Businesses in Cape Town

Categories in Cape Town

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Cape Town

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Shopping	7,521	28 years
Corporate management	7,256	25 years
Restaurants	5,023	25 years
Construction of buildings	4,210	27 years
Other accommodation	4,185	28 years
Electronics stores	3,664	22 years
Shopping other	3,640	25 years
Clothing stores	3,039	30 years
Real estate	2,940	27 years
Car repair	2,817	29 years
Health and medical	2,726	26 years
Beauty salons	2,596	19 years
Education	2,436	38 years

Cape Town Facts

Area	415.3 km²
Population	2,034,929
Male Population	986,429 (48.5%)
Female Population	1,048,500 (51.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+278.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+50.4%
Median Age	29.4 years (Male: 28.5, Female: 30.4)
Area Codes	21
Neighborhoods	Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town CBD - Foreshore, Claremont, Gardens, Woodstock
Local Time
Timezone	South Africa Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-33.92584, 18.42322
Postal Codes	7100, 7103, 7110, 7134, 7135, More

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Cape Town Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	537,233	971,877	1,352,663	1,929,493	2,034,929
Population Density	1,293.6 / km²	2,340.1 / km²	3,257 / km²	4,645.9 / km²	4,899.8 / km²

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

Cape Town Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 42.6% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Cape Town	+259.2%	+98.5%	+42.6%
Western Cape	+257.6%	+99.4%	+43.4%
South Africa	+111.9%	+48.1%	+21.4%

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

Cape Town Median Age

Median Age: 29.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Cape Town	29.4 yrs	30.4 yrs	28.5 yrs
Western Cape	28.2 yrs	28.8 yrs	27.7 yrs
South Africa	25.4 yrs	26.3 yrs	24.5 yrs

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

Cape Town Population Density

Population Density: 4,900 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Cape Town	2 million	415.3 km²	4,900 / km²
Western Cape	6.3 million	129,462.2 km²	49 / km²
South Africa	54.3 million	1,219,846.5 km²	44.5 / km²

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

Cape Town Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1910 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 Cape Town

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Cape Town

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Cape Town

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Cape Town

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Cape Town

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

Cape Town CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Cape Town	21,271,984 tn	10.45 tn	51,219.2 tons/km²
Western Cape	47,665,323 tn	7.51 tn	368.2 tons/km²
South Africa	358,473,408 tn	6.6 tn	293.9 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

Cape Town CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	21,271,984 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	10.45 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	51,219.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (8)
Flood	Medium (4)
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 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.

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