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Ranking of the emirates of the UAE by professional and business services per inhabitant

How many professional and business services there are per 100,000 inhabitants in every emirate of the UAE and in the cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants. On average, 570.4 per 100,000 inhabitants, one for every 175 inhabitants.

570.4
professional and business services per 100,000 inhabitants — UAE
one for every 175 inhabitants
991.2
the most — Dubai
one for every 101 inhabitants
310.1
the fewest — Sharjah
one for every 322 inhabitants
10.9M
inhabitants
official estimates of the emirates (rounded)
How we count. Businesses — the active professional and business services 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: professional and business services per 100,000 inhabitants

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

No. ↕Emirate ↕Population ↕Business services ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Dubai 3,655,000 36,230
991.2
101
02 Ajman 540,000 3,943
730.2
137
03 Umm Al Quwain 80,000 432
540.0
185
04 Abu Dhabi 4,136,000 13,760
332.7
301
05 Ras Al Khaimah 400,000 1,248
312.0
321
06 Fujairah 260,000 808
310.8
322
07 Sharjah 1,800,000 5,582
310.1
322
Average of the UAE — 570.4 per 100,000 inhabitants62,003 professional and business services · 10,871,000 inhabitants

Cities and towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants

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

No. ↕City ↕Population ↕Business services ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Business BayDubai 191,000 3,166
1,657.6
60
02 Dubai MarinaDubai 120,000 1,576
1,313.3
76
03 Al MajazSharjah 116,503 1,198
1,028.3
97
04 MusaffahAbu Dhabi 243,341 2,014
827.6
121
05 Dubai Investments ParkDubai 160,000 846
528.8
189
06 Jebel AliDubai 210,000 1,063
506.2
198
07 FujairahFujairah 118,933 537
451.5
221
08 WarīsānDubai 108,759 443
407.3
246
09 International CityDubai 120,000 394
328.3
305
10 AjmanAjman 490,035 1,130
230.6
434
11 Al Ain CityAbu Dhabi 846,747 1,916
226.3
442
12 Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi 1,807,000 3,925
217.2
460
13 Ras Al KhaimahRas Al Khaimah 351,943 685
194.6
514
14 SharjahSharjah 1,800,000 2,342
130.1
769
15 DayrahDubai 400,000 472
118.0
847
16 DubaiDubai 3,790,000 110
2.9
34,455

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