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Ranking of the emirates of the UAE by hotel and travel businesses per inhabitant

How many hotel and travel 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, 126.3 per 100,000 inhabitants, one for every 792 inhabitants.

126.3
hotel and travel businesses per 100,000 inhabitants — UAE
one for every 792 inhabitants
233.4
the most — Dubai
one for every 428 inhabitants
62.1
the fewest — Sharjah
one for every 1,610 inhabitants
10.9M
inhabitants
official estimates of the emirates (rounded)
How we count. Businesses — the active hotel and travel 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: hotel and travel businesses per 100,000 inhabitants

Hotel and travel businesses per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per business. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Emirate ↕Population ↕Travel ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Dubai 3,655,000 8,530
233.4
428
02 Ajman 540,000 838
155.2
644
03 Umm Al Quwain 80,000 73
91.3
1,096
04 Ras Al Khaimah 400,000 322
80.5
1,242
05 Fujairah 260,000 199
76.5
1,307
06 Abu Dhabi 4,136,000 2,648
64.0
1,562
07 Sharjah 1,800,000 1,118
62.1
1,610
Average of the UAE — 126.3 per 100,000 inhabitants13,728 hotel and travel businesses · 10,871,000 inhabitants

Cities and towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants

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

No. ↕City ↕Population ↕Travel ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Dubai MarinaDubai 120,000 572
476.7
210
02 Business BayDubai 191,000 804
420.9
238
03 Al MajazSharjah 116,503 232
199.1
502
04 MusaffahAbu Dhabi 243,341 373
153.3
652
05 WarīsānDubai 108,759 143
131.5
761
06 FujairahFujairah 118,933 93
78.2
1,279
07 International CityDubai 120,000 93
77.5
1,290
08 Dubai Investments ParkDubai 160,000 115
71.9
1,391
09 Jebel AliDubai 210,000 148
70.5
1,419
10 DayrahDubai 400,000 203
50.8
1,970
11 Al Ain CityAbu Dhabi 846,747 425
50.2
1,992
12 AjmanAjman 490,035 228
46.5
2,149
13 Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi 1,807,000 818
45.3
2,209
14 Ras Al KhaimahRas Al Khaimah 351,943 145
41.2
2,427
15 SharjahSharjah 1,800,000 439
24.4
4,100
16 DubaiDubai 3,790,000 13
0.3
291,538

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