Dubai’s population continues to thrive in 2023, with a 6.2% increase in households and a 3.5% increase in family members

Dubai witnessed a significant growth in the number of households and family members in 2023, with an increase of 6.2% and 3.5%, respectively. The total number of households rose to 711,590 families, up from 669,750 families in 2022, equating to an addition of 41.8 thousand new families residing in the emirate.

Dubai Statistics Center – Digital Dubai also reported that the average family size decreased slightly to 4 individuals from 4.1 individuals in 2022 and 4.3 individuals in 2021, while the total number of family members increased by 3.5% to reach 2.855 million people compared to 2.756 million people in the previous year.

In terms of residential communities, Dubai saw an increase of just four new communities in