Businesses in Lugau

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Lugau

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	33
Construction of buildings	22
Real estate	22
Restaurants	21
Health and medical	19
Other membership organizations	17
Corporate management	14
Grocery stores and supermarkets	13
Car repair	12
Hairdressers	12
Electronics stores	11
Financial services	11
Pharmacies and drug stores	10
Electrical installation	10
All food and beverage	10
Dentists	10
Sports and recreation	10

Lugau Facts

Area	3.6 km²
Population	6,494
Male Population	3,140 (48.3%)
Female Population	3,354 (51.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-41.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-23.7%
Median Age	49.7 years (Male: 47.4, Female: 51.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$41,187 (2022)
Area Codes	37295
Neighborhoods	Neuoelsnitz, Neukirchberg, Ursprung
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	50.73843, 12.74861
Postal Codes	09385

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Lugau Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	11,112	9,307	8,508	6,991	6,494	6,211	5,941
Population Density	3,119.2 / km²	2,612.5 / km²	2,388.2 / km²	1,962.4 / km²	1,822.9 / km²	1,743.4 / km²	1,667.6 / km²

* Projected

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

Lugau Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 23.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Lugau	-41.6%	-30.2%	-23.7%
Saxony	—	—	—
Germany	—	—	—

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

Lugau Median Age

Median Age: 49.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Lugau	49.7 yrs	51.9 yrs	47.4 yrs
Saxony	47.7 yrs	49.8 yrs	45.7 yrs
Germany	44.8 yrs	46 yrs	43.6 yrs

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

Lugau Population Density

Population Density: 1,823 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Lugau	6,494	3.563 km²	1,823 / km²
Saxony	4 million	18,455.9 km²	216 / km²
Germany	80.7 million	358,179.8 km²	225 / km²

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

Lugau 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.

Neighborhoods in Lugau

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Lugau

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Lugau

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

Lugau Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$24,771	$26,541	$28,949	$30,243	$33,752	$40,158	$39,567	$41,187
Total GDP	$632.8M	$684.2M	$740M	$740.1M	$792.1M	$915.4M	$869.9M	$892.7M

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

Lugau CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Lugau	59,637 tn	9.18 tn	16,740.3 tons/km²
Saxony	37,445,076 tn	9.38 tn	2,028.9 tons/km²
Germany	755,339,039 tn	9.36 tn	2,108.8 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

Lugau CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	59,637 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	9.18 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	16,740.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* 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
5/22/18	7:54 PM	3.2	57.3 km	10,000 m	2km ENE of Luby, Czech Republic	usgs.gov
5/21/18	9:04 PM	4.1	55.6 km	13,920 m	2km SSE of Erlbach, Germany	usgs.gov
10/28/08	2:51 PM	3.3	60.2 km	9,400 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/28/08	8:30 AM	4.2	62.2 km	10,000 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/28/08	8:27 AM	3.3	62.7 km	8,400 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/21/08	2:14 AM	3.5	61.6 km	10,000 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/21/08	1:10 AM	3	61.6 km	10,000 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/16/08	10:48 AM	3.2	62.6 km	0 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/14/08	5:49 AM	3.1	62.5 km	11,100 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/14/08	4:01 AM	3.4	63.4 km	10,300 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Lugau

Lugau is a town in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany and twinned with Smithfield in Ireland. It is situated 17 km east of Zwickau, and 17 km southwest of Chemnitz.

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