Businesses in Harku

Categories in Harku

Clothing stores IT Support & Recovery Services Construction of houses Education Center Restaurants Beauty salons Business Management Consultant Management Consultant Firm Services for Industry Real Estate Agency Internet Shop Wholesale store

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Harku

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Corporate management	19
Real estate	11
Education	7
Computer programming, web design	6
Accountants	6
Beauty salons	6
Mail order and web stores	5
Shopping other	5
Shopping	5
Technical construction services	5

Harku Facts

Area	251.1 km²
Population	17,255
Male Population	8,403 (48.7%)
Female Population	8,852 (51.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+101400.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+142.2%
Median Age	35.9 years (Male: 35.3, Female: 36.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$43,014 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Suurupi, Rannamõisa, Laagri, Adra, Vanalinn
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	59.38528, 24.57750
Postal Codes	76924, 76991, 76992

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Harku Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	17	2,175	7,125	19,119	17,255	17,706	17,884
Population Density	0.1 / km²	8.7 / km²	28.4 / km²	76.2 / km²	68.7 / km²	70.5 / km²	71.2 / km²

* Projected

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

Harku Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 142.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Harku	+101400%	+693.3%	+142.2%
Harju County	—	—	—
Estonia	—	—	—

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

Harku Median Age

Median Age: 35.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Harku	35.9 yrs	36.5 yrs	35.3 yrs
Harju County	38.4 yrs	41.2 yrs	35.7 yrs
Estonia	40.9 yrs	44.3 yrs	37.4 yrs

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

Harku Population Density

Population Density: 68.7 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Harku	17,255	251.1 km²	68.7 / km²
Harju County	579,298	4,281.2 km²	135 / km²
Estonia	1.3 million	45,265.4 km²	28.6 / km²

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

Harku Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 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 Harku

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Harku

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Harku

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Harku

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

Harku Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$10,803	$16,176	$14,021	$32,995	$33,981	$37,604	$43,477	$43,014
Total GDP	$19.8M	$33.8M	$40.6M	$140M	$207.1M	$278.7M	$341.1M	$340.5M

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

Harku CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Harku	175,027 tn	10.14 tn	697.1 tons/km²
Harju County	5,859,910 tn	10.12 tn	1,368.8 tons/km²
Estonia	11,346,165 tn	8.75 tn	250.7 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

Harku CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	175,027 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	10.14 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	697.1 tons/km²

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
10/25/76	8:39 AM	4.5	54.9 km	33,000 m	Estonia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Harku

Harku (German: Hark) is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Harku Parish, Harju County, northern Estonia. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 868, of which the Estonians were 539 (62.1%). was first mentioned probably in 1242 as Hark..

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