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Ranking of the emirates of the UAE by finance and insurance businesses per inhabitant

How many finance and insurance 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, 92.1 per 100,000 inhabitants, one for every 1,086 inhabitants.

92.1
finance and insurance businesses per 100,000 inhabitants — UAE
one for every 1,086 inhabitants
167.6
the most — Dubai
one for every 597 inhabitants
46.5
the fewest — Sharjah
one for every 2,151 inhabitants
10.9M
inhabitants
official estimates of the emirates (rounded)
How we count. Businesses — the active finance and insurance 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: finance and insurance businesses per 100,000 inhabitants

Finance and insurance businesses per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per business. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Emirate ↕Population ↕Finance ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Dubai 3,655,000 6,126
167.6
597
02 Ajman 540,000 408
75.6
1,324
03 Umm Al Quwain 80,000 56
70.0
1,429
04 Fujairah 260,000 165
63.5
1,576
05 Ras Al Khaimah 400,000 238
59.5
1,681
06 Abu Dhabi 4,136,000 2,180
52.7
1,897
07 Sharjah 1,800,000 837
46.5
2,151
Average of the UAE — 92.1 per 100,000 inhabitants10,010 finance and insurance businesses · 10,871,000 inhabitants

Cities and towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants

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

No. ↕City ↕Population ↕Finance ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Business BayDubai 191,000 592
309.9
323
02 Al MajazSharjah 116,503 257
220.6
453
03 Dubai MarinaDubai 120,000 230
191.7
522
04 MusaffahAbu Dhabi 243,341 226
92.9
1,077
05 FujairahFujairah 118,933 109
91.6
1,091
06 Dubai Investments ParkDubai 160,000 107
66.9
1,495
07 Jebel AliDubai 210,000 111
52.9
1,892
08 WarīsānDubai 108,759 56
51.5
1,942
09 Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi 1,807,000 825
45.7
2,190
10 Ras Al KhaimahRas Al Khaimah 351,943 156
44.3
2,256
11 Al Ain CityAbu Dhabi 846,747 279
32.9
3,035
12 International CityDubai 120,000 38
31.7
3,158
13 AjmanAjman 490,035 118
24.1
4,153
14 DayrahDubai 400,000 82
20.5
4,878
15 SharjahSharjah 1,800,000 312
17.3
5,769
16 DubaiDubai 3,790,000 11
0.3
344,545

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