Businesses in Karachi

Categories in Karachi

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Karachi

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Shopping	14,314	28 years
Restaurants	12,995	21 years
Education	12,450	26 years
Electronics stores	9,601	18 years
Real estate	9,509	23 years
Corporate management	8,894	25 years
Clothing stores	7,127	29 years
Mosques	6,299	28 years
Shopping other	5,907	28 years
Apartments	5,131	38 years
Grocery stores and supermarkets	4,846	36 years
Hospitals	3,926	34 years

Karachi Facts

Area	11.1 km²
Population	440,079
Male Population	229,909 (52.2%)
Female Population	210,170 (47.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+153.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+41.9%
Median Age	23.1 years (Male: 23.5, Female: 22.6)
Area Codes	21
Neighborhoods	Saddar, P.E.C.H.S Block 2 Block 2 PECHS, Civil Lines, Sindh Industrial Trading Estate, Block 5 Clifton
Local Time
Timezone	Pakistan Standard Time
Lat & Lng	24.90560, 67.08220
Postal Codes	74000, 74200, 74400, 74550, 74600, More

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Karachi Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	173,742	268,985	310,226	411,940	440,079
Population Density	15,617.3 / km²	24,178.4 / km²	27,885.5 / km²	37,028.3 / km²	39,557.7 / km²

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

Karachi Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 32.8% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Karachi	+137.1%	+53.1%	+32.8%
Sindh	+173.7%	+71.6%	+34.6%
Pakistan	+183.1%	+75.7%	+36.7%

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

Karachi Median Age

Median Age: 23.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Karachi	23.1 yrs	22.6 yrs	23.5 yrs
Sindh	21.1 yrs	21 yrs	21.1 yrs
Pakistan	21.1 yrs	21 yrs	21.1 yrs

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

Karachi Population Density

Population Density: 39,558 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Karachi	440,079	11.1 km²	39,558 / km²
Sindh	41.5 million	140,649.1 km²	295 / km²
Pakistan	188.8 million	876,288.9 km²	215 / km²

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

Karachi Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1860 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 Karachi

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Karachi

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Karachi

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Karachi

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Karachi

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

Karachi CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Karachi	400,735 tn	0.91 tn	36,021.2 tons/km²
Sindh	38,144,830 tn	0.92 tn	271.2 tons/km²
Pakistan	148,464,575 tn	0.79 tn	169.4 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

Karachi CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	400,735 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.91 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	36,021.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (10)
Flood	Medium (4)
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
10/3/18	5:39 PM	4.4	98.1 km	10,000 m	53km E of Uthal, Pakistan	usgs.gov
10/14/13	7:15 PM	4.2	85.3 km	14,030 m	78km W of Jamshoro, Pakistan	usgs.gov
5/31/12	3:35 PM	4	33.6 km	10,000 m	Pakistan	usgs.gov
4/17/10	1:20 AM	4.4	79 km	29,800 m	Pakistan	usgs.gov
10/13/07	7:31 AM	4	78.5 km	10,000 m	Pakistan	usgs.gov
4/3/02	10:12 PM	3.8	83.9 km	33,000 m	Pakistan	usgs.gov
9/29/98	1:17 AM	4.5	74.4 km	33,000 m	Pakistan	usgs.gov
9/24/98	11:10 PM	3.8	77 km	10,000 m	Pakistan	usgs.gov
12/28/92	12:32 PM	3.6	78.2 km	33,000 m	Pakistan	usgs.gov
4/29/92	11:27 PM	3.7	68.7 km	33,000 m	Pakistan	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Karachi

Karachi (Urdu: کراچی‎ / ALA-LC: Karācī IPA: [kəˈrɑːˌtʃi]) is the largest city of Pakistan and the capital of the province of Sindh, its largest city, as well as one of the largest and most populous metropolitan cities in the world. Karachi metro has ..

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