Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Viru-Nigula

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Travel and transportation9
Unreachable6

Viru-Nigula Facts

Area494.1 km²
Population4,091
Male Population1,890 (46.2%)
Female Population2,201 (53.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+0.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-77.4%
Median Age46.5 years (Male: 42, Female: 50.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)$14,624 (2022)
Local Time
TimezoneEastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng59.44417, 26.68750
Postal Codes4400144002440034400444005More

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Viru-Nigula Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population4,08333,86718,0724,6214,0913,5243,042
Population Density8.3 / km²68.5 / km²36.6 / km²9.4 / km²8.3 / km²7.1 / km²6.2 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Viru-Nigula Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 77.4% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Viru-Nigula+0.2%-87.9%-77.4%
Lääne-Viru County
Estonia
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Viru-Nigula Median Age

Median Age: 46.5 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Viru-Nigula46.5 yrs50.7 yrs42 yrs
Lääne-Viru County42.9 yrs46.5 yrs39 yrs
Estonia40.9 yrs44.3 yrs37.4 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Viru-Nigula Population Density

Population Density: 8.3 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Viru-Nigula4,091494.1 km²8.3 / km²
Lääne-Viru County56,7483,628.3 km²15.6 / km²
Estonia1.3 million45,265.4 km²28.6 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Viru-Nigula Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [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.

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Viru-Nigula

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

Viru-Nigula Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$9,390$12,575$13,304$17,400$14,552$13,583$13,635$14,624
Total GDP$322.1M$326.8M$238.9M$188.8M$95.8M$59.9M$49.9M$50.6M
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

Viru-Nigula CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Viru-Nigula35,481 tn8.67 tn71.8 tons/km²
Lääne-Viru County490,102 tn8.64 tn135.1 tons/km²
Estonia11,346,165 tn8.75 tn250.7 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
Viru-Nigula CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)35,481 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita8.67 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)71.8 tons/km²

Viru-Nigula

Viru-Nigula is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Viru-Nigula Parish. Viru-Nigula has a population of 336 (as of 1 January 2010).

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