Businesses in Zaros

Categories in Zaros

Gas Station Churches Education Scenic Spot Tourist Attraction Bakeries Cafes Coffee Shop Greek restaurants Restaurants Cemetery Holiday Apartment Rental Public parks Hotels Hotels and motels Lodging

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Zaros

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Churches	37
Other accommodation	15
Religion	12
Education	11
Cafes	9
Restaurants	9
Cemeteries and crematoriums	7
Museums	7
Public parks	6
Gas station	6

Zaros Facts

Area	70.7 km²
Population	3,010
Male Population	1,500 (49.8%)
Female Population	1,510 (50.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+50.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+6.7%
Median Age	40.1 years (Male: 39.2, Female: 41.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$23,351 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	35.13030, 24.90412
Postal Codes	700 02

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Zaros Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,004	2,457	2,821	3,077	3,010	2,984	2,964
Population Density	28.4 / km²	34.8 / km²	39.9 / km²	43.5 / km²	42.6 / km²	42.2 / km²	41.9 / km²

* Projected

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

Zaros Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 6.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Zaros	+50.2%	+22.5%	+6.7%
Crete	—	—	—
Greece	—	—	—

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

Zaros Median Age

Median Age: 40.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Zaros	40.1 yrs	41.1 yrs	39.2 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)

Zaros Population Density

Population Density: 42.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Zaros	3,010	70.7 km²	42.6 / 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

Zaros 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 Zaros

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Zaros

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

Zaros Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$25,588	$26,353	$30,844	$33,307	$27,239	$23,404	$19,908	$23,351
Total GDP	$2.9M	$3.2M	$4M	$4.6M	$3.9M	$3.4M	$3M	$3.5M

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

Zaros CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Zaros	29,569 tn	9.82 tn	418.3 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

Zaros CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	29,569 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	9.82 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	418.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (7)
Landslide	High (8)

* 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
3/30/17	5:12 AM	4.4	26.6 km	52,360 m	17km S of Moirai, Greece	usgs.gov
11/14/16	2:34 AM	4	11.4 km	42,690 m	2km SSE of Kato Asitai, Greece	usgs.gov
10/5/16	1:08 AM	3.9	14.7 km	10,000 m	6km SE of Moirai, Greece	usgs.gov
12/1/15	12:18 PM	4	11.1 km	10,000 m	5km S of Ayia Varvara, Greece	usgs.gov
3/8/15	3:42 AM	3.9	23.7 km	5,000 m	16km SSE of Moirai, Greece	usgs.gov
5/29/12	8:24 AM	4	28.2 km	37,000 m	Crete, Greece	usgs.gov
3/6/11	3:28 AM	4.2	27.5 km	25,000 m	Crete, Greece	usgs.gov
8/16/08	11:06 AM	3.6	18.9 km	5,000 m	Crete, Greece	usgs.gov
7/20/08	8:35 AM	3	28.4 km	41,000 m	Crete, Greece	usgs.gov
7/16/08	1:14 PM	3	29.2 km	29,000 m	Crete, Greece	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Zaros

Zaros (Greek: Ζαρός) is a village and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Faistos, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,370 (2001). Zaros ..

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