357 per sq ftAED 3,197 – 5,125
Readyunder 3 sales

Off-plan sales are sales of properties before completion, as registered in Dubai Land Department transactions; ready sales are sales of completed properties.

Figures based on fewer than 3 records are not shown.

Rents and rental yield in World Islands

Registered rent contracts
under 3
Median annual rent
under 3 rent contracts
Median annual rent per sq ft
under 3 rent contracts
Gross rental yield
under 3 sales

The permitted rent increase is set by the Smart Rental Index of the Dubai Land Department; this page does not compute an index value. About the Smart Rental Index

Too few ready apartment sales for a gross rental yield: fewer than 3 in the period, at least 30 needed. Land, whole buildings, villas and commercial units are not counted.

Figures based on fewer than 3 records are not shown.

Prices by unit type in World Islands

Unit typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftGross yield (ready units)
5 bedrooms or more7AED 68.6mAED 2,693 per sq ftunder 3 sales

Not enough data: rent contracts, median annual rent, median rent per sq ft (under 3 rent contracts with a bedroom count for each unit type).

Not enough data: Studio, 1 bedroom, 2 bedrooms, 3 bedrooms, 4 bedrooms (under 3 sales and under 3 rent contracts each).

Without a bedroom count in the DLD data: 24 sales and under 3 rent contracts (villas, whole buildings, land, offices and shops). They count in all figures above and in the table by property type.

Gross yield by unit type: median annual rent per sq ft divided by the median price per sq ft of ready properties. The price columns also include off-plan sales, so dividing them by the rent gives a different number.

Figures based on fewer than 3 records are not shown. Indicative figures from registered transactions and rent contracts, not a valuation of any unit.

Sales and rents by property type in World Islands

Property typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Apartmentsunder 3 salesunder 3 rent contracts
Villas and townhouses7AED 68.6mAED 2,693 per sq ftunder 3 rent contracts
Whole buildingsunder 3 salesresidential rents only
Land plotsunder 3 salesresidential rents only
Offices, shops and hotel units24AED 2.2mAED 4,819 per sq ftresidential rents only
Other property typesunder 3 salesresidential rents only

Land plots have their own price per sq ft in this table; the other prices per sq ft on this page exclude them.

Property types as registered in the Dubai Land Department data. Rents are counted for residential use only, so whole buildings, land plots and commercial units have no rent figures here. Figures based on fewer than 3 records are not shown.

Sales and rents by time range and property type in World Islands

Time rangeProperty typeSalesMedian priceMedian per sq ftRent contractsMedian annual rent
Last 3 monthsAll property types4AED 2mAED 4,923 per sq ftunder 3under 3
Last 6 monthsAll property types9AED 2mAED 4,923 per sq ftunder 3under 3
Last 12 monthsVillas and townhouses7AED 68.6mAED 2,693 per sq ftunder 3under 3

Not enough data: Last 3 months – Apartments; Last 3 months – Villas and townhouses; Last 6 months – Apartments; Last 6 months – Villas and townhouses; Last 12 months – Apartments (under 3 sales and under 3 rent contracts each).

The time ranges are the last 3, 6 and 12 full months of the current period. Apartments are registered flats (rents: flats and studios), villas include townhouses. A figure is shown only above the minimum number of records; not a valuation.

Mortgage registrations in World Islands

Mortgage registrations
9

Registered mortgage transactions only, without interest rates and without lenders.

Nearby areas

Around World Islands

Official open data for this area (population, service charges, valuations, schools, buildings and leases), each with its source and date; figures below the minimum count are not shown.

Population (estimate, latest year)

Latest figure from the source: 2025

Total
8

Data as of 22 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai

Valuations (median value per area unit, 12 months)

Oct 2025 – Oct 2026

Total
AED 120 per sq ft
LandAED 110 per sq ft
UnitAED 2,800 per sq ft

Data as of 23 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae

Buildings by status (municipality register)

Total
6
New6

Data as of 28 Sep 2026 · Source: Dubai Municipality (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai

Building height (median, municipality register)

Total
9.8 m

Data as of 28 Sep 2026 · Source: Dubai Municipality (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai

Floors per building (median, land register)

Total
3

Data as of 23 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae

Land parcels by land type (register)

Total
300
Commercial283

Data as of 23 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae

Most active projects in World Islands

ProjectSales
THE HEART OF EUROPE 211
ZAYA ZUHA ISLAND4
AMALI ISLAND3

Project names from the registered transactions; developer names are not shown.

One project name is held back for review and not shown.

World Islands: names and DLD area

جزر العالم

DLD name World Islands / جزر العالم

Registered sales, rents and prices for World Islands from Dubai Land Department open data, where the area is registered as World Islands.

All area names and DLD names

Market reports

Questions about World Islands

What is the median price per sq ft in World Islands?
The median price of registered sales in World Islands was AED 4,357 per sq ft in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
How many sales were registered in World Islands?
31 sales were registered in World Islands in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
What share of sales in World Islands was off-plan?
94% of the registered sales in World Islands in Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 were off-plan.
What is World Islands called in the Dubai Land Department data?
The Dubai Land Department registers World Islands as World Islands (جزر العالم).

Method and source

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Figures based on fewer than 3 records are not shown.

“Under 3”: fewer than 3 registered records, so no figure is shown (no figures from single transactions). Gross yield needs enough ready apartment sales and apartment rent contracts in the same months.

Source: Dubai Land Department, open data via data.dubai (as of 23 Oct 2026). Prepared by Zolia; not an official product of the Dubai Land Department.

Open data portal: data.dubai · Licence: Dubai Open Data Licence

  • Source: Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai
  • Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae
  • Source: Dubai Municipality (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai

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