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🌆 Largest Cities in the UAE

Emirati cities ranked by population.

📅 2020📏 people27 entries🇦🇪 See all of this country’s rankings →
Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 10,585,787 (27 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank.
1
DubaiDubai
3,944,751
2
Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi
2,189,860
3
SharjahSharjah
1,600,000
4
Al AinAbu Dhabi
846,747
5
AjmanAjman
565,767
6
Jebel AliDubai
540,732
7
Ras Al KhaimahRas Al Khaimah
191,753
8
FujairahFujairah
121,538
9
Khor FakkanSharjah
61,936
10
KalbaSharjah
59,401
11
Umm Al QuwainUmm al-Quwain
59,098
12
GhayathiAbu Dhabi
58,700
13
Madinat ZayedAbu Dhabi
54,760
14
Dibba Al-FujairahFujairah
52,413
15
Al DhannahAbu Dhabi
42,770
16
DhaidSharjah
39,295
17
Al HamriyahSharjah
22,354
18
Liwa OasisAbu Dhabi
20,192
19
Al MadamSharjah
18,000
20
Dibba Al HisnSharjah
16,116
21
HattaDubai
13,023
22
RamsRas Al Khaimah
13,000
23
Al AwirDubai
12,259
24
SilaAbu Dhabi
10,580
25
Al GhaylRas Al Khaimah
10,337
26
MasfutAjman
10,215
27
Al Jazirah Al HamraRas Al Khaimah
10,190

Highlights

Within United Arab Emirates, Dubai ranks first in 2020 with 3,944,751, followed by Abu Dhabi (2,189,860) and Sharjah (1,600,000).

Dubai is 1.8 times higher than Abu Dhabi, the runner-up.

Across 27 entries, values run from 3,944,751 (Dubai) to 10,190 (Al Jazirah Al Hamra), with a median of 52,413.

Source: Emirate statistics centres (latest published) (via Wikipedia), 2020. Unit: people.

Source: Emirate statistics centres (latest published) (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited publisher · fetched Oct 13, 2026