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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Gabès

Gabès Facts

Area454.8 km²
Population168,021
Male Population83,488 (49.7%)
Female Population84,533 (50.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+130.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+26.8%
Median Age29.7 years (Male: 28.9, Female: 30.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)$10,660 (2022)
Area Codes75
NeighborhoodsBab Bhar, Djara, El Menzel, l'ancien Bled, Cité El Manara
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Standard Time
Lat & Lng33.88146, 10.09820
Postal Codes60006001601160126040More

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Gabès Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population73,020110,530132,507155,544168,021175,068182,020
Population Density160.6 / km²243.1 / km²291.4 / km²342 / km²369.5 / km²385 / km²400.3 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Gabès Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 26.8% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Gabès+130.1%+52%+26.8%
Gabès Governorate
Tunisia
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Gabès Median Age

Median Age: 29.7 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Gabès29.7 yrs30.4 yrs28.9 yrs
Gabès Governorate29.7 yrs30.4 yrs28.9 yrs
Tunisia30.5 yrs30.9 yrs30.1 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Gabès Population Density

Population Density: 370 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Gabès168,021454.8 km²370 / km²
Gabès Governorate381,5087,457.8 km²51.2 / km²
Tunisia11.2 million155,342.3 km²71.9 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Gabès Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1780 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [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 Gabès

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Gabès

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Gabès

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Gabès

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Gabès

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

Gabès Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$4,698$5,030$8,058$8,592$10,564$10,949$10,694$10,660
Total GDP$628.3M$715.1M$1.2B$1.3B$1.7B$1.9B$2B$2B
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

Gabès CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Gabès445,495 tn2.65 tn979.6 tons/km²
Gabès Governorate1,026,392 tn2.69 tn137.6 tons/km²
Tunisia28,300,683 tn2.54 tn182.2 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
Gabès CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)445,495 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita2.65 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)979.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeMedium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. 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.
  2. 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

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
5/21/1812:18 AM5.168.3 km10,000 m23km SSW of Al Mazzunah, Tunisiausgs.gov
5/29/081:17 AM4.288.5 km10,000 mTunisiausgs.gov
5/9/019:29 AM3.854.9 km10,000 mTunisiausgs.gov
1/5/984:41 AM3.911.6 km10,000 mTunisiausgs.gov
3/13/9212:33 AM4.577.2 km33,000 mTunisiausgs.gov
6/27/885:47 PM484.6 km19,400 mTunisiausgs.gov
6/24/887:43 AM4.387.5 km10,000 mTunisiausgs.gov
7/28/8610:48 AM4.471.1 km10,000 mTunisiausgs.gov

Gabès

Gabès (Tunisian Arabic: ڨابس‎  Gābis), also spelt Cabès, Cabes, Kabes, Gabbs and Gaps, is the capital city of the Gabès Governorate, a province of Tunisia. It lies on the coast of the Gulf of Gabès. With a population of 152,921 (census 2014) it is th..

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