Dubai added 161,335 people in seven months.

The population clock read 4,741,335 on 30 July 2026 — up from 4.58 million at the end of 2025.
That is roughly 760 new residents every day, arriving with luggage and a lease.
Growth dipped in the first quarter, then accelerated again in the second.

Cities argue about whether people are leaving. This one publishes a live counter.