Businesses in Wissen

Categories in Wissen

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Wissen

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	62
Health and medical	49
Restaurants	47
Construction of buildings	40
Corporate management	39
Financial services	26
Hairdressers	24
Accountants	23
Clothing stores	20
Car repair	20
Electrical installation	20
Education	19
Electronics stores	19
Other membership organizations	18
All food and beverage	18
Dentists	18
All membership organizations	18
Real estate	17
Beauty salons	17

Wissen Facts

Area	4.9 km²
Population	6,662
Male Population	3,261 (49.0%)
Female Population	3,401 (51.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-7.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-3.5%
Median Age	45.4 years (Male: 44.3, Female: 46.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$36,375 (2022)
Area Codes	2742
Neighborhoods	Alserberg, Brückhöfe, Blickhauser Wald, Oettershagen, Pirzenthal
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	50.77915, 7.73466
Postal Codes	57537

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Wissen Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	7,224	6,900	6,904	6,420	6,662	6,609	6,494
Population Density	1,481.8 / km²	1,415.4 / km²	1,416.2 / km²	1,316.9 / km²	1,366.6 / km²	1,355.7 / km²	1,332.1 / km²

* Projected

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

Wissen Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 3.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Wissen	-7.8%	-3.4%	-3.5%
Rhineland-Palatinate	—	—	—
Germany	—	—	—

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

Wissen Median Age

Median Age: 45.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Wissen	45.4 yrs	46.4 yrs	44.3 yrs
Rhineland-Palatinate	45.2 yrs	46.2 yrs	44.1 yrs
Germany	44.8 yrs	46 yrs	43.6 yrs

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

Wissen Population Density

Population Density: 1,367 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Wissen	6,662	4.875 km²	1,367 / km²
Rhineland-Palatinate	4 million	19,855.3 km²	203 / 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

Wissen 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 Wissen

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Wissen

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Wissen

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

Wissen Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$26,300	$28,180	$30,736	$30,381	$32,665	$35,177	$34,944	$36,375
Total GDP	$431.9M	$476.9M	$527.3M	$511.3M	$540.3M	$579.9M	$574.1M	$596.9M

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

Wissen CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Wissen	29,297 tn	4.4 tn	6,009.6 tons/km²
Rhineland-Palatinate	18,526,864 tn	4.59 tn	933.1 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

Wissen CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	29,297 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.4 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	6,009.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
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
2/14/11	12:43 PM	3.9	49.4 km	12,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
12/23/10	1:35 AM	3.4	94.1 km	9,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
6/29/10	12:42 AM	3.4	92.4 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
4/11/10	11:16 AM	3.4	55 km	5,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
9/29/08	1:36 PM	3	50.3 km	14,800 m	Germany	usgs.gov
11/20/07	8:22 AM	3	62.4 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
8/3/07	2:58 AM	4.4	54.5 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
4/11/07	5:01 PM	3.3	60.1 km	11,500 m	Germany	usgs.gov
3/22/07	4:27 AM	3.3	90.1 km	5,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
11/18/06	8:26 AM	3.1	63 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Wissen

Wissen is a town in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Sieg, approximately 12 km northeast of Altenkirchen. is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Wissen.

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