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What do the headline transaction and population figures show?
According to Dubai Media Office, Dubai recorded over 270,000 real estate transactions worth AED 917 billion in 2025, 20 per cent above the previous year. According to Dubai Land Department, transactions reached AED 252 billion in the first quarter of 2026, a 31 per cent increase in value and a 6 per cent increase in volume year on year. According to Digital Dubai, the emirate's population reached 4.580 million at the end of 2025, up 7.5 per cent in the year.
Each of the three figures below measures a different thing — a value, a value change and a population count — and none of them measures the rent, cost or resale price of one property.
| Figure | Value | Official source | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property transactions, 2025 | AED 917 billion, 270,000+ deals | Dubai Media Office | January 2026 |
| Property transactions, Q1 2026 | AED 252 billion, 60,303 records | Dubai Land Department | April 2026 |
| Population, end of 2025 | 4.580 million, +7.5% | Digital Dubai | July 2026 |
For the investment case built on this population and transaction context, see why invest in Dubai property.
Which market question does each dataset answer?
A single headline number cannot answer every buyer's question, so this hub links to four narrower views: every registered transaction before any filter, registered sale records by period and area, registered rent contracts rather than advertised rents, and the official service charge result by project, usage and year.
Each child page states its own source, its own definitions and its own limits, because a transaction total, a sale price and a service charge answer three different buyer questions.
How is this data sourced, verified and limited?
Dubai Land Department identifies its current real-estate data categories and directs users to Dubai Pulse for historical datasets. Every figure published on this hub retains its exact source and extraction date rather than being restated as a generic city average.
The method behind every figure on this page and its four children:
- Preserve the source record and field names before applying any analytical label.
- Separate transaction procedures, sales and rent registrations into distinct views.
- Publish the period, filters, excluded records and unit conversions beside each result.
- Record the extraction time and quality-check outcome before marking a figure current.
The limits that apply to every figure here: a registered record describes a completed or recorded procedure, not current asking demand; source classifications and coverage can change, so each release retains its method version; and a market-level result does not establish the condition, legal status or future return of one property.
Sources and verification
- Dubai's real estate market records new historic milestone with transactions exceeding AED917 billion in 2025Government of Dubai Media OfficePublished Accessed
- Dubai's real estate transactions surge 31% to reach AED 252 billion in Q1 2026Dubai Land DepartmentPublished Accessed
- Dubai Digital — Dubai's Population Tops 4.580 Million by the End of 2025Digital DubaiPublished Accessed
- Real Estate DataDubai Land DepartmentAccessed
Frequently asked questions
Where do the figures on this page come from?
From official releases by Dubai Land Department and the Government of Dubai Media Office. Each figure shows its source, its publication month and a link to the release itself.
Can registered market data predict one property's return?
No. Registered records describe completed or recorded procedures for a stated period. They do not establish a specific property's condition, achievable rent, operating costs, resale timing or future return.
Do these figures use asking prices or registered deals?
Registered transactions and contracts only. An asking price is what a seller requests, not what a buyer paid, so it is not included in the figures on this page.
How often is this page updated?
Each figure carries the date it was extracted from its official source. A figure is replaced only when the source publishes a newer one; the page does not restate an old figure as current.
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