Dubai’s population has reached 3.086 million people comprising one third of the national UAE population of 9.27 million residents, according to Dubai Statistics Centre figures on Tuesday.
And by 2027, Dubai is expected to jump to more than five million in a city whose population that has grown 1,000 per cent in the last 40 years making it one of the fastest growing cities on the planet thanks to an influx of expatriates seeking work from other countries.
The latest population bulletin released by Dubai Statistics Centre in 2016 showed that Dubai’s infrastructure is not only used by the residents living in Dubai but also by another 1.1 million people who live outside of the emirate and commute to work in the city every day.
The latest bulletin showed roughly 70 per cent of Dubai is comprised of males and the remaining 30 per cent of the population is made up of females.
According to the World Migration Report 2015, Dubai has the highest foreign-born population in major cities globally with 83 per cent of the emirate comprising residents from other countries.
The built-up area of Dubai grew from 54 sq km in 1975, which grew to 977 sq km in 2015, and this means that there has also been a great urban expansion as well.