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Ranking of the emirates of the UAE by businesses per inhabitant

How many businesses there are per 100,000 inhabitants in every emirate of the UAE and in the cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants. On average, 3,958.6 per 100,000 inhabitants, one for every 25 inhabitants.

3,958.6
businesses per 100,000 inhabitants — UAE
one for every 25 inhabitants
6,257.5
the most — Umm Al Quwain
one for every 16 inhabitants
2,389.6
the fewest — Abu Dhabi
one for every 42 inhabitants
10.9M
inhabitants
official estimates of the emirates (rounded)
How we count. Businesses — the active businesses of our base on the date of the update. Population — official estimates of the emirates (rounded). Tourist areas and business districts rise in the ranking: many businesses for the resident population.

Ranking of the emirates: businesses per 100,000 inhabitants

Businesses per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per business. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Emirate ↕Population ↕Businesses ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Umm Al Quwain 80,000 5,006
6,257.5
16
02 Ajman 540,000 33,025
6,115.7
16
03 Dubai 3,655,000 218,743
5,984.8
17
04 Fujairah 260,000 9,801
3,769.6
27
05 Ras Al Khaimah 400,000 12,459
3,114.8
32
06 Sharjah 1,800,000 52,474
2,915.2
34
07 Abu Dhabi 4,136,000 98,835
2,389.6
42
Average of the UAE — 3,958.6 per 100,000 inhabitants430,343 businesses · 10,871,000 inhabitants

Cities and towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants

Businesses per 100,000 inhabitants in the large cities and towns. Population of the cities and towns — GeoNames.

No. ↕City ↕Population ↕Businesses ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Al MajazSharjah 116,503 11,156
9,575.7
10
02 MusaffahAbu Dhabi 243,341 17,721
7,282.4
14
03 Dubai MarinaDubai 120,000 8,282
6,901.7
14
04 Business BayDubai 191,000 12,781
6,691.6
15
05 FujairahFujairah 118,933 5,347
4,495.8
22
06 WarīsānDubai 108,759 4,302
3,955.5
25
07 Dubai Investments ParkDubai 160,000 6,024
3,765.0
27
08 Jebel AliDubai 210,000 7,905
3,764.3
27
09 International CityDubai 120,000 3,985
3,320.8
30
10 Al Ain CityAbu Dhabi 846,747 19,693
2,325.7
43
11 AjmanAjman 490,035 10,530
2,148.8
47
12 Ras Al KhaimahRas Al Khaimah 351,943 7,551
2,145.5
47
13 Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi 1,807,000 25,750
1,425.0
70
14 DayrahDubai 400,000 5,666
1,416.5
71
15 SharjahSharjah 1,800,000 20,939
1,163.3
86
16 DubaiDubai 3,790,000 1,216
32.1
3,117

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