Businesses in Ruhla

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Ruhla

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	26
Electrical installation	25
Other accommodation	21
Shopping	20
Dentists	18
Health and medical	17
Corporate management	17
Other membership organizations	16
Financial services	14
Real estate	14
Hairdressers	13
Construction of buildings	13
Other construction	13
All food and beverage	12
Accountants	11
Grocery stores and supermarkets	11
Car repair	10

Ruhla Facts

Area	2.4 km²
Population	1,688
Male Population	823 (48.8%)
Female Population	865 (51.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-87.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-64.9%
Median Age	48 years (Male: 46.4, Female: 49.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$50,138 (2022)
Area Codes	36929
Neighborhoods	Thal, Kittelsthal
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	50.89296, 10.36573
Postal Codes	99842, 99843

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Ruhla Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	13,036	6,944	4,815	2,584	1,688	1,608	1,519
Population Density	5,348.1 / km²	2,848.8 / km²	1,975.4 / km²	1,060.1 / km²	692.5 / km²	659.7 / km²	623.2 / km²

* Projected

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

Ruhla Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 64.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Ruhla	-87.1%	-75.7%	-64.9%
Thuringia	—	—	—
Germany	—	—	—

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

Ruhla Median Age

Median Age: 48 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Ruhla	48 yrs	49.5 yrs	46.4 yrs
Thuringia	47.8 yrs	49.6 yrs	46 yrs
Germany	44.8 yrs	46 yrs	43.6 yrs

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

Ruhla Population Density

Population Density: 693 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Ruhla	1,688	2.438 km²	693 / km²
Thuringia	2.1 million	16,199.9 km²	130 / 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

Ruhla 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 Ruhla

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

Ruhla Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$42,305	$45,328	$49,440	$50,735	$44,028	$57,766	$48,165	$50,138
Total GDP	$1.7B	$1.8B	$1.9B	$1.8B	$1.5B	$1.9B	$1.5B	$1.5B

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

Ruhla CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Ruhla	15,646 tn	9.27 tn	6,419 tons/km²
Thuringia	19,279,601 tn	9.13 tn	1,190.1 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

Ruhla CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	15,646 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	9.27 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	6,419 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
10/25/06	2:11 PM	3	49.2 km	1,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
9/22/05	4:00 AM	3.2	26.1 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
7/2/01	1:19 PM	3.4	72.3 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
12/11/98	3:45 AM	3	82.3 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
11/10/97	4:13 PM	3.3	75.6 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
3/30/95	3:13 PM	3	94.4 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
3/13/89	1:02 PM	5.4	38.8 km	1,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
7/2/83	3:18 AM	3.6	59.1 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
1/29/82	11:03 PM	3.4	68.1 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
10/13/80	1:09 AM	3.1	54 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Ruhla

Ruhla is a town situated in the forest of Thuringia in the district of Wartburgkreis in Germany, immediately next to the Rennsteig. Thal and Kittelsthal are parts of the town. It lies on Carl-Gareis-Straße 16.

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