Businesses in Souda

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Souda

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	18
Cafes	17
Other accommodation	15
Shopping	15
Education	12
Hotels and motels	11
Grocery stores and supermarkets	10
Pharmacies and drug stores	9
All food and beverage	8
Churches	8
Health and medical	7
Car repair	7
Travel agencies	7

Souda Facts

Area	1.9 km²
Population	2,317
Male Population	1,155 (49.9%)
Female Population	1,162 (50.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-0.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-26.4%
Median Age	38.4 years (Male: 37.1, Female: 39.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$26,097 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Βλητές
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	35.48717, 24.07344
Postal Codes	732 00

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Souda Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,329	2,825	3,150	3,285	2,317	2,303	2,244
Population Density	1,242.1 / km²	1,506.7 / km²	1,680 / km²	1,752 / km²	1,235.7 / km²	1,228.3 / km²	1,196.8 / km²

* Projected

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

Souda Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 26.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Souda	-0.5%	-18%	-26.4%
Crete	—	—	—
Greece	—	—	—

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

Souda Median Age

Median Age: 38.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Souda	38.4 yrs	39.7 yrs	37.1 yrs
Crete	39.2 yrs	40.1 yrs	38.2 yrs
Greece	41.8 yrs	43.1 yrs	40.5 yrs

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

Souda Population Density

Population Density: 1,236 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Souda	2,317	1.875 km²	1,236 / km²
Crete	618,444	8,365.9 km²	73.9 / km²
Greece	10.7 million	132,689.5 km²	80.4 / km²

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

Souda 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 Souda

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Souda

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Souda

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

Souda Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$22,612	$23,288	$27,257	$32,470	$29,950	$25,128	$22,250	$26,097
Total GDP	$344.5M	$263.2M	$285M	$362.1M	$351.9M	$304.3M	$269.5M	$315.4M

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

Souda CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Souda	22,793 tn	9.84 tn	12,156.1 tons/km²
Crete	5,917,901 tn	9.57 tn	707.4 tons/km²
Greece	105,407,278 tn	9.89 tn	794.4 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

Souda CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	22,793 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	9.84 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	12,156.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (7)

* 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 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
3/7/16	2:25 PM	4.4	35.9 km	10,000 m	16km E of Palaiochora, Greece	usgs.gov
11/19/08	9:21 PM	3.1	24.6 km	54,000 m	Crete, Greece	usgs.gov
2/18/08	2:46 PM	3.6	30.8 km	20,000 m	Crete, Greece	usgs.gov
12/26/07	6:02 PM	3.8	32.3 km	6,000 m	Crete, Greece	usgs.gov
10/31/07	4:14 PM	3.3	22.3 km	5,000 m	Crete, Greece	usgs.gov
10/10/07	10:47 PM	3.5	21.1 km	12,000 m	Crete, Greece	usgs.gov
9/9/07	1:57 PM	3.6	37.9 km	43,000 m	Crete, Greece	usgs.gov
9/4/07	11:21 PM	3.8	19.5 km	11,000 m	Crete, Greece	usgs.gov
9/1/07	10:59 AM	3.2	30.7 km	5,000 m	Crete, Greece	usgs.gov
8/20/07	5:50 PM	3.3	29 km	4,000 m	Crete, Greece	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Souda

Souda (Greek: Σούδα) is a town and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chania, of which it is a municipal unit. It is an important ferry and naval port ..

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