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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Lagos

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Shopping other	43,393	16 years
Shopping	35,993	18 years
Corporate management	31,759	21 years
Clothing stores	22,340	18 years
Beauty salons	18,807	17 years
Parking lots and garages	16,567	19 years
Specialized design	12,545	15 years
Electronics stores	10,809	18 years
Grocery stores and supermarkets	10,206	23 years
Education	9,092	24 years
Real estate	8,251	18 years
Churches	7,643	25 years
Restaurants	7,503	25 years
Business services	6,324	20 years
Pharmacies and drug stores	6,240	22 years

Lagos Facts

Area	6.3 km²
Population	68,481
Male Population	35,985 (52.5%)
Female Population	32,496 (47.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+397.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+57.7%
Median Age	25 years (Male: 25.7, Female: 24.1)
Area Codes	1
Neighborhoods	Lagos Island, Victoria Island, Ikeja, Mushin, Surulere
Local Time
Timezone	West Africa Time
Lat & Lng	6.45407, 3.39467
Postal Codes	100211, 100213, 100214, 100216, 100218, More

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Lagos Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	13,756	38,435	43,412	64,041	68,481
Population Density	2,179.2 / km²	6,088.7 / km²	6,877.1 / km²	10,145.1 / km²	10,848.5 / km²

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

Lagos Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 47.5% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Lagos	+365.5%	+66.6%	+47.5%
Lagos State	+189.3%	+90.3%	+48.6%
Nigeria	+186.7%	+90.6%	+48.3%

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

Lagos Median Age

Median Age: 25 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Lagos	25 yrs	24.1 yrs	25.7 yrs
Lagos State	23.5 yrs	22.6 yrs	24.3 yrs
Nigeria	18.9 yrs	19.3 yrs	18.5 yrs

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

Lagos Population Density

Population Density: 10,849 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Lagos	68,481	6.3 km²	10,849 / km²
Lagos State	11.1 million	3,689.2 km²	3,020 / km²
Nigeria	182 million	909,042.9 km²	200 / km²

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

Lagos Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1720 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 Lagos

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Lagos

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Lagos

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Lagos

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

Lagos CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Lagos	16,307 tn	0.24 tn	2,583.3 tons/km²
Lagos State	6,526,223 tn	0.59 tn	1,769 tons/km²
Nigeria	86,705,254 tn	0.48 tn	95.4 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

Lagos CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	16,307 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.24 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	2,583.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Flood	Medium (7)

* 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.

Lagos

Lagos /ˈleɪɡɒs/ (Yoruba: Èkó) is a conurbation in the Nigerian state of Lagos. Often regarded as a city, it is the largest city in Nigeria and the African continent. Lagos is one of the fastest growing cities in the world and also one of the most pop..

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