Businesses in Ruhland

Categories in Ruhland

Car repair Club Shipping Service Construction of buildings HVAC Contractor Bakeries Caterer Restaurants Banks Financial Consultant Insurance Agency Savings Bank Nursing Agency Hair Salon Building Society Real Estate Agency

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Ruhland

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	23
Construction of buildings	17
Other construction	17
Restaurants	13
Corporate management	13
Other membership organizations	12
Health and medical	11
Financial services	11
Real estate	10
Electrical installation	9
Travel agencies	8
Car repair	8
Post office	8
Technical construction services	7
Dentists	7
Nurses	7
Finance other	6
Firefighting and rescue	6

Ruhland Facts

Area	2.1 km²
Population	1,946
Male Population	963 (49.5%)
Female Population	983 (50.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-59.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-35.9%
Median Age	49.7 years (Male: 47.6, Female: 52)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$37,305 (2022)
Area Codes	35752
Neighborhoods	Arnsdorf, Schwarzheide West, Bernsdorf
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	51.45755, 13.86643

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Ruhland Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	4,835	3,673	3,036	2,294	1,946	1,891	1,820
Population Density	2,275.3 / km²	1,728.5 / km²	1,428.7 / km²	1,079.5 / km²	915.8 / km²	889.9 / km²	856.5 / km²

* Projected

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

Ruhland Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 35.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Ruhland	-59.8%	-47%	-35.9%
Brandenburg	—	—	—
Germany	—	—	—

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

Ruhland Median Age

Median Age: 49.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Ruhland	49.7 yrs	52 yrs	47.6 yrs
Brandenburg	47.6 yrs	48.8 yrs	46.4 yrs
Germany	44.8 yrs	46 yrs	43.6 yrs

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

Ruhland Population Density

Population Density: 916 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Ruhland	1,946	2.125 km²	916 / km²
Brandenburg	2.5 million	29,652.8 km²	83.3 / 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

Ruhland 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 Ruhland

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Ruhland

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Ruhland

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

Ruhland Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$20,146	$21,586	$23,544	$26,462	$29,651	$36,000	$35,837	$37,305
Total GDP	$277.4M	$301.5M	$323.8M	$337.2M	$349.2M	$402.9M	$391.3M	$403.8M

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

Ruhland CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Ruhland	17,385 tn	8.93 tn	8,181.2 tons/km²
Brandenburg	22,189,824 tn	8.99 tn	748.3 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

Ruhland CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	17,385 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	8.93 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	8,181.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (7)

* 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.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
8/13/08	3:45 AM	3.1	77.9 km	5,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
8/4/98	11:05 AM	3.2	31.5 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
4/13/95	8:59 AM	3.8	99.5 km	10,000 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
12/7/91	4:15 AM	3.1	90.8 km	33,000 m	Czech Republic region	usgs.gov
10/3/90	10:14 AM	3.7	97.6 km	10,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov
7/20/89	2:08 PM	3.7	72.3 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
4/13/89	9:34 PM	3.4	85.2 km	10,000 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/9/88	7:01 PM	3.7	75.9 km	10,000 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
1/16/88	8:15 PM	3.3	85.9 km	10,000 m	Czech Republic region	usgs.gov
11/13/87	12:59 PM	3.5	86.1 km	10,000 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Ruhland

Ruhland (Sorbian: Rólany) is a town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 12 km southwest of Senftenberg. station is a major railway junction, for freight and for passen..

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