Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Pajala

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Unreachable8926 years
Wholesale of machinery7330 years
Other membership organizations6432 years
Shopping other5030 years
Buses and trains40
Construction of buildings2926 years
Shopping2821 years
Real estate2633 years
Corporate management2226 years
Farming2227 years
Wholesalers2227 years
Education21
Technical construction services2130 years
Forestry and logging2021 years
Restaurants2024 years

Pajala Facts

Area3.8 km²
Population1,489
Population change (1975 to 2020)-59.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-24.9%
Area Codes978
NeighborhoodsSattajärvi, Kardis, Kirnujärvi, Kaunisvaara, Kaunisjoensuu
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng67.21284, 23.36607
Postal Codes984 01984 20984 21984 22984 23More

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Pajala Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population3,6422,5701,9841,4481,489
Population Density955.3 / km²674.1 / km²520.4 / km²379.8 / km²390.6 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pajala Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 27% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Pajala-60.2%-43.7%-27%
Norrbotten-19.3%-11.2%-5.5%
Sweden+19.2%+14.2%+10.2%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pajala Population Density

Population Density: 391 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Pajala1,4893.813 km²391 / km²
Norrbotten242,644112,847.9 km²2.2 / km²
Sweden9.6 million449,151.6 km²21.3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pajala Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 100 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.

Neighborhoods in Pajala

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Pajala

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Pajala

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Pajala

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Pajala

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

Pajala CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Pajala14,909 tn10.01 tn3,910.5 tons/km²
Norrbotten2,292,914 tn9.45 tn20.3 tons/km²
Sweden93,354,240 tn9.75 tn207.8 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
Pajala CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)14,909 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita10.01 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)3,910.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtLow (2)

* 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.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
5/13/943:30 PM3.299.3 km10,000 mSwedenusgs.gov
3/29/943:30 PM375.8 km10,000 mSwedenusgs.gov
6/6/9311:59 AM3.153.2 km10,000 mSwedenusgs.gov
1/10/927:46 AM313.7 km10,000 mSwedenusgs.gov
7/13/911:42 AM375.6 km10,000 mFinlandusgs.gov
11/8/8910:56 PM377.2 km10,000 mSwedenusgs.gov
5/16/8811:50 PM3.381 km10,000 mSwedenusgs.gov
4/2/857:29 PM3.226.9 km10,000 mSwedenusgs.gov

Pajala

Pajala is a locality and the seat of Pajala Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden, with 1,958 inhabitants in 2010.

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