Businesses in Tygerberg

Categories in Tygerberg

Beauty salons Business to Business Service

Tygerberg Facts

Area	13.1 km²
Population	33,468
Male Population	15,759 (47.1%)
Female Population	17,709 (52.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+338.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+75.2%
Median Age	38.6 years (Male: 37.5, Female: 39.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$20,301 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Uitzicht
Local Time
Timezone	South Africa Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-33.88333, 18.60000
Postal Codes	7506

Map of Tygerberg

Interactive Map

Tygerberg Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	7,631	13,731	19,103	26,923	33,468	36,692	39,535
Population Density	581.4 / km²	1,046.2 / km²	1,455.5 / km²	2,051.3 / km²	2,549.9 / km²	2,795.6 / km²	3,012.2 / km²

* Projected

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

Tygerberg Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 75.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Tygerberg	+338.6%	+143.7%	+75.2%
Western Cape	—	—	—
South Africa	—	—	—

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

Tygerberg Median Age

Median Age: 38.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Tygerberg	38.6 yrs	39.5 yrs	37.5 yrs
Western Cape	28.2 yrs	28.8 yrs	27.7 yrs
South Africa	25.4 yrs	26.3 yrs	24.5 yrs

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

Tygerberg Population Density

Population Density: 2,550 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Tygerberg	33,468	13.1 km²	2,550 / km²
Western Cape	6.3 million	129,462.2 km²	49 / km²
South Africa	54.3 million	1,219,846.5 km²	44.5 / km²

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

Tygerberg Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1910 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.

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

Tygerberg Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$18,894	$17,865	$18,893	$21,128	$22,021	$21,417	$19,512	$20,301
Total GDP	$1.7B	$1.8B	$2.1B	$2.7B	$3.1B	$3.3B	$3.5B	$3.8B

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

Tygerberg CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Tygerberg	351,714 tn	10.51 tn	26,797.2 tons/km²
Western Cape	47,665,323 tn	7.51 tn	368.2 tons/km²
South Africa	358,473,408 tn	6.6 tn	293.9 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

Tygerberg CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	351,714 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	10.51 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	26,797.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (8)
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, 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 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
9/29/69	8:03 PM	6.3	99.9 km	15,000 m	South Africa	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Tygerberg

Tygerberg is a district in the northern suburbs of Cape Town in South Africa. It is also the name of the range of hills in the area. Tygerberg is host to the Tygerberg Hospital. The hospital is the centre for the Medicine and Health Sciences faculty ..

Tygerberg Wikipedia Page

About Our Data

The data on this page is estimated using a number of publicly available tools and resources. It is provided without warranty, and could contain inaccuracies. Use at your own risk.