Dubai’s Population Crosses 3.55 Million

By the end of 2022, Dubai officially crossed the mark of having 3.55 million population.

The Statics Centre showed data for the emirate’s population reaching 3,550,400 – a significant rise of 2.1 percent in 2022. The population stood at 3,478,300 at the end of 2021.

Dubai crossed the 3.5 million population mark in April last year.

The Dubai’s population dropped due to the downfall of economic activity and job cuts by business after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.

The population noticeably increased in 2021 and 2022 on the back of economic recovery and job creation in diverse sectors – mainly travel and tourism, hospitality, real estate, aviation and MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) sectors.

In addition, Expo 2020 also catapulted the emirate on the global map – credit goes to the roaring success of the mega event and city’s expert handling of the pandemic, which mainly attracted professionals and high net-worth individuals to the country.

According to the Dubai Statistics Centre’s data, the emirate’s population has increased by four per cent after 2020.

Interestingly, the emirate’s population jumps by over one million during the day, when workers and people residing in other emirates visit Dubai for business and tourism.

Due to the population increase and increased economic activity, Dubai’s GDP expanded by 4.6 per cent in the first nine months of 2022 to Dh307.5 billion, thanks to the diversification of the economy.