Dubai’s population, relative to many countries in the Western world, is growing at a healthy rate. However, since 2018 the graph demonstrating the emirate’s population explosion has started to get a little less steep. According to World Population Review, Dubai’s population has swelled by 300,000 over the last six years – mostly down to expat arrivals Dubai’s population, relative to many countries in the Western world, is growing at a healthy rate. However, since 2018 the graph demonstrating the emirate’s population explosion has started to get a little less steep. According to World Population Review, Dubai’s population has swelled by 300,000 over the last six years – mostly down to expat arrivals However, in the six years from 2012 to 2018, the population climbed at a much faster rate – it grew by 700,000. Again, mostly thanks to expats. This has led some reports to suggest Dubai has an expat “crisis”, with potential new citizens daunted by the high cost of living. At the same time, Qatar, a Gulf state only an hour flight away from Dubai, has seen its population growth slow too. From 2018 to 2024, the host nation of the 2022 Fifa World Cup, has seen its […]