Gérgal Facts

Area231.8 km²
Population1,002
Male Population522 (52.1%)
Female Population480 (47.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+87.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+18.6%
Median Age45.9 years (Male: 44.9, Female: 47.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)$33,931 (2022)
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng37.11886, -2.54012
Postal Codes0455004559

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Gérgal Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population5347138451,1321,002965940
Population Density2.3 / km²3.1 / km²3.6 / km²4.9 / km²4.3 / km²4.2 / km²4.1 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Gérgal Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 18.6% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Gérgal+87.6%+40.5%+18.6%
Spain
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Gérgal Median Age

Median Age: 45.9 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Gérgal45.9 yrs47.6 yrs44.9 yrs
Spain40.8 yrs42 yrs39.7 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Gérgal Population Density

Population Density: 4.3 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Gérgal1,002231.8 km²4.3 / km²
Spain45.3 million505,993.5 km²89.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Gérgal Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 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 Gérgal

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Gérgal

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

Gérgal Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$26,330$27,677$32,990$33,988$29,820$29,582$30,446$33,931
Total GDP$16.9M$18.6M$23.6M$28.3M$28.3M$27.4M$27.6M$29.2M
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

Gérgal CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Gérgal6,732 tn6.72 tn29 tons/km²
Spain330,097,501 tn7.29 tn652.4 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
Gérgal CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)6,732 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita6.72 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)29 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtHigh (8.8)
EarthquakeMedium (6)

* 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, 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.
  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
10/29/156:55 PM3.246.1 km0 m1km ESE of Albox, Spainusgs.gov
7/5/089:25 AM3.216.3 km0 mStrait of Gibraltarusgs.gov
2/6/085:53 PM4.141.1 km10,800 mStrait of Gibraltarusgs.gov
8/2/079:51 AM3.159.2 km12,100 mStrait of Gibraltarusgs.gov
9/6/0510:14 PM3.316.6 km2,200 mStrait of Gibraltarusgs.gov
7/26/055:10 AM3.363.5 km6,100 mSpainusgs.gov
11/16/039:59 PM350.4 km2,300 mSpainusgs.gov
11/16/039:36 PM4.552.4 km0 mSpainusgs.gov
3/26/032:41 PM348.1 km1,100 mStrait of Gibraltarusgs.gov
1/23/032:35 PM347.3 km5,000 mSpainusgs.gov

Gérgal

Gérgal is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. town is located at the foot of the southern side of the Sierra de Los Filabres.

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