Businesses in Veavågen

Categories in Veavågen

Car & Light Vehicle Dealerships Car Repair and Maintenance Commercial fishing and hunting Association or Organization Construction of buildings Contractor Home Repair Contractor Caterer Grocery stores and supermarkets Restaurants Investment Company Advertising Service Back Office Business to Business Service Media Agency Real Estate Agency Residential Property Rentals Soccer Field

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Veavågen

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Construction of buildings	43	—
Other construction	19	12 years
Corporate management	12	—
Shopping	10	—
Electronics stores	10	—
Commercial fishing and hunting	8	—
Education	8	—
Grocery stores and supermarkets	6	—
Other transport activities	6	—
Wholesale of machinery	6	—
Creative arts	6	—
Religion	6	—

Veavågen Facts

Area	9.8 km²
Population	2,691
Male Population	1,357 (50.4%)
Female Population	1,334 (49.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+37.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+19.1%
Median Age	37.2 years (Male: 36.8, Female: 37.6)
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	59.29483, 5.21874
Postal Codes	4276, 4295

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Veavågen Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,951	2,158	2,260	2,487	2,691	2,879	3,023
Population Density	200.1 / km²	221.3 / km²	231.8 / km²	255.1 / km²	276 / km²	295.3 / km²	310.1 / km²

* Projected

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

Veavågen Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 19.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Veavågen	+37.9%	+24.7%	+19.1%
Rogaland	—	—	—
Norway	—	—	—

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

Veavågen Median Age

Median Age: 37.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Veavågen	37.2 yrs	37.6 yrs	36.8 yrs
Rogaland	35.9 yrs	36.4 yrs	35.3 yrs
Norway	38.8 yrs	39.6 yrs	38 yrs

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

Veavågen Population Density

Population Density: 276 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Veavågen	2,691	9.8 km²	276 / km²
Rogaland	472,447	16,531.3 km²	28.6 / km²
Norway	4.9 million	322,754.2 km²	15.2 / km²

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

Veavågen Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1700 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Veavågen

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Veavågen

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

Veavågen CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Veavågen	49,390 tn	18.35 tn	5,065.6 tons/km²
Rogaland	5,201,816 tn	11.01 tn	314.7 tons/km²
Norway	86,855,170 tn	17.74 tn	269.1 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

Veavågen CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	49,390 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	18.35 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	5,065.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Low (2)

* 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. 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
3/14/12	7:22 PM	3.6	34.5 km	6,200 m	southern Norway	usgs.gov
5/25/07	9:54 AM	3.2	63.6 km	0 m	southern Norway	usgs.gov
12/8/00	12:48 AM	3.6	85.7 km	10,000 m	southern Norway	usgs.gov
8/12/00	2:27 PM	4.1	29.5 km	10,000 m	southern Norway	usgs.gov
8/6/92	7:32 AM	3.7	74.9 km	33,000 m	southern Norway	usgs.gov
4/14/92	1:10 PM	3.7	38.7 km	10,000 m	southern Norway	usgs.gov
10/28/91	1:14 PM	3	85.9 km	10,000 m	southern Norway	usgs.gov
8/23/91	4:07 AM	3.1	45.1 km	10,000 m	southern Norway	usgs.gov
2/25/90	10:00 AM	3	71.3 km	10,000 m	southern Norway	usgs.gov
1/29/89	4:38 PM	4.8	44.6 km	10,000 m	southern Norway	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Veavågen

Veavågen (historically Vedavågen) is a village in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the island of Karmøy, about halfway between the towns of Kopervik and Åkrehamn. The Norwegian county road..

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