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India led Dubai International’s passenger markets in 2025
Dubai International reported 95.2 million passenger journeys in 2025. India led its country markets with 11.9 million, followed by Saudi Arabia at 7.5 million and the United Kingdom at 6.3 million.
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The five largest country markets accounted for about 35% of DXB passenger traffic.
The largest country market and city route
India’s total combines traffic across its cities. London led the city destination list with 3.9 million journeys. Riyadh recorded 3 million, Mumbai and Jeddah each recorded 2.4 million, and New Delhi recorded 2.2 million. City figures sit within the country totals. Source 1
Growth depends on the starting point
China grew 16.6% to 2.5 million journeys, the highest rate among the five growth markets highlighted in the airport’s release. That left it below Russia, which grew 6% to 2.8 million. The growth rates and passenger counts answer different questions about a market. Source 1
A busy year ended with a busy quarter
The fourth quarter handled 25.1 million passengers, about 26.4% of the annual total. December contributed 8.7 million. For the year, the airport counted 454,800 aircraft movements, up 3.3% from 2024, compared with 3.1% growth in passengers. Source 1
What the figures count
The figures show traffic at Dubai International, one of the two airports that Dubai Airports operates. They describe journeys through that airport. The operator reported 291 destinations across 110 countries at the end of the year. Its country list in the release covers ten markets. Source 1