Businesses in Riudaura

Riudaura Facts

Area	23.3 km²
Population	423
Male Population	210 (49.5%)
Female Population	213 (50.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+122.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+35.1%
Median Age	43.6 years (Male: 43.1, Female: 44.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$42,647 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	42.18824, 2.40935
Postal Codes	17179

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Riudaura Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	190	255	313	441	423	421	416
Population Density	8.2 / km²	10.9 / km²	13.4 / km²	18.9 / km²	18.1 / km²	18.1 / km²	17.8 / km²

* Projected

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

Riudaura Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 35.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Riudaura	+122.6%	+65.9%	+35.1%
Spain	—	—	—

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

Riudaura Median Age

Median Age: 43.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Riudaura	43.6 yrs	44.5 yrs	43.1 yrs
Spain	40.8 yrs	42 yrs	39.7 yrs

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

Riudaura Population Density

Population Density: 18.1 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Riudaura	423	23.3 km²	18.1 / km²
Spain	45.3 million	505,993.5 km²	89.5 / km²

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

Riudaura 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Riudaura

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

Riudaura Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$33,814	$35,543	$42,366	$45,407	$42,939	$42,186	$38,266	$42,647
Total GDP	$21.9M	$24.7M	$32.1M	$40.8M	$44.9M	$44.2M	$39.8M	$44.8M

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

Riudaura CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Riudaura	3,397 tn	8.03 tn	145.7 tons/km²
Spain	330,097,501 tn	7.29 tn	652.4 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

Riudaura CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	3,397 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	8.03 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	145.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (6)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* 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, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
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
12/19/10	6:08 AM	4.1	53.4 km	0 m	Spain	usgs.gov
7/22/08	10:38 PM	3.1	39.6 km	4,000 m	Spain	usgs.gov
7/22/08	10:36 PM	4.3	15.1 km	5,000 m	Pyrenees	usgs.gov
7/21/08	6:59 PM	3.2	42.7 km	0 m	Spain	usgs.gov
6/22/08	6:48 PM	3.6	43.9 km	3,200 m	Spain	usgs.gov
2/22/08	3:27 AM	3.1	62.9 km	0 m	Spain	usgs.gov
10/7/06	5:30 PM	3	41.8 km	5,000 m	Pyrenees	usgs.gov
3/24/06	7:19 AM	3.3	67.8 km	5,000 m	Pyrenees	usgs.gov
10/9/05	5:21 AM	3.1	36.6 km	10,000 m	Pyrenees	usgs.gov
4/20/05	3:19 AM	3.2	44.7 km	10,000 m	Pyrenees	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Riudaura

Riudaura, sometimes also spelled Riudaure, is a municipality in the comarca of Garrotxa in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. local river, riera de Riudaura, caused a flood further downstream in Olot town in 1940.

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