Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Alfta

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Unreachable5526 years
Shopping other4929 years
Wholesale of machinery4329 years
Construction of buildings3829 years
Other membership organizations3531 years
Real estate2530 years
Shopping2333 years
Restaurants2024 years
Farming1828 years
Education17
Technical construction services1731 years
Electronics stores1631 years
Forestry and logging1419 years
Beauty salons1422 years
Hardware store13
Wholesalers1231 years
Corporate management1225 years
Religion1138 years
Wholesale of construction supplies11

Alfta Facts

Area4.0 km²
Population1,228
Population change (1975 to 2020)-31.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-12.6%
NeighborhoodsLånghed, Nordanå, Tranberg, Näsbyn, Mossbo
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng61.34675, 16.07499
Postal Codes822 01822 20822 21822 22822 25More

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Alfta Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population1,7961,5691,4051,1841,2281,2261,217
Population Density449 / km²392.3 / km²351.3 / km²296 / km²307 / km²306.5 / km²304.3 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Alfta Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 12.6% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Alfta-31.6%-21.7%-12.6%
Gävleborg County
Sweden
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Alfta Population Density

Population Density: 307 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Alfta1,2284 km²307 / km²
Gävleborg County273,59825,142.5 km²10.9 / km²
Sweden9.6 million449,151.6 km²21.3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Alfta 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.

Neighborhoods in Alfta

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Alfta

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Alfta

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Alfta

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Alfta

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

Alfta CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Alfta11,942 tn9.72 tn2,985.5 tons/km²
Gävleborg County2,079,923 tn7.6 tn82.7 tons/km²
Sweden93,354,240 tn9.75 tn207.8 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
Alfta CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)11,942 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita9.72 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)2,985.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtMedium (4)

* 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, 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

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
9/15/141:08 PM4.690.2 km15,840 m41km NNE of AElvdalen, Swedenusgs.gov
7/23/871:16 PM396.3 km10,000 mSwedenusgs.gov
1/25/8611:13 PM3.371 km10,000 mSwedenusgs.gov

Alfta

Alfta is a locality situated in Ovanåker Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 2,155 inhabitants in 2010.

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