Heisel Facts

Area4.6 km²
Population34,058
Male Population16,280 (47.8%)
Female Population17,778 (52.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+85.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+33.4%
Median Age36.6 years (Male: 35.5, Female: 37.7)
NeighborhoodsHeysel
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng50.88333, 4.33333
Postal Codes1090

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Heisel Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population18,33021,85925,52733,16834,058
Population Density3,963.2 / km²4,726.3 / km²5,519.4 / km²7,171.5 / km²7,363.9 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Heisel Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 29.9% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Heisel+80.9%+51.7%+29.9%
Belgium+15.7%+13.2%+10%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Heisel Median Age

Median Age: 36.6 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Heisel36.6 yrs37.7 yrs35.5 yrs
Belgium41.3 yrs42.5 yrs40.3 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Heisel Population Density

Population Density: 7,364 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Heisel34,0584.625 km²7,364 / km²
Belgium11.3 million30,664.8 km²368 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Heisel Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1730 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.

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Heisel

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Heisel

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

Heisel CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Heisel250,414 tn7.35 tn54,143.5 tons/km²
Belgium92,691,347 tn8.22 tn3,022.7 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
Heisel CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)250,414 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita7.35 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)54,143.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodMedium (7)
EarthquakeLow (2)

* 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 Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
  3. 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
9/13/081:14 AM3.376.7 km5,000 mBelgiumusgs.gov
7/14/081:33 AM3.264.1 km4,000 mBelgiumusgs.gov
7/13/081:45 PM3.832.8 km4,000 mBelgiumusgs.gov
11/10/0112:43 AM3.292.1 km10,000 mBelgiumusgs.gov
6/23/011:39 AM4.892.9 km10,000 mBelgiumusgs.gov
6/20/951:54 AM4.353.8 km20,000 mBelgiumusgs.gov
3/30/958:29 PM392.5 km10,000 mBelgiumusgs.gov
7/20/946:01 PM3.569.5 km5,000 mBelgiumusgs.gov
7/20/946:01 PM3.162.1 km5,000 mBelgiumusgs.gov
6/11/935:04 PM3.391.4 km10,000 mBelgiumusgs.gov

Heysel Plateau

The Heysel (French) or Heizel (Dutch) is the area in the north of Brussels, Belgium, where the Brussels International Exposition (1935) and the Expo '58 took place. Atomium, built for the World's Fair of 1958, is the most impressive monument in the ..

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