Businesses in Dhaka

Categories in Dhaka

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Dhaka

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Apartments	24,334	20 years
Shopping	22,590	21 years
Clothing stores	21,145	17 years
Shopping other	18,257	20 years
Electronics stores	16,579	17 years
Restaurants	16,140	14 years
Corporate management	15,200	21 years
Pharmacies and drug stores	12,518	16 years
Education	9,334	28 years
Hardware store	9,212	42 years
Real estate	7,718	23 years
Repair other	7,022	—

Dhaka Facts

Area	313.5 km²
Population	11,348,352
Male Population	6,287,998 (55.4%)
Female Population	5,060,354 (44.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+450.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+73.6%
Median Age	24.9 years (Male: 26.1, Female: 23.6)
Area Codes	2
Neighborhoods	Mirpur, Gulshan, Uttara, Motijheel, Ramna
Local Time
Timezone	Bangladesh Standard Time
Lat & Lng	23.71040, 90.40744
Postal Codes	1000, 1100, 1203, 1204, 1205, More

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Dhaka Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	2,059,971	4,273,108	6,537,575	10,809,212	11,348,352
Population Density	6,570.9 / km²	13,630.3 / km²	20,853.5 / km²	34,479.1 / km²	36,198.9 / km²

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

Dhaka Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 65.3% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Dhaka	+424.7%	+153%	+65.3%
Dhaka Division	+190%	+81.3%	+37.6%
Bangladesh	+125.7%	+51.8%	+22.6%

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

Dhaka Median Age

Median Age: 24.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Dhaka	24.9 yrs	23.6 yrs	26.1 yrs
Dhaka Division	23.9 yrs	23.5 yrs	24.5 yrs
Bangladesh	23.2 yrs	23.3 yrs	23.1 yrs

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

Dhaka Population Density

Population Density: 36,199 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Dhaka	11.3 million	313.5 km²	36,199 / km²
Dhaka Division	42.1 million	20,514.3 km²	2,052 / km²
Bangladesh	160.5 million	139,726.1 km²	1,149 / km²

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

Dhaka Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1740 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 Dhaka

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Dhaka

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Dhaka

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Dhaka

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Dhaka

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

Dhaka CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Dhaka	8,526,902 tn	0.75 tn	27,199 tons/km²
Dhaka Division	23,931,754 tn	0.57 tn	1,166.6 tons/km²
Bangladesh	86,978,104 tn	0.54 tn	622.5 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

Dhaka CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	8,526,902 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.75 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	27,199 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (4)
Flood	High (10)
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, 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 Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
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
2/26/19	4:49 AM	3.7	41.9 km	10,000 m	19km E of Mirzapur, Bangladesh	usgs.gov
11/8/17	4:50 AM	4.9	98.9 km	29,510 m	28km N of Agartala, India	usgs.gov
7/25/17	9:09 AM	4.4	50.4 km	10,000 m	18km NW of Hajiganj, Bangladesh	usgs.gov
12/21/15	11:52 PM	4	79.8 km	14,160 m	2km SSE of Gafargaon, Bangladesh	usgs.gov
2/28/14	1:11 PM	3.9	96.6 km	37,800 m	10km S of Ranir Bazar, India	usgs.gov
7/8/13	3:44 AM	4.1	98 km	10,100 m	Tripura, India region	usgs.gov
3/18/12	2:56 AM	4.5	16.1 km	44,000 m	Bangladesh	usgs.gov
8/27/11	12:55 AM	4.2	45.5 km	10,000 m	Bangladesh	usgs.gov
6/9/11	7:34 AM	4.4	77.7 km	35,000 m	Bangladesh	usgs.gov
5/3/11	2:39 PM	4	93.2 km	10,000 m	Tripura, India region	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Dhaka

Dhaka (Bengali: ঢাকা, pronounced: [ˈd̪ʱaka]; English /dɑːkə/, /dækə/; formerly spelled as Dacca) is the capital of Bangladesh. It is the principal city of Dhaka District and Dhaka Division. Dhaka is one of world's most populated cities, with a popula..

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