Businesses in Waldkappel

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Waldkappel

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other membership organizations	28
Firefighting and rescue	25
Construction of buildings	22
Restaurants	18
Corporate management	17
Shopping	16
Churches	14
Cemeteries and crematoriums	12
Other accommodation	11
Unreachable	11
Painting and paint contractors	11
Sports clubs	11
Electrical installation	10
Tractors and farm equipment	10

Waldkappel Facts

Area	0.9 km²
Population	1,219
Male Population	605 (49.6%)
Female Population	614 (50.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-39.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-11.8%
Median Age	48 years (Male: 47, Female: 49)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$34,542 (2022)
Area Codes	5656, 5658
Neighborhoods	Bischhausen, Schemmern, Harmuthsachsen, Burghofen, Kirchhosbach
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	51.14462, 9.87695
Postal Codes	37284

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Waldkappel Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,018	1,555	1,382	1,062	1,219	1,155	1,114
Population Density	2,306.3 / km²	1,777.1 / km²	1,579.4 / km²	1,213.7 / km²	1,393.1 / km²	1,320 / km²	1,273.1 / km²

* Projected

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

Waldkappel Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 11.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Waldkappel	-39.6%	-21.6%	-11.8%
Hesse	—	—	—
Germany	—	—	—

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

Waldkappel Median Age

Median Age: 48 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Waldkappel	48 yrs	49 yrs	47 yrs
Hesse	44.2 yrs	45.1 yrs	43.3 yrs
Germany	44.8 yrs	46 yrs	43.6 yrs

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

Waldkappel Population Density

Population Density: 1,393 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Waldkappel	1,219	0.875 km²	1,393 / km²
Hesse	6 million	21,118.3 km²	286 / 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

Waldkappel 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 Waldkappel

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Waldkappel

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Waldkappel

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Waldkappel

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

Waldkappel Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$26,806	$28,722	$31,327	$31,703	$31,255	$33,634	$33,183	$34,542
Total GDP	$272.1M	$298.3M	$325.3M	$318.5M	$304.1M	$323M	$316.4M	$328.5M

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

Waldkappel CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Waldkappel	11,748 tn	9.64 tn	13,425.9 tons/km²
Hesse	61,074,998 tn	10.11 tn	2,892 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

Waldkappel CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	11,748 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	9.64 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	13,425.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)
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	56.5 km	1,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
9/22/05	4:00 AM	3.2	42.3 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
7/2/01	1:19 PM	3.4	99.9 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
3/30/95	3:13 PM	3	69.9 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
3/13/89	1:02 PM	5.4	48.3 km	1,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
7/2/83	3:18 AM	3.6	55.9 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
1/29/82	11:03 PM	3.4	63.5 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
10/13/80	1:09 AM	3.1	46.7 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
6/23/75	1:17 PM	5.3	61.5 km	33,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
7/8/58	5:02 AM	5.3	42.7 km	15,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Waldkappel

Waldkappel is a small town in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in northern Hesse, Germany.

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