Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Caravelas

Caravelas Facts

Area4.2 km²
Population5,353
Male Population2,597 (48.5%)
Female Population2,756 (51.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+43.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-4.4%
Median Age29.4 years (Male: 28, Female: 30.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)$6,635 (2022)
NeighborhoodsCentro, Tancredo Neves, Nova Caravelas, Barra de Caravelas, Tancredo neves
Local Time
TimezoneBrasilia Standard Time
Lat & Lng-17.71255, -39.24814
Postal Codes45900

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Caravelas Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population3,7374,9865,5996,0915,3535,3665,377
Population Density892.4 / km²1,190.7 / km²1,337.1 / km²1,454.6 / km²1,278.3 / km²1,281.4 / km²1,284.1 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Caravelas Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 4.4% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Caravelas+43.2%+7.4%-4.4%
Bahia
Brazil
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Caravelas Median Age

Median Age: 29.4 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Caravelas29.4 yrs30.9 yrs28 yrs
Bahia28 yrs28.7 yrs27.3 yrs
Brazil29.5 yrs30.3 yrs28.7 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Caravelas Population Density

Population Density: 1,278 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Caravelas5,3534.188 km²1,278 / km²
Bahia14.9 million564,733.3 km²26.4 / km²
Brazil206.1 million8,479,487.1 km²24.3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Caravelas Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1810 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 Caravelas

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Caravelas

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Caravelas

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

Caravelas Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$5,143$6,400$6,461$5,398$5,911$5,989$6,433$6,635
Total GDP$90.4M$117.4M$123M$107.5M$120.4M$123.6M$136M$140.7M
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

Caravelas CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Caravelas13,528 tn2.53 tn3,230.6 tons/km²
Bahia34,390,751 tn2.31 tn60.9 tons/km²
Brazil561,829,904 tn2.73 tn66.3 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
Caravelas CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)13,528 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita2.53 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)3,230.6 tons/km²

Caravelas

Caravelas is a fishing village of about 20,000 inhabitants in southern Bahia, Brazil, a few miles above the mouth of the Caravelas River. was founded in 1581 by Portuguese settlers. Caravelas was once the centre of a flourishing whale fishery. It is..

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