Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Portbou

Portbou Facts

Area0.7 km²
Population1,181
Male Population594 (50.3%)
Female Population587 (49.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+179.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+62.7%
Median Age53 years (Male: 51, Female: 55.1)
NeighborhoodsLa Barceloneta
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng42.42650, 3.15805
Postal Codes17497

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Portbou Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population4225897261,0291,1811,1741,157
Population Density613.8 / km²856.7 / km²1,056 / km²1,496.7 / km²1,717.8 / km²1,707.6 / km²1,682.9 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Portbou Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 62.7% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Portbou+179.9%+100.5%+62.7%
Spain
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Portbou Median Age

Median Age: 53 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Portbou53 yrs55.1 yrs51 yrs
Spain40.8 yrs42 yrs39.7 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Portbou Population Density

Population Density: 1,718 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Portbou1,1810.688 km²1,718 / km²
Spain45.3 million505,993.5 km²89.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Portbou 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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Portbou

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

Portbou CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Portbou9,541 tn8.08 tn13,877.1 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
Portbou CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)9,541 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita8.08 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)13,877.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeMedium (4)

* 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 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
10/29/1512:37 AM4.129.3 km7,850 m8km ENE of l'Escala, Spainusgs.gov
12/19/106:08 AM4.171 km0 mSpainusgs.gov
7/22/0810:38 PM3.178.2 km4,000 mSpainusgs.gov
7/22/0810:36 PM4.365.2 km5,000 mPyreneesusgs.gov
7/21/086:59 PM3.278.3 km0 mSpainusgs.gov
6/22/086:48 PM3.678.3 km3,200 mSpainusgs.gov
6/16/088:14 AM3.260 km4,800 mSpainusgs.gov
2/22/083:27 AM3.170.4 km0 mSpainusgs.gov
3/28/0711:32 PM3.539.5 km10,700 mPyreneesusgs.gov
3/24/067:19 AM3.364.2 km5,000 mPyreneesusgs.gov

Portbou railway station

Portbou is a railway station serving Portbou in Catalonia, Spain. It is on the Barcelona–Cerbère railway and the Narbonne–Portbou railway. The station is owned by Adif and is served by Rodalies de Catalunya regional line R11 and Girona commuter rail ..

Portbou railway station Wikipedia Page
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