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Ranking of the emirates of the UAE by food and drink businesses per inhabitant

How many food and drink 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, 434.1 per 100,000 inhabitants, one for every 230 inhabitants.

434.1
food and drink businesses per 100,000 inhabitants — UAE
one for every 230 inhabitants
1,003.8
the most — Umm Al Quwain
one for every 100 inhabitants
279.3
the fewest — Abu Dhabi
one for every 358 inhabitants
10.9M
inhabitants
official estimates of the emirates (rounded)
How we count. Businesses — the active food and drink 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: food and drink businesses per 100,000 inhabitants

Food and drink businesses per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per business. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Emirate ↕Population ↕Food & Drink ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Umm Al Quwain 80,000 803
1,003.8
100
02 Ajman 540,000 3,790
701.9
142
03 Dubai 3,655,000 22,011
602.2
166
04 Fujairah 260,000 1,523
585.8
171
05 Ras Al Khaimah 400,000 1,898
474.5
211
06 Sharjah 1,800,000 5,613
311.8
321
07 Abu Dhabi 4,136,000 11,552
279.3
358
Average of the UAE — 434.1 per 100,000 inhabitants47,190 food and drink businesses · 10,871,000 inhabitants

Cities and towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants

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

No. ↕City ↕Population ↕Food & Drink ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Al MajazSharjah 116,503 1,213
1,041.2
96
02 Dubai MarinaDubai 120,000 1,173
977.5
102
03 FujairahFujairah 118,933 896
753.4
133
04 MusaffahAbu Dhabi 243,341 1,513
621.8
161
05 WarīsānDubai 108,759 534
491.0
204
06 International CityDubai 120,000 584
486.7
205
07 Business BayDubai 191,000 847
443.5
226
08 Ras Al KhaimahRas Al Khaimah 351,943 1,093
310.6
322
09 Al Ain CityAbu Dhabi 846,747 2,579
304.6
328
10 Dubai Investments ParkDubai 160,000 486
303.8
329
11 Jebel AliDubai 210,000 537
255.7
391
12 AjmanAjman 490,035 1,074
219.2
456
13 Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi 1,807,000 3,414
188.9
529
14 SharjahSharjah 1,800,000 1,963
109.1
917
15 DayrahDubai 400,000 290
72.5
1,379
16 DubaiDubai 3,790,000 224
5.9
16,920

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