Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Hammerfest

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Construction of buildings5512 years
Restaurants5311 years
Corporate management3725 years
Real estate3719 years
Education33
Electronics stores30
Commercial fishing and hunting28
Beauty salons24
Shopping2432 years
Other membership organizations2361 years
Health and medical22

Hammerfest Facts

Area1.4 km²
Population1,622
Male Population827 (51.0%)
Female Population795 (49.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+43.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+7.1%
Median Age37.6 years (Male: 36.9, Female: 38.4)
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng70.66336, 23.68209
Postal Codes96009602961596169650More

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Hammerfest Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population1,1281,5161,5151,5271,622
Population Density784.7 / km²1,054.6 / km²1,053.9 / km²1,062.3 / km²1,128.3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Hammerfest Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 0.8% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Hammerfest+35.4%+0.7%+0.8%
Finnmark-14.8%-4.8%-0.1%
Norway+30.2%+23.2%+16.4%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Hammerfest Median Age

Median Age: 37.6 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Hammerfest37.6 yrs38.4 yrs36.9 yrs
Finnmark39.4 yrs39.9 yrs39.1 yrs
Norway38.8 yrs39.6 yrs38 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Hammerfest Population Density

Population Density: 1,128 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Hammerfest1,6221.438 km²1,128 / km²
Finnmark75,05174,273.1 km²1 / km²
Norway4.9 million322,754.2 km²15.2 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Hammerfest Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1830 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 Hammerfest

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Hammerfest

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

Hammerfest CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Hammerfest29,770 tn18.35 tn20,709.4 tons/km²
Finnmark888,612 tn11.84 tn12 tons/km²
Norway86,855,170 tn17.74 tn269.1 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
Hammerfest CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)29,770 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita18.35 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)20,709.4 tons/km²

Hammerfest

 Hammerfest  (Northern Sami: Hámmárfeasta) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hammerfest. Some of the main villages in the municipality include Rypefjord, Forsøl, Hønsebybotn, Ak..

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