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Ranking of the emirates of the UAE by arts, entertainment and leisure businesses per inhabitant

How many arts, entertainment and leisure 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, 95.4 per 100,000 inhabitants, one for every 1,048 inhabitants.

95.4
arts, entertainment and leisure businesses per 100,000 inhabitants — UAE
one for every 1,048 inhabitants
169.0
the most — Dubai
one for every 592 inhabitants
41.5
the fewest — Fujairah
one for every 2,407 inhabitants
10.9M
inhabitants
official estimates of the emirates (rounded)
How we count. Businesses — the active arts, entertainment and leisure 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: arts, entertainment and leisure businesses per 100,000 inhabitants

Arts, entertainment and leisure businesses per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per business. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Emirate ↕Population ↕Leisure ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Dubai 3,655,000 6,176
169.0
592
02 Ajman 540,000 432
80.0
1,250
03 Abu Dhabi 4,136,000 2,456
59.4
1,684
04 Umm Al Quwain 80,000 46
57.5
1,739
05 Sharjah 1,800,000 970
53.9
1,856
06 Ras Al Khaimah 400,000 185
46.3
2,162
07 Fujairah 260,000 108
41.5
2,407
Average of the UAE — 95.4 per 100,000 inhabitants10,373 arts, entertainment and leisure businesses · 10,871,000 inhabitants

Cities and towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants

Arts, entertainment and leisure businesses per 100,000 inhabitants in the large cities and towns. Population of the cities and towns — GeoNames.

No. ↕City ↕Population ↕Leisure ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Dubai MarinaDubai 120,000 431
359.2
278
02 Business BayDubai 191,000 467
244.5
409
03 Al MajazSharjah 116,503 218
187.1
534
04 Dubai Investments ParkDubai 160,000 254
158.8
630
05 MusaffahAbu Dhabi 243,341 297
122.1
819
06 Jebel AliDubai 210,000 231
110.0
909
07 FujairahFujairah 118,933 64
53.8
1,858
08 WarīsānDubai 108,759 46
42.3
2,364
09 International CityDubai 120,000 49
40.8
2,449
10 Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi 1,807,000 717
39.7
2,520
11 Al Ain CityAbu Dhabi 846,747 265
31.3
3,195
12 Ras Al KhaimahRas Al Khaimah 351,943 102
29.0
3,450
13 AjmanAjman 490,035 110
22.4
4,455
14 SharjahSharjah 1,800,000 359
19.9
5,014
15 DayrahDubai 400,000 40
10.0
10,000
16 DubaiDubai 3,790,000 30
0.8
126,333

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