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Ghercești Facts

Area	56.6 km²
Population	2,175
Male Population	1,075 (49.4%)
Female Population	1,100 (50.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-24.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-21.2%
Median Age	37.7 years (Male: 36.1, Female: 39.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$19,785 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	44.35561, 23.89728

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Ghercești Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,885	3,017	2,759	2,119	2,175	2,142	2,043
Population Density	50.9 / km²	53.3 / km²	48.7 / km²	37.4 / km²	38.4 / km²	37.8 / km²	36.1 / km²

* Projected

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

Ghercești Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 21.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Ghercești	-24.6%	-27.9%	-21.2%
Dolj County	—	—	—
Romania	—	—	—

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

Ghercești Median Age

Median Age: 37.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Ghercești	37.7 yrs	39.5 yrs	36.1 yrs
Dolj County	41.2 yrs	42.9 yrs	39.4 yrs
Romania	40.1 yrs	41.6 yrs	38.5 yrs

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

Ghercești Population Density

Population Density: 38.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Ghercești	2,175	56.6 km²	38.4 / km²
Dolj County	590,101	7,422.5 km²	79.5 / km²
Romania	19.5 million	238,387.8 km²	81.8 / km²

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

Ghercești 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.

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

Ghercești Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$6,354	$6,256	$6,819	$9,665	$12,785	$13,819	$18,210	$19,785
Total GDP	$36.4M	$34.3M	$35.9M	$47.6M	$59.5M	$62.8M	$78.6M	$84.1M

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

Ghercești CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Ghercești	9,514 tn	4.37 tn	168 tons/km²
Dolj County	2,579,509 tn	4.37 tn	347.5 tons/km²
Romania	86,961,323 tn	4.46 tn	364.8 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

Ghercești CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	9,514 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.37 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	168 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* 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 Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
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
6/24/14	7:39 PM	4.1	76.3 km	17,900 m	3km NW of Corabia, Romania	usgs.gov
1/1/12	11:57 PM	4.5	80.1 km	6,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
6/27/08	11:24 AM	3.3	96.1 km	20,700 m	Romania	usgs.gov
12/21/99	3:22 AM	3.8	94.9 km	33,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
11/28/95	8:16 AM	3.7	99 km	23,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
4/17/90	4:35 AM	3.6	88.6 km	33,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Ghercești

Gherceşti is a commune in Dolj County, Romania with a population of 1,598 people. It is composed of five villages: Gârleşti, Gherceşti, Luncşoru, Ungureni and Ungurenii Mici.

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