Dubai has experienced a 6.2% increase in the number of households in the past year, reaching a total of 711,590 families in 2023 compared to 669,750 families in 2022. This growth equates to an addition of 41.8 thousand new families residing in the emirate.
According to data from the Dubai Statistics Center – Digital Dubai, the number of family members in Dubai also increased by 3.5% in 2023, totaling 2.855 million people as opposed to 2.756 million people in 2022. However, the average family size decreased slightly to 4 individuals from 4.1 individuals in 2022 and 4.3 individuals in 2021.
In terms of residential communities, Dubai saw an increase of just four new communities in