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Dubai population by community and nationality

Population estimates for Dubai by sector and community and by nationality, and the number of housing units by type, from Dubai open data.

Population by sector and community (estimate, latest year): 4,580,300 (2025). Source: Dubai open data via data.dubai, as of 22 Oct 2026, calculated by Zolia.

Population by sector and community (estimate, latest year)

Latest figure from the source: 2025

Total
4,580,300
ABU HAIL20,372
AL ATHBAH (WADI ALSHABAK previously)556
AL AWIR FIRST8,320
AL AWIR SECOND6,916
AL BADA64,959
AL BARAHA29,187
AL BARSHA FIRST55,971
AL BARSHA SECOND18,798

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

Population by nationality (latest year)

Latest figure from the source: 2025

Total
4,580,300
Emirati308,300
Non-Emirati4,272,000

Data as of 26 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai

Housing units by type

Latest figure from the source: 2023

The source has published no newer figure since then.

Flat661,4522023
villa152,0392023
room /rooms10,7942023
Arabic house5,6852023
collective5,1302023
others1,6742023
Part Arabic house6902023
Partvilla6082023

Data as of 15 Jul 2026 · Source: Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai

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

Prepared by Zolia from open data published on data.dubai under the Dubai Open Data Licence. data.dubai · Dubai Open Data Licence

Rankings and figures are information, not a recommendation to buy, sell or invest.

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Data as of 26 Oct 2026