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Business Distribution by Industry in Oude Pekela

Oude Pekela Facts

Area19.3 km²
Population8,398
Male Population4,209 (50.1%)
Female Population4,189 (49.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+9.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+9.1%
Median Age43.4 years (Male: 42.4, Female: 44.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)$45,809 (2022)
Area Codes597
NeighborhoodsGorechtbuurt, Oosterhoogebrug, Corpus Den Hoorn-Zuid
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng53.10417, 7.00972
Postal Codes96639665

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Oude Pekela Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population7,6527,8497,6987,2738,3988,3878,403
Population Density397.5 / km²407.7 / km²399.9 / km²377.8 / km²436.3 / km²435.7 / km²436.5 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Oude Pekela Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 9.1% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Oude Pekela+9.7%+7%+9.1%
Groningen (province)
Netherlands
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Oude Pekela Median Age

Median Age: 43.4 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Oude Pekela43.4 yrs44.4 yrs42.4 yrs
Groningen (province)40.6 yrs41.5 yrs39.6 yrs
Netherlands41 yrs41.7 yrs40.2 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Oude Pekela Population Density

Population Density: 436 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Oude Pekela8,39819.3 km²436 / km²
Groningen (province)575,7242,812.3 km²205 / km²
Netherlands16.9 million41,398.3 km²409 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Oude Pekela Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 900 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 Oude Pekela

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Oude Pekela

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

Oude Pekela Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$40,067$48,212$58,091$49,125$47,751$53,306$40,148$45,809
Total GDP$291.9M$370.6M$462.7M$386.8M$373.2M$415.7M$314.7M$362.5M
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

Oude Pekela CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Oude Pekela92,015 tn10.96 tn4,780 tons/km²
Groningen (province)5,335,411 tn9.27 tn1,897.2 tons/km²
Netherlands167,743,568 tn9.91 tn4,051.9 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
Oude Pekela CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)92,015 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita10.96 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)4,780 tons/km²

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
5/22/193:48 AM3.242.8 km10,000 m8km NNE of Winsum, Netherlandsusgs.gov
2/7/1311:19 PM3.442.7 km10,000 m11km NNE of Winsum, Netherlandsusgs.gov
8/16/128:30 PM3.431.6 km3,000 mThe Netherlandsusgs.gov
10/30/085:54 AM3.340.9 km3,000 mThe Netherlandsusgs.gov
7/18/086:12 PM3.496.7 km5,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
3/20/077:54 PM3.791.9 km10,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
8/8/065:03 AM3.842.8 km10,000 mThe Netherlandsusgs.gov
7/2/062:37 PM363.4 km5,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
6/21/0411:32 PM348.6 km5,000 mThe Netherlandsusgs.gov
11/10/0312:22 AM3.155.8 km10,000 mThe Netherlandsusgs.gov

Oude Pekela

Oude Pekela is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Pekela, about 5 km southwest of Winschoten. Pekela was a separate municipality until 1990, when it merged with Nieuwe Pekela.

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