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AI & jobs · Emirate in United Arab Emirates

Emirate of Dubai

Emirate AE-DU Largest city: Dubai
26%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, above the national 26% (+0.4 pts).
MODEL3rd of 9 regions643K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
3.8M
as of 2025
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
33.2%
1st largest of 9
People in workMODEL
2.4M
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
4.3%
national 4.3%
Area
3,878 km²
986 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Urban
36% live in major cities
Largest city
Dubai
1.4M (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
1
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
2.07×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
68.8%
33.2% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
59%
national 56%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
51%
national 51%
Augmentation 49%Automation 51%

Sector mix

MODEL

Estimated share of jobs by sector, against the national mix.

Emirate of Dubai United Arab Emirates
Construction 16.4%
Retail & wholesale 15.7%
Business services 15.5%
Other services 10.2%
Manufacturing 8.1%
Transport & logistics 6.1%
Public admin 5.1%
Hospitality 4.8%
Mining 4.1%
Finance 3.3%
Health & care 3.0%
Education 2.8%
ICT & software 2.6%
Utilities 1.1%
Agriculture 1.0%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Business services 133K Retail & wholesale 116K Other services 59.6K Public admin 54.1K Finance 41.9K Construction 41K Manufacturing 31.6K Education 31.1K

Ranking in United Arab Emirates

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 9 regions.

1Emirate of Sharjah 27% 2Emirate of Abu Dhabi 27% 3Emirate of Dubai 26% 4Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah 26% 5Emirate of Umm Al Quwain 26% 6Emirate of Fujairah 26% 7Fujairah 25%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits United Arab Emirates's real ILO sector employment across regions using population (Wikidata) and density: denser, capital-city regions get more finance, ICT and professional jobs, and rural regions more farming. Totals match national figures. AI usage figures are measured, not modelled. Methodology

Other regions of United Arab Emirates

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