Dubai city data card: what the official numbers say
Sun almost every day, busiest on the ground at lunchtime. This card gathers official figures for Dubai: 4.58M people, 19.6M international visitors, plus fares, weather by month, rent and prices, food and culture, and facts most guides miss. Every number shows its source and period.
people live in Dubai, more than double the 2011 figure.
Source: Dubai Health Authority, end 2025people in the city at peak daytime, on average.
Source: Dubai Data and Statistics, 2025of residents are expatriates.
Source: Dubai Statistics Center, 2025Explore Dubai, then compare it
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was Dubai's busiest metro station in 2025 with 17.8M riders, well ahead of Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall (10.9M).
Source: RTA, 2025of departing DXB passengers cleared passport control in under 10 minutes in 2025 (99.35%).
Source: Dubai Airports, 2025days a year bring 1 mm of rain or more, on average. December to March holds most of them.
Source: WMO normals, Dubai Intl 1991 to 2020international visitors in December 2025, the first month Dubai passed two million.
Source: Dubai DET, 2025Compare Dubai with another city
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Tourism, transport, airport, visas, weather, health and city data, straight from the official publishers. Links open in a new tab. Every figure on the card lists its own source; the full list is at the bottom of the card.
For general information only, not travel, legal, tax, immigration, investment or financial advice. Official data can be revised, so check the original source before you decide. Data sources and disclaimer.
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