Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Sandnessjøen

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Unreachable94
Construction of buildings9022 years
Corporate management3225 years
Education3128 years
Restaurants3112 years
Shopping2521 years
Real estate23
Other transport activities21
Other construction2119 years
Other membership organizations20
Clothing stores19
Beauty salons18
Wholesale of machinery18

Sandnessjøen Facts

Area4.0 km²
Population3,738
Male Population1,858 (49.7%)
Female Population1,880 (50.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)-33.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-20.9%
Median Age41.4 years (Male: 41.4, Female: 41.3)
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng66.02166, 12.63158
Postal Codes88008801880288038805More

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Sandnessjøen Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population5,6035,0344,7244,1823,7383,7183,645
Population Density1,400.8 / km²1,258.5 / km²1,181 / km²1,045.5 / km²934.5 / km²929.5 / km²911.3 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sandnessjøen Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 20.9% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Sandnessjøen-33.3%-25.7%-20.9%
Nordland
Norway
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sandnessjøen Median Age

Median Age: 41.4 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Sandnessjøen41.4 yrs41.3 yrs41.4 yrs
Nordland41.2 yrs42.1 yrs40.4 yrs
Norway38.8 yrs39.6 yrs38 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Sandnessjøen Population Density

Population Density: 935 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Sandnessjøen3,7384 km²935 / km²
Nordland241,99380,996.9 km²3 / km²
Norway4.9 million322,754.2 km²15.2 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sandnessjøen Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1740 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 Sandnessjøen

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Sandnessjøen

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Sandnessjøen

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

Sandnessjøen CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Sandnessjøen53,361 tn14.28 tn13,340.1 tons/km²
Nordland2,013,101 tn8.32 tn24.9 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
Sandnessjøen CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)53,361 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita14.28 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)13,340.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
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 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
6/24/054:25 AM3.362 km3,100 mnorthern Norwayusgs.gov
4/16/013:28 AM3.150.9 km10,000 mnorthern Norwayusgs.gov
3/31/0111:30 AM3.853.1 km10,000 mnorthern Norwayusgs.gov
3/29/9510:26 PM354.8 km10,000 mnorthern Norwayusgs.gov
10/27/922:57 PM3.294.9 km0 mnorthern Norwayusgs.gov
8/3/9211:15 AM3.650.3 km10,000 mnorthern Norwayusgs.gov
6/27/921:49 PM3.293.9 km10,000 mnorthern Norwayusgs.gov
2/25/9210:08 PM396.8 km10,000 mnorthern Norwayusgs.gov
4/18/907:41 PM3.194.9 km5,000 mnorthern Norwayusgs.gov
12/1/894:25 PM392.2 km10,000 mnorthern Norwayusgs.gov

Sandnessjøen

Sandnessjøen is a town and the administrative centre of the municipality of Alstahaug in Nordland county, Norway. Sandnessjøen was granted town status in 1788. Sandnessjøen is located on the island of Alsta, just west of the De syv søstre (The Seven ..

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