Dubai’s population exceeds 3.6 million

Over the past six months, Dubai’s population has grown by more than 50,000 people. According to the local statistics centre, Dubai now has 3.6 million inhabitants, an all-time record.

Since 2021, the megalopolis, which is a regional hub for aviation, commerce, finance and tourism, has created thousands of new jobs and attracted skilled people from all over the world.

Dubai’s population declined following the February 2020 COVID-19 outbreak, but its growth has begun to recover quickly since the pandemic. Dubai’s growing popularity has been boosted by the World Expo 2020, as well as a number of progressive socio-economic reforms.

Back at the beginning of 2023 Dubai had a population of 3,550,400 and as of 5 July the number of residents had risen to 3,603,286. Over the past year, Dubai has gained 89,196 new residents, and 124,595 in the past year and a half.

Dubai’s population has increased 165 times in the last 70 years. Whereas in 1950 the emirate was home to just 20,000 people, by 2040 Dubai will be home to 5.8 million people. Despite the continuous growth of the population, Dubai’s unemployment rate is only 0.5%.

According to the emirate’s Master Plan, by 2040, the emirate will be home to 7.8 million people in comfortable conditions. According to the plan, Dubai will also become the world’s best city to live in.

In particular, the area of public beaches will grow by 40% and 60% of the emirate will become “green”. Land area for hotels and tourist facilities will increase by 134%. Another 168 square kilometres will be allocated for trade and commerce.

Green and recreational areas will be doubled: in particular, several “green” corridors will be created – they will connect service areas, business and residential districts. It will be easier for pedestrians, cyclists and environmentally friendly modes of transport to move around the city.

The amount of land allocated for education and health facilities will increase by 25%. Careful strategic planning has made Dubai one of the world’s leaders in various areas and sectors. The new master plan is the seventh in the history of Dubai. Since 1960, the city’s built-up area has grown 170 times.

Source: Khaleej Times

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