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Ranking of the emirates of the UAE by property, construction and trade businesses per inhabitant

How many property, construction and trade 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, 391.0 per 100,000 inhabitants, one for every 256 inhabitants.

391.0
property, construction and trade businesses per 100,000 inhabitants — UAE
one for every 256 inhabitants
718.8
the most — Umm Al Quwain
one for every 139 inhabitants
235.4
the fewest — Abu Dhabi
one for every 425 inhabitants
10.9M
inhabitants
official estimates of the emirates (rounded)
How we count. Businesses — the active property, construction and trade 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: property, construction and trade businesses per 100,000 inhabitants

Property, construction and trade businesses per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per business. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Emirate ↕Population ↕Construction ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Umm Al Quwain 80,000 575
718.8
139
02 Dubai 3,655,000 22,188
607.1
165
03 Ajman 540,000 3,217
595.7
168
04 Fujairah 260,000 916
352.3
284
05 Ras Al Khaimah 400,000 1,183
295.8
338
06 Sharjah 1,800,000 4,693
260.7
384
07 Abu Dhabi 4,136,000 9,737
235.4
425
Average of the UAE — 391.0 per 100,000 inhabitants42,509 property, construction and trade businesses · 10,871,000 inhabitants

Cities and towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants

Property, construction and trade businesses per 100,000 inhabitants in the large cities and towns. Population of the cities and towns — GeoNames.

No. ↕City ↕Population ↕Construction ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Business BayDubai 191,000 2,021
1,058.1
95
02 MusaffahAbu Dhabi 243,341 2,318
952.6
105
03 Al MajazSharjah 116,503 948
813.7
123
04 Dubai Investments ParkDubai 160,000 737
460.6
217
05 WarīsānDubai 108,759 436
400.9
249
06 Dubai MarinaDubai 120,000 475
395.8
253
07 International CityDubai 120,000 468
390.0
256
08 FujairahFujairah 118,933 447
375.8
266
09 Jebel AliDubai 210,000 662
315.2
317
10 Ras Al KhaimahRas Al Khaimah 351,943 733
208.3
480
11 AjmanAjman 490,035 972
198.4
504
12 Al Ain CityAbu Dhabi 846,747 1,650
194.9
513
13 Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi 1,807,000 2,217
122.7
815
14 SharjahSharjah 1,800,000 1,884
104.7
955
15 DayrahDubai 400,000 191
47.8
2,094
16 DubaiDubai 3,790,000 86
2.3
44,070

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