Businesses in Likasi

Categories in Likasi

Car repair Gas Station Commercial Printer Farming Clothing stores Christian Church Churches Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Community Center Government Office Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall Mosques Non-Profit Organization Post Office Religion Religious Organization Computer Support and Services Electronics Store Mobile Phone Repair Shop Smart Shop Building Materials Store Construction of buildings Electric Utility Company Housing Development College Education Elementary School High School Private University University Stadiums and arenas Tourist Attraction Bars, pubs and taverns Butcher Internet cafes Restaurants Nurseries and garden supplies Banks Insurance Agency Money Transfer Service Cemetery Hospitals Medical Center Hairdresser Hair Salon Apartment Building Apartment Complex Condominium Complex Gated Community Housing Complex Market Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall Supermarket Playground Public parks Guest House Hotels and motels Housing Society Lodging Motel Transportation Service Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Likasi

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Churches	73
Education	48
Hospitals	45
Shopping	35
Apartments	33
Hotels and motels	28
Religion	23
Public administration	22
Restaurants	21
Other accommodation	17
Bars, pubs and taverns	15

Likasi Facts

Area	18206.9 km²
Population	1,751,373
Male Population	870,477 (49.7%)
Female Population	880,896 (50.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+2970.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+304.8%
Median Age	17 years (Male: 16.8, Female: 17.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$620 (2022)
Area Codes	2
Neighborhoods	Kikula, Panda, Quartier industriel, Kakontwe
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-10.98303, 26.73840

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Likasi Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	57,033	193,796	432,703	1,322,379	1,751,373	2,334,770	3,039,804
Population Density	3.1 / km²	10.6 / km²	23.8 / km²	72.6 / km²	96.2 / km²	128.2 / km²	167 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Likasi Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 304.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Likasi	+2970.8%	+803.7%	+304.8%
Katanga Province	—	—	—
Democratic Republic of the Congo	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Likasi Median Age

Median Age: 17 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Likasi	17 yrs	17.2 yrs	16.8 yrs
Katanga Province	17 yrs	17.2 yrs	16.8 yrs
Democratic Republic of the Congo	17 yrs	17.2 yrs	16.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Likasi Population Density

Population Density: 96.2 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Likasi	1.8 million	18,206.9 km²	96.2 / km²
Katanga Province	15.9 million	486,656 km²	32.7 / km²
Democratic Republic of the Congo	77.3 million	2,329,724.8 km²	33.2 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Likasi Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1960 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Likasi

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Likasi Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,994	$1,169	$788	$944	$662	$732	$584	$620
Total GDP	$422.2M	$363.1M	$336.6M	$580.1M	$653.3M	$1.1B	$1.3B	$1.5B

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Likasi CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Likasi	206,872 tn	0.12 tn	11.4 tons/km²
Katanga Province	1,807,894 tn	0.11 tn	3.7 tons/km²
Democratic Republic of the Congo	8,769,681 tn	0.11 tn	3.8 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Likasi CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	206,872 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.12 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	11.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
5/26/19	8:16 PM	4.6	48.9 km	10,000 m	49km SE of Likasi, Democratic Republic of the Congo	usgs.gov
6/3/16	6:14 PM	4.5	38.5 km	10,000 m	19km NW of Kambove, Democratic Republic of the Congo	usgs.gov
9/25/11	12:47 PM	4.9	53 km	10,000 m	Democratic Republic of the Congo	usgs.gov
7/10/87	12:50 PM	3.2	91.5 km	10,000 m	Democratic Republic of the Congo	usgs.gov
9/24/81	1:43 AM	4.8	86.6 km	33,000 m	Democratic Republic of the Congo	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Likasi

Likasi (formerly official names: Jadotville (French) and Jadotstad (Dutch)) is a city in Katanga Province, in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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