In 2023, the number of households in Dubai increased by 6.2%, reaching a total of 711,590 families compared to 669,750 families in the previous year. This growth represents an addition of 41,800 new families moving into the emirate.
According to data from the Dubai Statistics Center, the number of family members in Dubai reached 2.855 million by the end of 2023, indicating a slight decrease in average family size from 4.3 individuals in 2021 to 4.1 individuals in 2022 and finally to 4 individuals in 2023.
The residential communities in Dubai also saw a slight increase, with a total of 2,253 communities in 2023 compared to 2,
