Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Vargön

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Construction of buildings4424 years
Other membership organizations3037 years
Shopping other2928 years
Buses and trains21
Corporate management1922 years
Real estate1934 years
Wholesale of machinery1840 years
Shopping1725 years
Technical construction services1726 years
Education15
Beauty salons1524 years
Unreachable1426 years
Advertising and marketing13
Restaurants13
Freight/commercial transport1230 years
Farming1224 years

Vargön Facts

Area4.6 km²
Population4,647
Male Population2,317 (49.9%)
Female Population2,330 (50.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)-24.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-5.9%
Median Age43.2 years (Male: 42, Female: 44.5)
NeighborhoodsVargön, Hallby
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng58.35599, 12.39060
Postal Codes468 21468 22468 30468 31468 32More

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Vargön Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population6,1665,4464,9394,4754,647
Population Density1,351.5 / km²1,193.6 / km²1,082.5 / km²980.8 / km²1,018.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Vargön Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 9.4% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Vargön-27.4%-17.8%-9.4%
Västra Götaland County+15.2%+11.1%+8.1%
Sweden+19.2%+14.2%+10.2%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Vargön Median Age

Median Age: 43.2 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Vargön43.2 yrs44.5 yrs42 yrs
Västra Götaland County40.5 yrs41.5 yrs39.5 yrs
Sweden40.8 yrs41.8 yrs39.8 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Vargön Population Density

Population Density: 1,019 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Vargön4,6474.563 km²1,019 / km²
Västra Götaland County1.6 million34,528 km²47.1 / km²
Sweden9.6 million449,151.6 km²21.3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Vargön 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Vargön

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Vargön

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Vargön

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

Vargön CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Vargön46,124 tn9.93 tn10,109.5 tons/km²
Västra Götaland County13,696,504 tn8.41 tn396.7 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
Vargön CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)46,124 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita9.93 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)10,109.5 tons/km²

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
7/29/157:46 PM3.468.3 km13,380 m7km WSW of Surte, Swedenusgs.gov
11/29/0010:07 PM3.489.6 km10,000 mSwedenusgs.gov
2/1/959:33 PM3.499.6 km10,000 mSwedenusgs.gov
5/10/947:08 PM3.280.9 km35,000 mSwedenusgs.gov
11/2/867:47 AM3.684.1 km10,000 mSwedenusgs.gov
7/14/862:45 PM3.487.6 km10,000 mSwedenusgs.gov
7/14/861:50 PM4.883.6 km10,000 mSwedenusgs.gov

Vargön

Vargön is a locality situated in Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 4,919 inhabitants in 2010. Vargön is noted for Vargön Alloys, a metal manufacturer which uses about 2% of the electricity in Sweden.

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