United Arab Emirates
AsiaCapital: Abu DhabiMost important metro: Dubai-Sharjah
2026 population
11.3M
Rank #86 globally
Area
84k km²
Metros tracked
11
94% of population in metros
Composite score
101.3
Rank #24 globally
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United Arab Emirates metro footprint
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11 polygons
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
11 tracked metros
| Rank | Metro | State | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #32 | Dubai-Sharjah▲ Largest | Dubai | 5.7M | 58.3 | Continental Metro |
| #68 | Abu Dhabi★ Capital | Abu Dhabi | 2.8M | 36.2 | Major Metro |
| #415 | Ras al-Khaimah | Ras al-Khaimah | 400K | 5.7 | Established Metro |
| #862 | Fujairah | Fujairah | 114K | 2.0 | Emerging Metro |
| #1032 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi | 987K | 1.5 | Emerging Metro |
| #2095 | Madinat Zayed | Abu Dhabi | 326K | 0.4 | Local Metro |
| #2680 | Khor Fakkan | Sharjah | 53K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2689 | Kalba | Sharjah | 51K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #3656 | Umm al-Quwain | Umm al-Quwain | 88K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3810 | Dibba | Fujairah | 64K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #4005 | Hatta | Dubai | 42K | 0.0 | Local Metro |