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Calheta, Madeira Facts

Area	1.9 km²
Population	1,305
Male Population	574 (44.0%)
Female Population	731 (56.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-4.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-8.7%
Median Age	41.6 years (Male: 37.8, Female: 45.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$30,437 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Western European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	32.71667, -17.18333

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Calheta, Madeira Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,372	1,424	1,430	1,349	1,305	1,253	1,203
Population Density	708.1 / km²	735 / km²	738.1 / km²	696.3 / km²	673.5 / km²	646.7 / km²	620.9 / km²

* Projected

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

Calheta, Madeira Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 8.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Calheta, Madeira	-4.9%	-8.4%	-8.7%
Madeira	—	—	—
Portugal	—	—	—

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

Calheta, Madeira Median Age

Median Age: 41.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Calheta, Madeira	41.6 yrs	45.4 yrs	37.8 yrs
Madeira	39 yrs	41 yrs	37 yrs
Portugal	42 yrs	43.5 yrs	40.4 yrs

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

Calheta, Madeira Population Density

Population Density: 674 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Calheta, Madeira	1,305	1.938 km²	674 / km²
Madeira	251,799	743.6 km²	339 / km²
Portugal	10.3 million	92,264.9 km²	112 / km²

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

Calheta, Madeira 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 Calheta, Madeira

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

Calheta, Madeira Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$15,422	$23,473	$27,842	$29,800	$24,796	$24,883	$27,583	$30,437
Total GDP	$25.7M	$38.8M	$47M	$51.3M	$42.3M	$40.1M	$43M	$46.7M

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

Calheta, Madeira CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Calheta, Madeira	4,210 tn	3.23 tn	2,172.6 tons/km²
Madeira	1,617,899 tn	6.43 tn	2,175.8 tons/km²
Portugal	63,833,570 tn	6.2 tn	691.9 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

Calheta, Madeira CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	4,210 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	3.23 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	2,172.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (5)

* 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 International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
7/21/08	2:39 AM	4.1	92.8 km	0 m	Madeira Islands, Portugal region	usgs.gov
8/11/06	6:17 AM	3.8	27.5 km	0 m	Madeira Islands, Portugal region	usgs.gov
1/12/06	4:12 AM	4.1	83.6 km	10,000 m	Madeira Islands, Portugal region	usgs.gov
5/26/05	10:30 PM	4.4	56.7 km	30,000 m	Madeira Islands, Portugal region	usgs.gov
3/31/05	7:41 AM	4.3	79.2 km	7,800 m	Madeira Islands, Portugal region	usgs.gov
6/13/02	5:17 AM	3.4	70.6 km	10,000 m	Madeira Islands, Portugal region	usgs.gov
5/10/98	10:14 AM	3.9	73 km	10,000 m	Madeira Islands, Portugal region	usgs.gov
2/18/95	4:44 AM	4	55 km	10,000 m	Madeira Islands, Portugal region	usgs.gov
8/18/90	6:17 PM	4.4	39.2 km	33,000 m	Madeira Islands, Portugal region	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Calheta, Madeira

Calheta (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐˈʎetɐ]) is a municipality on the southwest coast of Madeira, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 11,521, in an area of 111.50 km².

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