Businesses in Mekele

Categories in Mekele

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Mekele

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Hotels and motels	116
Education	100
Restaurants	88
Other accommodation	79
Cafes	78
Banks	76
Higher education (colleges and universities)	50
Shopping	48
Churches	48
Electronics stores	40
Shopping other	39
Hospitals	32
Construction of buildings	30
Atm's	29
Health and medical	29
Public administration	28
Bars, pubs and taverns	25
Grocery stores and supermarkets	21
Corporate management	21
Unreachable	19

Mekele Facts

Area	30.6 km²
Population	231,328
Male Population	110,907 (47.9%)
Female Population	120,421 (52.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+414.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+158.3%
Median Age	21.2 years (Male: 21.2, Female: 21.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$3,433 (2022)
Area Codes	34
Neighborhoods	Qwiha
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	13.49667, 39.47528

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Mekele Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	44,937	61,900	89,550	127,976	231,328	282,267	351,362
Population Density	1,467.3 / km²	2,021.2 / km²	2,924.1 / km²	4,178.8 / km²	7,553.6 / km²	9,216.9 / km²	11,473 / km²

* Projected

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

Mekele Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 158.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Mekele	+414.8%	+273.7%	+158.3%
Tigray Province	—	—	—
Ethiopia	—	—	—

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

Mekele Median Age

Median Age: 21.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Mekele	21.2 yrs	21.2 yrs	21.2 yrs
Tigray Province	17.8 yrs	18.4 yrs	17.2 yrs
Ethiopia	17.1 yrs	17.4 yrs	16.8 yrs

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

Mekele Population Density

Population Density: 7,554 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Mekele	231,328	30.6 km²	7,554 / km²
Tigray Province	5.7 million	50,223.8 km²	114 / km²
Ethiopia	99.1 million	1,128,902.4 km²	87.8 / km²

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

Mekele 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Mekele

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Mekele

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

Mekele Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$584	$532	$613	$521	$794	$2,632	$3,172	$3,433
Total GDP	$21.1M	$24.7M	$34.9M	$33.6M	$68.1M	$321.5M	$396.5M	$467.9M

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

Mekele CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Mekele	8,763 tn	0.04 tn	286.1 tons/km²
Tigray Province	204,460 tn	0.04 tn	4.1 tons/km²
Ethiopia	3,092,124 tn	0.03 tn	2.7 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

Mekele CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	8,763 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.04 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	286.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
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 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
3/24/18	10:27 AM	5.2	59 km	10,000 m	58km E of Mek'ele, Ethiopia	usgs.gov
11/6/07	11:44 PM	4.4	49.8 km	10,000 m	Ethiopia	usgs.gov
11/4/07	9:06 PM	4.5	47.6 km	10,000 m	Ethiopia	usgs.gov
10/19/06	2:14 PM	4.1	41.5 km	10,000 m	Ethiopia	usgs.gov
6/11/04	12:39 AM	4.5	56.1 km	10,000 m	Ethiopia	usgs.gov
8/25/02	6:12 AM	4.3	46.2 km	10,000 m	Ethiopia	usgs.gov
8/14/02	8:49 PM	4.4	56.7 km	10,000 m	Ethiopia	usgs.gov
8/10/02	4:45 PM	4.6	51.2 km	10,000 m	Ethiopia	usgs.gov
8/10/02	3:56 PM	5.7	40.5 km	10,000 m	Ethiopia	usgs.gov
8/10/02	12:01 PM	4.3	65.8 km	10,000 m	Ethiopia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Hagere Selam (Degua Tembien)

Pop. 036.7 km

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