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Vaals Facts

Area7.7 km²
Population9,910
Male Population4,988 (50.3%)
Female Population4,922 (49.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)-14.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-3.9%
Median Age45.4 years (Male: 43.7, Female: 46.9)
Area Codes43
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng50.77083, 6.01806
Postal Codes6291

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Vaals Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population11,53210,42010,3149,6779,910
Population Density1,500.1 / km²1,355.4 / km²1,341.7 / km²1,258.8 / km²1,289.1 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Vaals Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 6.2% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Vaals-16.1%-7.1%-6.2%
Limburg (Netherlands)-0.8%-1.8%-2.6%
Netherlands+24.3%+13.4%+6.5%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Vaals Median Age

Median Age: 45.4 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Vaals45.4 yrs46.9 yrs43.7 yrs
Limburg (Netherlands)44.9 yrs45.7 yrs44.1 yrs
Netherlands41 yrs41.7 yrs40.2 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Vaals Population Density

Population Density: 1,289 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Vaals9,9107.7 km²1,289 / km²
Limburg (Netherlands)1.1 million2,210.3 km²507 / km²
Netherlands16.9 million41,398.3 km²409 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Vaals Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1100 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Vaals

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Vaals

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

Vaals CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Vaals108,763 tn10.98 tn14,148 tons/km²
Limburg (Netherlands)12,720,258 tn11.35 tn5,754.9 tons/km²
Netherlands167,743,568 tn9.91 tn4,051.9 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
Vaals CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)108,763 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita10.98 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)14,148 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodMedium (7)
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 Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
  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
12/8/085:21 PM350.7 km2,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
3/11/086:17 PM3.474.4 km10,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
11/25/073:10 AM3.737.8 km13,000 mBelgiumusgs.gov
3/31/076:46 AM338.6 km15,600 mBelgiumusgs.gov
11/28/068:19 AM3.136.2 km4,000 mThe Netherlandsusgs.gov
5/20/057:38 AM320.8 km10,000 mBelgiumusgs.gov
7/17/0411:16 PM3.418.1 km13,100 mGermanyusgs.gov
4/16/032:14 AM324.5 km10,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
3/2/035:44 PM325.6 km10,000 mBelgiumusgs.gov
10/1/022:48 PM344.8 km10,000 mBelgiumusgs.gov

Vaals

Vaals ( pronunciation ) is a town in the extreme southeastern part of the Dutch province of Limburg, which in its turn finds itself in the southeastern part of the Netherlands. municipality covers an area of 23.87 km2 (9.22 sq mi) in the foothills o..

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