According to statistics from the Dubai Statistics Center, Emirates Al-Youm obtained a copy of the statistics by the end of last year. The number of UAE nationals in the Emirate of Dubai reached 254,600 from the total of 3,292,775. The number of divorce certificates registered in the Emirate for UAE nationals married to UAE nationals during the past year reached 268 certificates, compared to 372 divorce certificates in 2017, a decline of About 28%.
In detail, data from the Dubai Statistics Center showed that the population of the emirate stood at 3 million 192 thousand and 275 by the end of 2018. Emirates accounted for 8% of them, after reaching 254,600 people.
The number of Emiratis increased by 3.83% compared to the previous year, with 69.96% of the total population (citizens and residents) at the end of last year, while the number of employees in the Emirate of Dubai, residents living abroad, and temporary residents, And 190 thousand people.
According to demographic statistics, Dubai's population rose from 183,000 in 1975 to 689,000 in 1995, surpassing the first million in 2005, the two million in 2011 and three million in 2018.
According to the data released by the Dubai Courts Department, the number of marriage contracts registered in the emirate during the last year of the Emirati couple married to the UAE reached 965 contracts, compared with 1050 contracts in 2017, a decline of about 8.10%.
The total number of UAE non-Emirati spouses (UAE and non UAE) was 700, compared to 694 contracts in 2017 with a growth rate of about 0.86%.
In terms of marriage contracts (non-UAE and non-UAE), it reached 2650 contracts in 2017 compared to 2776 contracts in 2018 with a growth rate of 4.75%.
Divorce certificates registered in the emirate for the Emirati husband married to an Emirati woman during the past year were 268 certificates, compared to 372 divorces in 2017, a decline of 28%.
The total number of divorce certificates for the UAE husband was non-Emirati (UAE, non-UAE and UAE non-UAE).
As for divorce certificates (non-UAE and non-UAE), it reached 887, against 879 during the comparison period, with a slight growth rate of 0.91%.