DUBAI, 8 December 2006 — Dubai’s population has hit 1,321,453 according to the latest census, residential units and establishments in the emirate. Of the total population, 74.86 percent or 989,305 are male and 25.14 percent or 332,148 are female.
The statistics were announced yesterday by Dubai Statistics Center, which pointed out that the disparity of men to women in Dubai is related to the prominence of guest workers, particularly in the construction sector.
The 2005 census also revealed that the largest portion of the population is between the ages of 30 and 34 years, 19.42 percent. This category amounts to 256,638 or 19.42 percent. This category was only 139,106 in the year 2000, showing an 84.49 percent increase in the last five years.
The next big category in the population is people between the ages of 25 and 29 years. This group’s population is 256,384 or 19.40 percent.
People in the age group of 35-39 years are the third big category. This group’s population is 195,987 or 14.83 percent.
