Except Beirut, most Middle Eastern cities have grown in double digits in terms of population from 2015 until 2022.
Manama registered 51% growth in population – one of the most effective ways to ascertain overall growth. Dubai, meanwhile, recorded 42 percent growth in its population during the period.
Beirut is the only city with a single-digit growth as the city has been going through challenging times owing to economic, social and political crises exacerbated by 2020 explosion at the Beirut port in August 2020.
