Rođena je u [[Albanija|AlbanijiLondon]]u, ali su joj roditelji Dukagjin Lipa i Anesa Lipa s [[Kosovo|Kosova]]. Otac Dukagjin Lipa marketinški je menadžer i vodeći vokal kosovskog rock sastava Oda, dok njezina majka Anesa Lipa r. Rexha radi u turizmu.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web |last=Savage |first=Mark |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35520865 |title=Dua Lipa: A pop star in waiting |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=9 February 2016 |accessdate=7 May 2016|language=eng.}}</ref><ref name="guardian-shake">{{cite web |last=Lester |first=Paul |authorlink=Paul Lester |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jan/01/shake-it-up-future-female-stars-2016 |title=Shake it up: the future female pop stars of 2016 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=1 January 2016 |accessdate=7 May 2016|language=eng.}}</ref>