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Ranking of the emirates of the UAE by industrial and wholesale businesses per inhabitant

How many industrial and wholesale 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, 375.1 per 100,000 inhabitants, one for every 267 inhabitants.

375.1
industrial and wholesale businesses per 100,000 inhabitants — UAE
one for every 267 inhabitants
820.6
the most — Ajman
one for every 122 inhabitants
194.2
the fewest — Fujairah
one for every 515 inhabitants
10.9M
inhabitants
official estimates of the emirates (rounded)
How we count. Businesses — the active industrial and wholesale 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: industrial and wholesale businesses per 100,000 inhabitants

Industrial and wholesale businesses per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per business. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Emirate ↕Population ↕Industry ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Ajman 540,000 4,431
820.6
122
02 Umm Al Quwain 80,000 592
740.0
135
03 Dubai 3,655,000 19,335
529.0
189
04 Sharjah 1,800,000 6,466
359.2
278
05 Ras Al Khaimah 400,000 922
230.5
434
06 Abu Dhabi 4,136,000 8,531
206.3
485
07 Fujairah 260,000 505
194.2
515
Average of the UAE — 375.1 per 100,000 inhabitants40,782 industrial and wholesale businesses · 10,871,000 inhabitants

Cities and towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants

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

No. ↕City ↕Population ↕Industry ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 MusaffahAbu Dhabi 243,341 3,139
1,290.0
78
02 Jebel AliDubai 210,000 2,058
980.0
102
03 Al MajazSharjah 116,503 949
814.6
123
04 Business BayDubai 191,000 1,104
578.0
173
05 Dubai Investments ParkDubai 160,000 921
575.6
174
06 WarīsānDubai 108,759 482
443.2
226
07 AjmanAjman 490,035 1,946
397.1
252
08 DayrahDubai 400,000 1,516
379.0
264
09 International CityDubai 120,000 363
302.5
331
10 Dubai MarinaDubai 120,000 347
289.2
346
11 Al Ain CityAbu Dhabi 846,747 1,452
171.5
583
12 SharjahSharjah 1,800,000 3,024
168.0
595
13 FujairahFujairah 118,933 172
144.6
691
14 Ras Al KhaimahRas Al Khaimah 351,943 401
113.9
878
15 Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi 1,807,000 1,597
88.4
1,131
16 DubaiDubai 3,790,000 31
0.8
122,258

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