Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Cherso

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Cemeteries and crematoriums8
Churches8

Cherso Facts

Area159.1 km²
Population2,543
Male Population1,261 (49.6%)
Female Population1,282 (50.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+21.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-3.0%
Median Age44.2 years (Male: 42.4, Female: 46)
GDP per capita (PPP)$21,855 (2022)
Local Time
TimezoneEastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng41.08921, 22.78067
Postal Codes610 02

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Cherso Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population2,0862,3922,6232,6802,5432,4732,411
Population Density13.1 / km²15 / km²16.5 / km²16.8 / km²16 / km²15.5 / km²15.2 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cherso Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 3% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Cherso+21.9%+6.3%-3%
Central Macedonia
Greece
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cherso Median Age

Median Age: 44.2 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Cherso44.2 yrs46 yrs42.4 yrs
Central Macedonia41.8 yrs43 yrs40.7 yrs
Greece41.8 yrs43.1 yrs40.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Cherso Population Density

Population Density: 16 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Cherso2,543159.1 km²16 / km²
Central Macedonia1.9 million18,917.1 km²99.2 / km²
Greece10.7 million132,689.5 km²80.4 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cherso 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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Cherso

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

Cherso Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$18,255$18,801$22,005$24,657$23,398$20,117$18,633$21,855
Total GDP$20.2M$21.7M$26.1M$29.8M$28.2M$23.6M$21.5M$24.9M
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

Cherso CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Cherso26,700 tn10.5 tn167.9 tons/km²
Central Macedonia20,517,736 tn10.94 tn1,084.6 tons/km²
Greece105,407,278 tn9.89 tn794.4 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
Cherso CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)26,700 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita10.5 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)167.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtLow (2)
FloodMedium (4)
EarthquakeMedium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. 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.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
  3. 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.
  4. 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

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
1/2/185:36 PM4.319.4 km11,190 m11km NNE of Drosaton, Greeceusgs.gov
1/2/184:24 AM4.922.1 km11,840 m13km NNE of Drosaton, Greeceusgs.gov
1/1/1810:16 PM412.9 km10,000 m5km ENE of Drosaton, Greeceusgs.gov
1/1/1810:13 PM4.413.6 km10,000 m6km ENE of Drosaton, Greeceusgs.gov
11/18/1611:22 PM4.79.5 km10,000 m12km ENE of Polykastron, Greeceusgs.gov
11/16/169:15 AM4.211.1 km10,000 m10km ENE of Polykastron, Greeceusgs.gov
11/10/1612:12 PM4.98.7 km10,000 m12km NE of Polykastron, Greeceusgs.gov
10/8/1612:33 AM411.6 km10,000 m9km ENE of Polykastron, Greeceusgs.gov
9/8/1310:33 AM426.8 km1,800 m1km NNW of Mikrokampos, Greeceusgs.gov
6/1/098:03 AM4.220.5 km1,500 mMacedoniausgs.gov

Cherso

Cherso (Greek: Χέρσο; Bulgarian and Macedonian Slavic: Хърсово/Хрсово Hrsovo) is a village and a former municipality in the Kilkis regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kilkis, of which it is a m..

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