Summary

September 2026 recorded 856 contracts with AED 53.5M in annual contract value — an average of AED 62.5K per contract. Labor camp accommodation is a separated rental domain; it is best read by contract count, total annual value and average contract value, not AED per area.

856
Contracts (latest period)
AED 53.5M
Annual Contract Value
AED 62.5K
Avg per contract
Renter

Labor Camp Accommodation pulse

Three views of market movement, shown together.

12mo12 months vs prior 12 monthsOct 2025–Sep 2026 vs Oct 2024–Sep 2025
Contracts▼ -21.1%12.9K vs 16.3K
Annual value▼ -5.9%AED 992.3M vs AED 1.1B
Avg contract▲ +19.3%AED 77.2K vs AED 64.7K
Year agoLatest month vs same month last yearSep 2026 vs Sep 2025
Contracts▼ -42.7%856 vs 1.5K
Annual value▼ -43.7%AED 53.5M vs AED 95.1M
Avg contract▼ -1.7%AED 62.5K vs AED 63.6K
MoMLatest month vs previous monthSep 2026 vs Aug 2026
Contracts▲ +2.8%856 vs 833
Annual value▼ -5.4%AED 53.5M vs AED 56.5M
Avg contract▼ -7.9%AED 62.5K vs AED 67.9K

Timeframe

Yearly records across the last 5Y.

How is contract volume distributed by usage?

Yearly contracts by usage bucket.

Residential vs Commercial vs Industrial vs Other
Residential vs Commercial vs Industrial vs Other
PeriodResidentialCommercialIndustrialOther
202211359000
202312302000
202415948001
202515948001
20269115001

Source: Dubai Land Department via Dubai Data Establishment

How is annual contract value moving by usage?

Average annual contract value per contract by usage bucket.

Residential vs Commercial vs Industrial vs Other
Residential vs Commercial vs Industrial vs Other
PeriodResidentialCommercialIndustrialOther
202253808000
202359955000
20246148500448800
20256737300448800
20267826000448800

Source: Dubai Land Department via Dubai Data Establishment

New versus renewal pressure

Yearly contracts split by registration type.

New vs Renew
New vs Renew
PeriodNewRenew
202278483511
202376604642
202498726077
202585527397
202640305086

Source: Dubai Land Department via Dubai Data Establishment

Where is activity concentrated? — top 25 areas by contracts

AreaContractsAvg value
Al Goze Third22.8KAED 71.3K
Jabal Ali Industrial First21.1KAED 75.6K
Al Goze Industrial Second19.3KAED 44.6K
Muhaisanah Second13.2KAED 86.8K
Saih Shuaib 25.2KAED 57.1K
JABAL ALI INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT4.1KAED 70.9K
Dubai Investment Park Second3.5KAED 49.1K
Al Goze Industrial First2.7KAED 95.6K
Al Goze Industrial Fourth2.4KAED 103.5K
Dubai Investment Park First2.1KAED 52.4K
Down Town Jabal Ali1.6KAED 38.8K
Al Qusais Industrial First1.6KAED 34.4K
DMCC Master Community1.4KAED 28.8K
Al Ttay1.1KAED 55.5K
Al Goze Industrial Third908AED 226.1K
Al Qusais Industrial Fifth863AED 27.2K
Dubai Industrial City810AED 125.1K
Ras Al Khor Industrial Third596AED 499.0K
Saih Shuaib 4576AED 307.9K
Al Goze Fourth554AED 386.0K
Saih Shuaib 3405AED 127.0K
AL WARSAN INDUSTRIAL396AED 70.8K
Al Mararr361AED 33.0K
International City Phase 1280AED 17.2K
Ras Al Khor Industrial Second233AED 38.2K

Methodology & caveats

  • Labor camp accommodation is a separated rental domain; it is best read by contract count, total annual value and average contract value, not AED per area.
  • Contract count, total value and average contract value are the primary measures on this page.
  • These separated rental domains use contract-based metrics and the same rental colour treatment throughout.
  • AED per area is intentionally not reported here because area figures would distort rates.
  • AED/sqft is converted from AED/sqm (1 sqm = 10.764 sqft).

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