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Ranking of the emirates of the UAE by sports and fitness businesses per inhabitant

How many sports and fitness 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, 90.5 per 100,000 inhabitants, one for every 1,105 inhabitants.

90.5
sports and fitness businesses per 100,000 inhabitants — UAE
one for every 1,105 inhabitants
147.4
the most — Dubai
one for every 678 inhabitants
53.5
the fewest — Sharjah
one for every 1,869 inhabitants
10.9M
inhabitants
official estimates of the emirates (rounded)
How we count. Businesses — the active sports and fitness 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: sports and fitness businesses per 100,000 inhabitants

Sports and fitness businesses per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per business. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Emirate ↕Population ↕Sports ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Dubai 3,655,000 5,389
147.4
678
02 Ajman 540,000 491
90.9
1,100
03 Umm Al Quwain 80,000 57
71.3
1,404
04 Ras Al Khaimah 400,000 276
69.0
1,449
05 Abu Dhabi 4,136,000 2,512
60.7
1,646
06 Fujairah 260,000 149
57.3
1,745
07 Sharjah 1,800,000 963
53.5
1,869
Average of the UAE — 90.5 per 100,000 inhabitants9,837 sports and fitness businesses · 10,871,000 inhabitants

Cities and towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants

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

No. ↕City ↕Population ↕Sports ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per business ↕
01 Dubai MarinaDubai 120,000 383
319.2
313
02 Al MajazSharjah 116,503 288
247.2
405
03 Business BayDubai 191,000 245
128.3
780
04 Dubai Investments ParkDubai 160,000 143
89.4
1,119
05 FujairahFujairah 118,933 95
79.9
1,252
06 MusaffahAbu Dhabi 243,341 175
71.9
1,391
07 Jebel AliDubai 210,000 111
52.9
1,892
08 Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi 1,807,000 929
51.4
1,945
09 Ras Al KhaimahRas Al Khaimah 351,943 170
48.3
2,070
10 Al Ain CityAbu Dhabi 846,747 384
45.4
2,205
11 WarīsānDubai 108,759 44
40.5
2,472
12 International CityDubai 120,000 35
29.2
3,429
13 AjmanAjman 490,035 133
27.1
3,684
14 SharjahSharjah 1,800,000 323
17.9
5,573
15 DayrahDubai 400,000 17
4.3
23,529
16 DubaiDubai 3,790,000 131
3.5
28,931

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