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Dubai area rankings

Dubai areas by registered rent contracts: Studio

The areas on our Dubai pages, ranked by registered rent contracts, from Dubai Land Department open data (data to September 2026). Areas without a valid value follow the ranking with the reason.

International City ranks first by registered rent contracts (Studio) with 10,911 in the 12 months to September 2026. Source: Dubai open data via data.dubai, as of 23 Oct 2026, calculated by Zolia.

Rent contracts (12 months)

RankAreaRent contracts (12 months)
1International City10,911
2Al Furjan9,441
3Jumeirah Village Circle8,326
4Arjan4,933
5Business Bay4,417
6Dubai Silicon Oasis3,780
7Dubai Sports City3,668
8Me'Aisem First3,175
9Dubai Land Residence Complex1,997
10Jumeirah Lakes Towers1,693
11Dubai South1,476
12Al Hebiah Third1,441
13Al Jadaf1,294
14Dubai Investment Park1,253
15Dubai Marina1,246
16Jumeirah Village Triangle1,092
17Al Hebiah Second940
18Jabal Ali Industrial First885
19Majan821
20Al Goze Fourth815
21Wadi Al Safa 2717
22Al Barsha First651
23Downtown Dubai647
24Hor Al Anz588
25Saih Shuaib 2509
26Dubai Hills Estate503
27Al Satwa487
28Jabal Ali Industrial Second449
29Al Thanyah First446
30Al Bada442
31Al Barsha South Second401
32Al Yelayiss 2337
33Al Qusais Industrial Fifth315
34Al Hebiah Fifth300
35Al Thanyah Third297
36Mirdif284
37Palm Jumeirah261
38Motor City241
39Al Rashidiya237
40Madinat Hind 4218
41Al Rowaiyah First187
42Nad Al Hamar152
43Al Safouh First115
44Trade Center Second103
45Jumeirah First63
46Trade Center First61
47Abu Hail42
48Al Kheeran38
49Nad Al Shiba First25
50Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah14
51Ras Al Khor Industrial First11
52Al Wasl10
53Saih Shuaib 17
54Al Warsan Third6
55Wadi Al Safa 45
56Al Ttay4
Not ranked: 27 areas without a valid value
Dubai Creek Harbourunder 3 rent contracts
Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Cityparts lie in larger DLD areas (Al Merkadh, Wadi Al Safa 3, Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid)
Dubai Islandsunder 3 rent contracts
Arabian Ranchesunder 3 rent contracts
Al Yelayiss 1under 3 rent contracts
Bukadraunder 3 rent contracts
Al Yufrah 1under 3 rent contracts
Al Yelayiss 5under 3 rent contracts
Zaabeel Secondunder 3 rent contracts
Palm Jabal Aliunder 3 rent contracts
Me'Aisem Secondunder 3 rent contracts
Al Hebiah Sixthunder 3 rent contracts
Al Thanayah Fourthunder 3 rent contracts
Um Suqaim Thirdunder 3 rent contracts
Al Safouh Secondunder 3 rent contracts
Al Kifafunder 3 rent contracts
Jumeirah Secondunder 3 rent contracts
Zaabeel Firstunder 3 rent contracts
Ghadeer Al tairunder 3 rent contracts
Um Suqaim Firstunder 3 rent contracts
Muhaisanah Firstunder 3 rent contracts
Saih Shuaib 4under 3 rent contracts
Al Wahedaunder 3 rent contracts
Al Khawaneej Firstunder 3 rent contracts
Saih Shuaib 3under 3 rent contracts
World Islandsunder 3 rent contracts
Al Twar Fourthunder 3 rent contracts

Areas without a valid value follow the ranking with the reason, never with a number. “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.

A ranking of registered figures only, not a recommendation to buy, sell or invest.

Dubai areas by registered rent contractsHow this figure is calculated

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
  • Source: Knowledge and Human Development Authority (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai