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Area	13.6 km²
Population	291
Male Population	152 (52.2%)
Female Population	139 (47.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+80.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+23.8%
Median Age	45.1 years (Male: 44.5, Female: 46.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$33,931 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	37.25450, -2.26657
Postal Codes	04859

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Chercos Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	161	195	235	321	291	284	276
Population Density	11.9 / km²	14.4 / km²	17.3 / km²	23.7 / km²	21.5 / km²	20.9 / km²	20.4 / km²

* Projected

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

Chercos Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 23.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Chercos	+80.7%	+49.2%	+23.8%
Spain	—	—	—

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

Chercos Median Age

Median Age: 45.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Chercos	45.1 yrs	46.2 yrs	44.5 yrs
Spain	40.8 yrs	42 yrs	39.7 yrs

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

Chercos Population Density

Population Density: 21.5 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Chercos	291	13.6 km²	21.5 / 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

Chercos Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 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

Chercos Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$26,330	$27,677	$32,990	$33,988	$29,820	$29,582	$30,446	$33,931
Total GDP	$116.1M	$128.3M	$163.1M	$195.8M	$196M	$191.4M	$191.8M	$211.9M

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

Chercos CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Chercos	1,955 tn	6.72 tn	144.1 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

Chercos CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	1,955 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	6.72 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	144.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (8)
Earthquake	Medium (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, 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 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	6:55 PM	3.2	18.2 km	0 m	1km ESE of Albox, Spain	usgs.gov
10/24/11	11:35 PM	3.7	35.6 km	11,200 m	Spain	usgs.gov
7/5/08	9:25 AM	3.2	35.6 km	0 m	Strait of Gibraltar	usgs.gov
2/6/08	5:53 PM	4.1	40.5 km	10,800 m	Strait of Gibraltar	usgs.gov
9/3/07	1:21 PM	3.2	38 km	11,200 m	Spain	usgs.gov
9/6/05	10:14 PM	3.3	32.8 km	2,200 m	Strait of Gibraltar	usgs.gov
7/26/05	5:10 AM	3.3	54.6 km	6,100 m	Spain	usgs.gov
11/16/03	9:59 PM	3	50.6 km	2,300 m	Spain	usgs.gov
11/16/03	9:36 PM	4.5	52.8 km	0 m	Spain	usgs.gov
10/30/03	1:12 AM	3.6	58.8 km	0 m	Spain	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Chercos

Chercos is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. The original village (Chercos Viejo) lies about three kilometres south of modern-day Chercos (Chercos Nuevo), clinging to the side of the Sierra de los Fi..

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