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World Islands Property Transactions by Year

106 property sales worth ⃃ 1.1B were registered in World Islands in 2025, 26.4% lower than 2024, at a median price of ⃃ 2,002,925. The busiest year on record was 2023 (232 sales).

Years: 2012–2026Data to: 16 Oct 2026Updated: 17 Oct 2026

How many properties are sold in World Islands each year?

Each year links to its own page with the type, market and off-plan splits.

World Islands property sales by year
SalesValue (⃃)
20127532,620,201
201335130,483,607
20141850,000,000
20158817,761,173
2016101,114,279,586
201737267,759,074
2018191605,406,420
2019173472,691,842
2020163390,467,619
20214165,524,707
202271698,966,903
20232321,741,779,006
20241441,510,427,117
20251061,134,656,392
2026 YTD28603,743,195
Registered property sales and total value by year, World Islands. Source: DXBinteract. The same figures are in the table below.
2026 runs to 16 Oct 2026.
YearSalesSales YoYValueMedian pricePer sq ftRental contracts
2026 (to 16 Oct 2026)28part year⃃ 603.74M⃃ 2,379,234⃃ 4,187—
2025106−26.4%⃃ 1.1B⃃ 2,002,925⃃ 4,518—
2024144−37.9%⃃ 1.5B⃃ 1,700,000⃃ 3,6151
2023232+226.8%⃃ 1.7B⃃ 1,491,963⃃ 3,297—
202271+73.2%⃃ 698.97M⃃ 1,350,000⃃ 3,297—
202141−74.8%⃃ 65.52M⃃ 1,420,000⃃ 3,202—
2020163−5.8%⃃ 390.47M⃃ 1,550,000⃃ 3,133—
2019173−9.4%⃃ 472.69M⃃ 1,350,000⃃ 3,028—
2018191+416.2%⃃ 605.41M⃃ 1,300,000⃃ 3,103—
201737+270.0%⃃ 267.76M⃃ 1,250,000⃃ 3,005—
201610+25.0%⃃ 1.1B⃃ 81,801,775⃃ 113—
20158−55.6%⃃ 817.76M⃃ 93,569,007⃃ 153—
201418−48.6%⃃ 50M⃃ 2,800,000⃃ 121—
201335+400.0%⃃ 130.48M⃃ 2,784,627⃃ 85—
20127—⃃ 532.62M⃃ 91,672,648⃃ 166—

How these figures are calculated

Sales
Registered sale transactions by registration date, primary and resale, off-plan and ready, all property types.
Year
Calendar years (January–December). The current year is year to date and is not compared with the previous full year.
Rental contracts
New and renewed registered rental contracts in the same calendar year.

Full definitions: DXBinteract methodology · market indicators explained

Source and how to cite

DXBinteract analysis based on Dubai Land Department transaction data.

Data to
(latest registered transaction)
Last updated
— figures refresh hourly from the live dataset
Permanent URL
https://dxbinteract.com/dubai-property-transactions/world-islands
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Frequently asked questions

How many properties were sold in World Islands in 2025?
106 property sales worth ⃃ 1,134,656,392 were registered in World Islands in 2025, 26.4% lower than 2024 by number of sales.
Which year had the most property sales in World Islands?
2023 had the most registered sales on record in World Islands: 232.