Businesses in Berbera

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Berbera

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	36
Restaurants	30
Cafes	27
Hotels and motels	25
Gas station	20
Pharmacies and drug stores	16
Mosques	15
Public administration	13
Other accommodation	11

Berbera Facts

Area	8757.8 km²
Population	159,030
Male Population	79,101 (49.7%)
Female Population	79,929 (50.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+449.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+180.7%
Median Age	16 years (Male: 15.8, Female: 16.3)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$739 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	10.43959, 45.01432

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Berbera Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	28,943	48,253	56,650	83,166	159,030	172,338	181,626
Population Density	3.3 / km²	5.5 / km²	6.5 / km²	9.5 / km²	18.2 / km²	19.7 / km²	20.7 / km²

* Projected

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

Berbera Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 180.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Berbera	+449.5%	+229.6%	+180.7%
Woqooyi Galbeed	—	—	—
Somalia	—	—	—

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

Berbera Median Age

Median Age: 16 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Berbera	16 yrs	16.3 yrs	15.8 yrs
Woqooyi Galbeed	16 yrs	16.3 yrs	15.8 yrs
Somalia	16 yrs	16.2 yrs	15.8 yrs

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

Berbera Population Density

Population Density: 18.2 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Berbera	159,030	8,757.8 km²	18.2 / km²
Woqooyi Galbeed	1.1 million	28,163.9 km²	39.7 / km²
Somalia	8.3 million	471,815 km²	17.6 / km²

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

Berbera Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1100 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.

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

Berbera Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$732	$300	$383	$519	$571	$1,001	$770	$739
Total GDP	$38M	$18.5M	$27.8M	$43.7M	$55.2M	$109.7M	$123.8M	$122.7M

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

Berbera CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Berbera	10,502 tn	0.07 tn	1.2 tons/km²
Woqooyi Galbeed	73,682 tn	0.07 tn	2.6 tons/km²
Somalia	559,846 tn	0.07 tn	1.2 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

Berbera CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	10,502 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.07 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	1.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (8.4)

* 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, 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.

Berbera

Berbera (Somali: Barbara, Arabic: بربرة‎) is a city in the northwestern Berbera District of Somaliland, a self-declared republic internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia. It is situated in the Woqooyi Galbeed province. antiquity..

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