Vacoas Facts

Area23.6 km²
Population90,101
Male Population44,384 (49.3%)
Female Population45,717 (50.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+24.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-0.3%
Median Age32.9 years (Male: 32.7, Female: 33)
NeighborhoodsCamp Fouquereaux
Local Time
TimezoneMauritius Standard Time
Lat & Lng-20.29806, 57.47833

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Vacoas Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population72,67682,89290,36287,23890,101
Population Density3,084.4 / km²3,518 / km²3,835 / km²3,702.4 / km²3,823.9 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Vacoas Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 3.5% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Vacoas+20%+5.2%-3.5%
Plaines Wilhems District+43.3%+23.4%+11.8%
Mauritius+42.4%+20.6%+7.5%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Vacoas Median Age

Median Age: 32.9 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Vacoas32.9 yrs33 yrs32.7 yrs
Plaines Wilhems District32.3 yrs32.4 yrs32.2 yrs
Mauritius31.4 yrs31.5 yrs31.2 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Vacoas Population Density

Population Density: 3,824 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Vacoas90,10123.6 km²3,824 / km²
Plaines Wilhems District53,224142.1 km²375 / km²
Mauritius1.2 million2,029.7 km²594 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Vacoas Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1810 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 Vacoas

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

Vacoas CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Vacoas550,632 tn6.11 tn23,369 tons/km²
Plaines Wilhems District314,663 tn5.91 tn2,213.9 tons/km²
Mauritius6,873,453 tn5.7 tn3,386.5 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
Vacoas CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)550,632 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita6.11 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)23,369 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
CycloneHigh (10)

* 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, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.

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