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Business Distribution by Industry in Balkány

Balkány Facts

Area3.4 km²
Population3,880
Male Population1,911 (49.3%)
Female Population1,969 (50.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)-48.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-28.2%
Median Age39.4 years (Male: 37.2, Female: 41.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)$19,832 (2022)
NeighborhoodsAbapuszta
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng47.77066, 21.86314
Postal Codes4233

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Balkány Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population7,4786,3845,4073,8413,8803,9923,938
Population Density2,175.4 / km²1,857.2 / km²1,572.9 / km²1,117.4 / km²1,128.7 / km²1,161.3 / km²1,145.6 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Balkány Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 28.2% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Balkány-48.1%-39.2%-28.2%
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County
Hungary
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Balkány Median Age

Median Age: 39.4 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Balkány39.4 yrs41.7 yrs37.2 yrs
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County38.7 yrs40.8 yrs36.7 yrs
Hungary40.8 yrs43.2 yrs38.6 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Balkány Population Density

Population Density: 1,129 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Balkány3,8803.438 km²1,129 / km²
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County566,3205,932.8 km²95.5 / km²
Hungary9.8 million93,010.9 km²106 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Balkány 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Balkány

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Balkány

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

Balkány Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$7,370$6,612$8,056$8,258$9,605$13,159$16,638$19,832
Total GDP$128.8M$121.5M$153.3M$159M$183.7M$247.3M$320.6M$388.8M
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

Balkány CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Balkány16,738 tn4.31 tn4,869.3 tons/km²
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County2,455,697 tn4.34 tn413.9 tons/km²
Hungary48,384,016 tn4.92 tn520.2 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
Balkány CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)16,738 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita4.31 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)4,869.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodMedium (7)
EarthquakeLow (2)

* 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. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
  3. 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
11/23/067:15 AM4.864.9 km10,000 mHungaryusgs.gov
11/15/066:09 PM3.175.5 km10,000 mHungaryusgs.gov
7/13/032:29 AM3.478.9 km10,000 mHungaryusgs.gov
7/1/0311:26 AM3.273.2 km10,000 mHungaryusgs.gov
2/11/028:24 PM390.9 km10,000 mHungaryusgs.gov
1/4/9912:30 AM4.195.3 km33,000 mUkraineusgs.gov
11/1/879:46 PM3.353 km91,600 mRomaniausgs.gov
7/1/825:49 AM4.691.1 km14,100 mSlovakia-Hungary-Ukraine border regionusgs.gov

Balkány

Balkány is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

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