Businesses in Ouidah

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Ouidah

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	37
Other accommodation	27
Bars, pubs and taverns	24
Education	22
Hotels and motels	20
Religion	17
Shopping	16
Churches	15
Museums	14
Apartments	14
Travel agencies	11
Public administration	10

Ouidah Facts

Area	6.8 km²
Population	62,089
Male Population	30,157 (48.6%)
Female Population	31,932 (51.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+334.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+70.5%
Median Age	18.2 years (Male: 17.3, Female: 19.1)
Area Codes	21 34
Local Time
Timezone	West Africa Time
Lat & Lng	6.36307, 2.08506

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Ouidah Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	14,283	23,398	36,419	74,286	62,089	70,543	80,848
Population Density	2,096.6 / km²	3,434.6 / km²	5,345.9 / km²	10,904.4 / km²	9,114 / km²	10,354.9 / km²	11,867.6 / km²

* Projected

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

Ouidah Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 70.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Ouidah	+334.7%	+165.4%	+70.5%
Atlantique Department	—	—	—
Benin	—	—	—

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

Ouidah Median Age

Median Age: 18.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Ouidah	18.2 yrs	19.1 yrs	17.3 yrs
Atlantique Department	18.2 yrs	19 yrs	17.4 yrs
Benin	16.7 yrs	17.7 yrs	15.7 yrs

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

Ouidah Population Density

Population Density: 9,114 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Ouidah	62,089	6.8 km²	9,114 / km²
Atlantique Department	1.5 million	3,137.8 km²	483 / km²
Benin	10.8 million	115,295.3 km²	93.7 / km²

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

Ouidah Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Ouidah

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

Ouidah CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Ouidah	39,368 tn	0.63 tn	5,778.7 tons/km²
Atlantique Department	861,902 tn	0.57 tn	274.7 tons/km²
Benin	5,965,282 tn	0.55 tn	51.7 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

Ouidah CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	39,368 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.63 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	5,778.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
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. 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
9/11/09	3:10 AM	4.4	42.3 km	10,000 m	Benin - Togo region	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Ouidah

Ouidah /ˈwiːdə/, historically also called Whydah /ˈhwaɪdə/, Juda, Juida by the French and Ajudá by the Portuguese, formally the Kingdom of Whydah (so named for the Whydah Bird of Paradise), is a city on the Atlantic coast of the Republic of Benin. Th..

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