Businesses in Helchteren

Categories in Helchteren

Car Repair and Maintenance Architects Electrical Installation Service Electrician Bars, pubs and taverns Restaurants Beauty salons Hair Salon

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Helchteren

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Sports other	27
Electrical installation	10
Beauty salons	9
Hairdressers	7
Lawyers legal	6
Restaurants	6
Real estate	6
Other construction	6
Nurses	5
Shopping	5
Architects	5
Construction of houses	5

Helchteren Facts

Area	5.8 km²
Population	4,932
Male Population	2,466 (50.0%)
Female Population	2,466 (50.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-10.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-5.2%
Median Age	40.7 years (Male: 39.9, Female: 41.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$44,618 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Helchteren, Houthalen
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	51.05591, 5.38244

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Helchteren Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	5,521	5,099	5,200	5,400	4,932	5,053	5,039
Population Density	960.2 / km²	886.8 / km²	904.3 / km²	939.1 / km²	857.7 / km²	878.8 / km²	876.3 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Helchteren Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 5.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Helchteren	-10.7%	-3.3%	-5.2%
Belgium	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Helchteren Median Age

Median Age: 40.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Helchteren	40.7 yrs	41.5 yrs	39.9 yrs
Belgium	41.3 yrs	42.5 yrs	40.3 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Helchteren Population Density

Population Density: 858 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Helchteren	4,932	5.8 km²	858 / km²
Belgium	11.3 million	30,664.8 km²	368 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Helchteren Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[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 Helchteren

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

Helchteren Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$29,442	$31,285	$35,520	$38,167	$39,440	$41,215	$40,870	$44,618
Total GDP	$602.6M	$649.8M	$740.2M	$806.8M	$863.3M	$932.6M	$960.7M	$1.1B

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Helchteren CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Helchteren	38,825 tn	7.87 tn	6,752.2 tons/km²
Belgium	92,691,347 tn	8.22 tn	3,022.7 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

Helchteren CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	38,825 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	7.87 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	6,752.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Low (2.5)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

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.
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.
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

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
9/8/11	7:02 PM	4.2	82.9 km	6,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
12/8/08	5:21 PM	3	77.5 km	2,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
7/13/08	1:45 PM	3.8	73.8 km	4,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
1/24/08	3:30 AM	3.7	89.6 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
11/25/07	3:10 AM	3.7	76.1 km	13,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
3/31/07	6:46 AM	3	69.4 km	15,600 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
11/28/06	8:19 AM	3.1	38.2 km	4,000 m	The Netherlands	usgs.gov
5/20/05	7:38 AM	3	75.1 km	10,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
7/17/04	11:16 PM	3.4	66 km	13,100 m	Germany	usgs.gov
4/16/03	2:14 AM	3	66.7 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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