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===United Arab Emirates===
{{main|Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area}}

[[Dubai]]-[[Sharjah]]-[[Ajman]] (DSA) is a metropolitan area in the United Arab Emirates. It consists of the combined, greater urban areas of Dubai, Ajman, and Sharjah. The urban areas at the northeast end of Dubai flow into those of Sharjah, which in turn are contiguous with those of Ajman. The total population is about 5.9 million people as of 2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=Al Qassemi |first=Sooud |date=June 19, 2012 |title=Infinite possibilities for Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman conurbation |url=https://gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds/infinite-possibilities-for-dubai-sharjah-ajman-conurbation-1.1037372 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120053653/https://gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds/infinite-possibilities-for-dubai-sharjah-ajman-conurbation-1.1037372 |archive-date=Nov 20, 2023 |website=Gulf News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bardsley |first=Daniel |date=2022-08-02 |title=Dubai population to surge to nearly 6m in 20 years amid urban transformation |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2022/01/23/dubai-population-to-surge-to-nearly-6m-in-20-years-amid-urban-transformation/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402061135/https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2022/01/23/dubai-population-to-surge-to-nearly-6m-in-20-years-amid-urban-transformation/ |archive-date=Apr 2, 2024 |website=The National |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Quest |first1=Richard |last2=Minihane |first2=Joe |date=March 10, 2021 |title=What Dubai looked like before it boomed |url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/dubai-before-it-boomed/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402061134/https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/dubai-before-it-boomed/index.html |archive-date=Apr 2, 2024 |website=CNN}}</ref>

Urban population rate: 87% (2024).<ref name=":0" /> Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.<ref name=":1" />

* [[Dubai]] Metropolitan Area (Dubai + [[Sharjah]]): 4,565,478
* [[Abu Dhabi]] Metropolitan Area: 1,052,835
* [[Al Ain|Al-Ain]] Metropolitan Area (Al-Ain + Al-Buraymi): 854,940
* [[Ras al-Haymah]] Metropolitan Area: 259,127