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Ranking of the emirates of the UAE by shops per inhabitant

How many shops there are per 100,000 inhabitants in every emirate of the UAE and in the cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants. On average, 627.6 per 100,000 inhabitants, one for every 159 inhabitants.

627.6
shops per 100,000 inhabitants — UAE
one for every 159 inhabitants
1,201.3
the most — Umm Al Quwain
one for every 83 inhabitants
381.3
the fewest — Abu Dhabi
one for every 262 inhabitants
10.9M
inhabitants
official estimates of the emirates (rounded)
How we count. Businesses — the active shops 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: shops per 100,000 inhabitants

Shops per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per business. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Emirate ↕Population ↕Retail ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Umm Al Quwain 80,000 961
1,201.3
83
02 Ajman 540,000 5,888
1,090.4
92
03 Dubai 3,655,000 32,443
887.6
113
04 Fujairah 260,000 2,038
783.8
128
05 Ras Al Khaimah 400,000 2,257
564.3
177
06 Sharjah 1,800,000 8,870
492.8
203
07 Abu Dhabi 4,136,000 15,771
381.3
262
Average of the UAE — 627.6 per 100,000 inhabitants68,228 shops · 10,871,000 inhabitants

Cities and towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants

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

No. ↕City ↕Population ↕Retail ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Al MajazSharjah 116,503 1,968
1,689.2
59
02 FujairahFujairah 118,933 1,227
1,031.7
97
03 MusaffahAbu Dhabi 243,341 2,051
842.9
119
04 WarīsānDubai 108,759 825
758.6
132
05 Dubai MarinaDubai 120,000 873
727.5
137
06 International CityDubai 120,000 790
658.3
152
07 DayrahDubai 400,000 2,237
559.3
179
08 Business BayDubai 191,000 909
475.9
210
09 Al Ain CityAbu Dhabi 846,747 3,878
458.0
218
10 Ras Al KhaimahRas Al Khaimah 351,943 1,549
440.1
227
11 Dubai Investments ParkDubai 160,000 664
415.0
241
12 AjmanAjman 490,035 1,855
378.5
264
13 Jebel AliDubai 210,000 787
374.8
267
14 Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi 1,807,000 4,327
239.5
418
15 SharjahSharjah 1,800,000 3,705
205.8
486
16 DubaiDubai 3,790,000 183
4.8
20,710

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