Businesses in Begur, Spain

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Begur, Spain

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Real estate	87
Other accommodation	77
Restaurants	74
Shopping	24
Corporate management	21
Bars, pubs and taverns	20
Holiday homes, cabins and resorts	20
Hotels and motels	19
Construction of buildings	18
All food and beverage	17
Travel agencies	16

Begur, Spain Facts

Area	6.8 km²
Population	2,681
Male Population	1,368 (51.0%)
Female Population	1,313 (49.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+137.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+30.2%
Median Age	43.7 years (Male: 43.1, Female: 44.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$42,647 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	41.95000, 3.21667
Postal Codes	17255

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Begur, Spain Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,131	1,679	2,059	3,009	2,681	2,631	2,588
Population Density	166 / km²	246.5 / km²	302.2 / km²	441.7 / km²	393.5 / km²	386.2 / km²	379.9 / km²

* Projected

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

Begur, Spain Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 30.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Begur, Spain	+137%	+59.7%	+30.2%
Spain	—	—	—

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

Begur, Spain Median Age

Median Age: 43.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Begur, Spain	43.7 yrs	44.4 yrs	43.1 yrs
Spain	40.8 yrs	42 yrs	39.7 yrs

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

Begur, Spain Population Density

Population Density: 394 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Begur, Spain	2,681	6.8 km²	394 / km²
Spain	45.3 million	505,993.5 km²	89.5 / km²

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

Begur, Spain Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 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 Begur, Spain

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Begur, Spain

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Begur, Spain

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

Begur, Spain Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$33,814	$35,543	$42,366	$45,407	$42,939	$42,186	$38,266	$42,647
Total GDP	$63M	$69.9M	$89.6M	$114.7M	$127.2M	$125.4M	$113.3M	$126.4M

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

Begur, Spain CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Begur, Spain	21,526 tn	8.03 tn	3,159.8 tons/km²
Spain	330,097,501 tn	7.29 tn	652.4 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

Begur, Spain CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	21,526 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	8.03 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	3,159.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Low (2.6)

* 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. 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
10/29/15	12:37 AM	4.1	24 km	7,850 m	8km ENE of l'Escala, Spain	usgs.gov
12/19/10	6:08 AM	4.1	33.7 km	0 m	Spain	usgs.gov
8/16/08	10:21 AM	3.8	61.7 km	7,600 m	Spain	usgs.gov
7/22/08	10:38 PM	3.1	52.5 km	4,000 m	Spain	usgs.gov
7/22/08	10:36 PM	4.3	59.5 km	5,000 m	Pyrenees	usgs.gov
7/21/08	6:59 PM	3.2	50.1 km	0 m	Spain	usgs.gov
6/22/08	6:48 PM	3.6	49.2 km	3,200 m	Spain	usgs.gov
6/16/08	8:14 AM	3.2	16.2 km	4,800 m	Spain	usgs.gov
2/22/08	3:27 AM	3.1	25.7 km	0 m	Spain	usgs.gov
3/28/07	11:32 PM	3.5	13.6 km	10,700 m	Pyrenees	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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