Businesses in Safaga

Categories in Safaga

Auto Parts Store Car repair Gas Station New car dealers Import Export Company Clothing stores Shoe stores Women's clothing Mobile phone stores Telecommunications Service Provider Dive Club Government Office Mailbox Rental Service Mailing Service Mosques Post Office Shipping and Mailing Service Shipping Company Soup Kitchen Electronics Store Mobile Phone Repair Shop Building Materials Store Construction of buildings Construction of houses Home Goods Store Housing Development Diving Center Education Education Center Elementary School High School Kindergarten Physical education Preparatory School Primary School SCUBA Instructor Surf School Libraries Tourist Attraction Bakeries Bars, pubs and taverns Cafes Cafeteria Coffee Shop Falafel Restaurant Fast food restaurants Fish & Chips Restaurant Grocery stores and supermarkets Izakaya Restaurant Pizza Restaurants Seafood restaurants Furniture stores Water Sports Equipment Rental Service Atm's Banks Hospitals Medical Center Medical clinic Barbers Beauty salons Hair Salon Apartment Building Apartment Complex Condominium Complex Holiday Apartment Rental Housing Complex Cosmetics Store General Store Gift Shop Market Perfume Store Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall Supermarket Aquatic Center Beach Pavillion Dive Shop Golf courses Gym Marina Public parks Public swimming pools Sports club Courier Service Cruise Agency Delivery Service Freight forwarding Hotels and motels Lodging Port Authority Resort SCUBA Tour Agency Transportation Service Travel Agency Villa Warehouse Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Safaga

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	100
Apartments	71
Cafes	65
Shopping	61
Grocery stores and supermarkets	49
Hotels and motels	48
Other accommodation	47
Clothing stores	27
Sports and recreation	26
Bars, pubs and taverns	25
Education	25
Physical education	25
Pharmacies and drug stores	24

Safaga Facts

Area	3974.9 km²
Population	45,702
Male Population	25,151 (55.0%)
Female Population	20,551 (45.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+1841.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+2291.5%
Median Age	23.1 years (Male: 24.3, Female: 21.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$7,659 (2022)
Neighborhoods	شمال سفاجا, جنوب سفاجا, طريق القرى, جزيرة سفاجا, سومة باى
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	26.72918, 33.93651

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Safaga Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,354	1,849	1,911	1,979	45,702	47,404	47,682
Population Density	0.6 / km²	0.5 / km²	0.5 / km²	0.5 / km²	11.5 / km²	11.9 / km²	12 / km²

* Projected

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

Safaga Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 2291.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Safaga	+1841.5%	+2371.7%	+2291.5%
Red Sea Governorate	—	—	—
Egypt	—	—	—

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

Safaga Median Age

Median Age: 23.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Safaga	23.1 yrs	21.7 yrs	24.3 yrs
Red Sea Governorate	21.5 yrs	21.1 yrs	21.9 yrs
Egypt	22.8 yrs	22.9 yrs	22.7 yrs

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

Safaga Population Density

Population Density: 11.5 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Safaga	45,702	3,974.9 km²	11.5 / km²
Red Sea Governorate	2.1 million	173,373.8 km²	11.9 / km²
Egypt	90.9 million	980,394.9 km²	92.7 / km²

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

Safaga Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 200 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 Safaga

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Safaga

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Safaga

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Safaga

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

Safaga Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$6,784	$7,117	$10,076	$6,653	$6,021	$8,004	$9,672	$7,659
Total GDP	$12.3M	$11.1M	$14.6M	$10.6M	$10.8M	$19.1M	$39.3M	$33.8M

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

Safaga CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Safaga	116,545 tn	2.55 tn	29.3 tons/km²
Red Sea Governorate	4,946,078 tn	2.39 tn	28.5 tons/km²
Egypt	209,857,539 tn	2.31 tn	214.1 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

Safaga CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	116,545 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.55 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	29.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (4.1)

* 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 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
10/23/08	1:52 AM	4.2	79.4 km	10,000 m	Red Sea	usgs.gov
5/29/08	7:16 AM	4.1	73.9 km	10,000 m	Red Sea	usgs.gov
8/5/04	5:39 PM	4	41.1 km	10,000 m	Red Sea	usgs.gov
6/3/04	9:32 AM	4.5	44.2 km	10,000 m	Red Sea	usgs.gov
4/21/04	8:39 AM	4.1	20 km	10,000 m	Egypt	usgs.gov
8/20/01	5:24 PM	3.9	77.8 km	10,000 m	Egypt	usgs.gov
8/20/01	4:31 PM	3.8	72.9 km	10,000 m	Red Sea	usgs.gov
3/8/97	3:21 PM	4.8	92.8 km	10,000 m	Red Sea	usgs.gov
12/23/96	8:53 AM	4.5	87.4 km	10,000 m	Egypt	usgs.gov
12/17/96	11:31 AM	3.8	92.3 km	10,000 m	Red Sea	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Safaga

Port Safaga, also known as Safaga (Egyptian Arabic: سفاجا Safāga, IPA: [sæˈfæːɡæ]), is a town in Egypt, on the coast of the Red Sea, located 53 km (33 mi) south of Hurghada. This small port is also a tourist area that consists of several bungalows an..

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