Businesses in Cairo

Categories in Cairo

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Cairo

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Shopping	27,207	27 years
Grocery stores and supermarkets	13,583	—
Restaurants	11,340	18 years
Health and medical	10,423	20 years
Pharmacies and drug stores	9,018	22 years
Electronics stores	8,326	22 years
Apartments	7,576	—
Clothing stores	7,492	19 years
Cafes	7,262	19 years
Corporate management	6,819	24 years
Car repair	5,791	29 years
Hardware store	4,755	23 years
Telecommunications	4,655	24 years
Car parts	4,588	32 years
Education	4,214	23 years

Cairo Facts

Area	280.7 km²
Population	7,644,103
Male Population	3,882,111 (50.8%)
Female Population	3,761,992 (49.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+53.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+16.6%
Median Age	26.4 years (Male: 26.2, Female: 26.6)
Area Codes	2
Neighborhoods	Wust El-Balad, مصر الجديدة, وسط البلد, مدينة نصر, DOWNTOWN
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	30.06263, 31.24967

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Cairo Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	4,989,394	6,158,150	6,557,732	7,149,466	7,644,103
Population Density	17,775.6 / km²	21,939.5 / km²	23,363.1 / km²	25,471.3 / km²	27,233.5 / km²

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

Cairo Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 9% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Cairo	+43.3%	+16.1%	+9%
Cairo Governorate	+53.5%	+21.3%	+11.4%
Egypt	+136.6%	+62.2%	+33.9%

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

Cairo Median Age

Median Age: 26.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Cairo	26.4 yrs	26.6 yrs	26.2 yrs
Cairo Governorate	25.8 yrs	25.9 yrs	25.7 yrs
Egypt	22.8 yrs	22.9 yrs	22.7 yrs

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

Cairo Population Density

Population Density: 27,234 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Cairo	7.6 million	280.7 km²	27,234 / km²
Cairo Governorate	9 million	7,234.1 km²	1,250 / km²
Egypt	90.9 million	980,394.9 km²	92.7 / km²

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

Cairo Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1750 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.

Neighborhoods in Cairo

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Cairo

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Cairo

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Cairo

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

Cairo CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Cairo	24,094,289 tn	3.15 tn	85,840.3 tons/km²
Cairo Governorate	23,329,419 tn	2.58 tn	3,224.9 tons/km²
Egypt	209,857,539 tn	2.31 tn	214.1 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

Cairo CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	24,094,289 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	3.15 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	85,840.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* 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. 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
3/30/18	7:44 AM	3.3	37.1 km	10,000 m	33km ENE of Halwan, Egypt	usgs.gov
1/21/17	4:54 PM	4.3	58.2 km	10,000 m	35km SE of Bilbays, Egypt	usgs.gov
2/16/12	2:15 AM	4.3	69.9 km	10,000 m	Egypt	usgs.gov
6/21/08	5:59 PM	4.3	66.8 km	6,200 m	Egypt	usgs.gov
7/31/05	4:16 PM	4.1	45.3 km	22,000 m	Egypt	usgs.gov
4/16/05	7:55 PM	4.4	80 km	10,000 m	Egypt	usgs.gov
8/24/02	8:01 PM	4.4	21.7 km	10,000 m	Egypt	usgs.gov
12/17/01	4:25 AM	4.4	39.8 km	10,000 m	Egypt	usgs.gov
6/12/01	1:43 PM	4.4	52.6 km	10,000 m	Egypt	usgs.gov
12/28/99	12:05 PM	3.9	28.6 km	10,000 m	Egypt	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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