Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Rjukan

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Construction of buildings34
Real estate31
Other accommodation2025 years
Restaurants17
Buses and trains17
Education15
Shopping15
Corporate management1433 years
Civil engineering13
Other membership organizations1362 years
Grocery stores and supermarkets13

Rjukan Facts

Area3.0 km²
Population2,423
Population change (1975 to 2020)-46.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+3.2%
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng59.87891, 8.59411
Postal Codes36603661

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Rjukan Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population4,4953,3822,3491,3642,4232,3882,372
Population Density1,498.3 / km²1,127.3 / km²783 / km²454.7 / km²807.7 / km²796 / km²790.7 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Rjukan Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 3.2% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Rjukan-46.1%-28.4%+3.2%
Telemark
Norway
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Rjukan Population Density

Population Density: 808 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Rjukan2,4233 km²808 / km²
Telemark173,75316,157.8 km²10.8 / km²
Norway4.9 million322,754.2 km²15.2 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Rjukan 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 Rjukan

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Rjukan

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

Rjukan CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Rjukan44,471 tn18.35 tn14,823.7 tons/km²
Telemark3,018,619 tn17.37 tn186.8 tons/km²
Norway86,855,170 tn17.74 tn269.1 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
Rjukan CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)44,471 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita18.35 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)14,823.7 tons/km²

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
6/29/041:25 AM3.163.3 km8,000 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov

Rjukan

Rjukan is a town and the administrative centre of Tinn municipality in Telemark, Norway. It is situated in Vestfjorddalen, between Møsvatn and Lake Tinn, and got its name after Rjukan Falls ('the smoking waterfall') west of the town. The Tinn municip..

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