Businesses in Tambacounda

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Tambacounda

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	45
Shopping	26
Restaurants	26
Public administration	19
Gas station	17
Other accommodation	15
Apartments	15
Banks	15
Hotels and motels	14
Mosques	12
Pharmacies and drug stores	12
Finance other	11

Tambacounda Facts

Area	21.0 km²
Population	197,165
Male Population	99,575 (50.5%)
Female Population	97,590 (49.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+130.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+14.3%
Median Age	17.8 years (Male: 17.1, Female: 18.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$1,818 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Depot
Local Time
Timezone	Greenwich Mean Time
Lat & Lng	13.77073, -13.66734

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Tambacounda Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	85,544	139,167	172,508	258,701	197,165	218,419	241,503
Population Density	4,073.5 / km²	6,627 / km²	8,214.7 / km²	12,319.1 / km²	9,388.8 / km²	10,400.9 / km²	11,500.1 / km²

* Projected

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

Tambacounda Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 14.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Tambacounda	+130.5%	+41.7%	+14.3%
Tambacounda Region	—	—	—
Senegal	—	—	—

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

Tambacounda Median Age

Median Age: 17.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Tambacounda	17.8 yrs	18.5 yrs	17.1 yrs
Tambacounda Region	17.8 yrs	18.5 yrs	17.1 yrs
Senegal	17.8 yrs	18.5 yrs	17.1 yrs

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

Tambacounda Population Density

Population Density: 9,389 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Tambacounda	197,165	21 km²	9,389 / km²
Tambacounda Region	765,891	42,575.5 km²	18 / km²
Senegal	14.9 million	196,435.1 km²	76.1 / km²

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

Tambacounda Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1850 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 Tambacounda

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

Tambacounda Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,761	$1,639	$1,884	$2,197	$1,853	$1,956	$2,163	$1,818
Total GDP	$63.6M	$67.5M	$86.6M	$115.7M	$112.8M	$137.4M	$174.6M	$153.1M

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

Tambacounda CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Tambacounda	137,966 tn	0.7 tn	6,569.8 tons/km²
Tambacounda Region	514,225 tn	0.67 tn	12.1 tons/km²
Senegal	10,019,063 tn	0.67 tn	51 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

Tambacounda CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	137,966 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.7 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	6,569.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (5)

* 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.

Tambacounda

Tambacounda is the largest city in eastern Senegal, 400 kilometres (250 mi) southeast of Dakar, and is the Regional capital of the province of the same name. Its estimated population in 2007 was 78,800.

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