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Fajzë Facts

Area	94.5 km²
Population	3,813
Male Population	1,922 (50.4%)
Female Population	1,891 (49.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+143.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+1.7%
Median Age	26 years (Male: 24.7, Female: 27.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$8,150 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	42.16694, 20.35083
Postal Codes	8601, 8604

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Fajzë Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,567	3,502	3,750	3,420	3,813	3,359	2,922
Population Density	16.6 / km²	37.1 / km²	39.7 / km²	36.2 / km²	40.3 / km²	35.5 / km²	30.9 / km²

* Projected

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

Fajzë Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 1.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Fajzë	+143.3%	+8.9%	+1.7%
Kukës County	—	—	—
Albania	—	—	—

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

Fajzë Median Age

Median Age: 26 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Fajzë	26 yrs	27.4 yrs	24.7 yrs
Kukës County	26 yrs	27.4 yrs	24.7 yrs
Albania	33.6 yrs	34.7 yrs	32.3 yrs

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

Fajzë Population Density

Population Density: 40.3 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Fajzë	3,813	94.5 km²	40.3 / km²
Kukës County	80,775	2,388.4 km²	33.8 / km²
Albania	2.9 million	28,671.4 km²	101 / km²

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

Fajzë 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

Fajzë Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,012	$1,763	$2,687	$5,350	$5,700	$5,447	$5,939	$8,150
Total GDP	$19M	$17.7M	$27.1M	$51.9M	$52.3M	$47.6M	$48.4M	$63.8M

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

Fajzë CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Fajzë	8,606 tn	2.26 tn	91.1 tons/km²
Kukës County	184,336 tn	2.28 tn	77.2 tons/km²
Albania	7,341,173 tn	2.55 tn	256 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

Fajzë CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	8,606 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.26 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	91.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Medium (4.3)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* 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 Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
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
5/4/17	8:58 AM	4	19.3 km	7,270 m	17km WSW of Kukes, Albania	usgs.gov
10/19/08	1:36 PM	3.4	26.9 km	4,200 m	Albania	usgs.gov
4/7/08	10:09 AM	4.4	29.9 km	42,600 m	Albania	usgs.gov
7/30/07	7:43 PM	3.8	29.5 km	8,700 m	Albania	usgs.gov
5/4/07	8:10 AM	3	36.1 km	3,100 m	Albania	usgs.gov
2/7/07	10:51 AM	3.4	20.5 km	0 m	Albania	usgs.gov
10/6/06	4:05 AM	3	34.4 km	700 m	Albania	usgs.gov
12/16/05	5:27 AM	3.3	27.8 km	11,000 m	Albania	usgs.gov
10/12/05	2:57 PM	3.1	20.2 km	5,200 m	Albania	usgs.gov
6/30/05	7:44 PM	3.5	31.8 km	6,700 m	Albania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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