Businesses in Porlezza

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Porlezza

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	46
Restaurants	37
Bars, pubs and taverns	31
Other accommodation	28
Holiday homes, cabins and resorts	19
Grocery stores and supermarkets	18
Clothing stores	16
Real estate	15
Corporate management	14
Beauty salons	12
Hairdressers	12
All food and beverage	11
Wholesale of construction supplies	10
Travel agencies	10
Technical construction services	9
Construction of buildings	9
Campgrounds	9
Household appliances and goods	9
Car repair	9
Women's clothing	9
Financial services	9

Porlezza Facts

Area	2.0 km²
Population	3,930
Male Population	1,945 (49.5%)
Female Population	1,985 (50.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+48.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+16.4%
Median Age	39.2 years (Male: 38.9, Female: 39.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$41,402 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Zona 2, San Siro
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	46.03714, 9.12921

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Porlezza Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,651	3,113	3,377	3,943	3,930	3,833	3,705
Population Density	1,325.5 / km²	1,556.5 / km²	1,688.5 / km²	1,971.5 / km²	1,965 / km²	1,916.5 / km²	1,852.5 / km²

* Projected

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

Porlezza Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 16.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Porlezza	+48.2%	+26.2%	+16.4%
Italy	—	—	—

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

Porlezza Median Age

Median Age: 39.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Porlezza	39.2 yrs	39.4 yrs	38.9 yrs
Italy	40.9 yrs	41.5 yrs	40.3 yrs

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

Porlezza Population Density

Population Density: 1,965 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Porlezza	3,930	2 km²	1,965 / km²
Italy	59.3 million	301,510.7 km²	197 / km²

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

Porlezza 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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Porlezza

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

Porlezza Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$41,708	$44,364	$48,995	$46,981	$42,861	$39,867	$36,596	$41,402
Total GDP	$367.7M	$399.5M	$449M	$447.8M	$428M	$397.6M	$352.1M	$394.4M

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

Porlezza CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Porlezza	31,142 tn	7.92 tn	15,571.1 tons/km²
Italy	399,008,505 tn	6.73 tn	1,323.4 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

Porlezza CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	31,142 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	7.92 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	15,571.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (4)
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 Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
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
11/28/15	9:29 PM	3	58.2 km	5,000 m	2km N of Albino, Italy	usgs.gov
5/11/10	2:13 AM	3.3	58.9 km	3,400 m	northern Italy	usgs.gov
12/13/08	6:02 AM	3.3	88.1 km	1,000 m	northern Italy	usgs.gov
11/9/08	7:22 AM	3.7	84.2 km	3,600 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/21/08	4:40 PM	4.2	84.3 km	8,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/5/07	4:34 PM	3.2	84.1 km	3,300 m	northern Italy	usgs.gov
9/17/07	6:43 PM	3.3	75 km	36,000 m	northern Italy	usgs.gov
3/23/07	5:01 AM	3.7	66.1 km	9,700 m	northern Italy	usgs.gov
10/24/06	8:05 PM	3.3	96.7 km	6,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/20/05	10:48 AM	4	71.7 km	34,500 m	northern Italy	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Porlezza

Porlezza is a comune (municipality) on Lake Lugano in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Milan and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population o..

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