Businesses in Velipojë

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Velipojë

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Hotels and motels	127
Other accommodation	71
Restaurants	70
Bars, pubs and taverns	29
Apartments	10
Real estate	10
Fast food restaurants	7
Grocery stores and supermarkets	7
Holiday homes, cabins and resorts	7
Shopping	7

Velipojë Facts

Area	79.5 km²
Population	4,620
Male Population	2,295 (49.7%)
Female Population	2,325 (50.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+139.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-15.2%
Median Age	33.8 years (Male: 32.1, Female: 35.3)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$11,480 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Bregdet
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	41.87833, 19.40556
Postal Codes	2008, 4020

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Velipojë Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,931	5,095	5,450	4,955	4,620	4,158	3,678
Population Density	24.3 / km²	64.1 / km²	68.6 / km²	62.3 / km²	58.1 / km²	52.3 / km²	46.3 / km²

* Projected

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

Velipojë Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 15.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Velipojë	+139.3%	-9.3%	-15.2%
Shkodër County	—	—	—
Albania	—	—	—

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

Velipojë Median Age

Median Age: 33.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Velipojë	33.8 yrs	35.3 yrs	32.1 yrs
Shkodër County	33.9 yrs	35.3 yrs	32.2 yrs
Albania	33.6 yrs	34.7 yrs	32.3 yrs

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

Velipojë Population Density

Population Density: 58.1 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Velipojë	4,620	79.5 km²	58.1 / km²
Shkodër County	213,204	3,507 km²	60.8 / 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

Velipojë 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Velipojë

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Velipojë

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Velipojë

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

Velipojë Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$4,626	$4,423	$5,715	$7,193	$8,999	$9,629	$10,038	$11,480
Total GDP	$70.8M	$66.3M	$79.1M	$88.5M	$96.8M	$91.2M	$82.5M	$88.2M

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

Velipojë CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Velipojë	11,090 tn	2.4 tn	139.5 tons/km²
Shkodër County	524,435 tn	2.46 tn	149.5 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

Velipojë CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	11,090 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.4 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	139.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (7)
Landslide	Medium (7)

* 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 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
11/13/18	1:47 PM	4.8	13.7 km	10,000 m	7km NE of Ulcinj, Montenegro	usgs.gov
5/19/15	1:06 AM	3.7	17.1 km	11,000 m	14km S of Ulcinj, Montenegro	usgs.gov
4/21/14	9:25 PM	4.4	8 km	10,000 m	16km SE of Ulcinj, Montenegro	usgs.gov
3/26/12	3:00 AM	4.7	10.7 km	16,700 m	Albania	usgs.gov
12/22/11	11:26 PM	4	13.6 km	15,000 m	Albania	usgs.gov
1/20/08	9:18 PM	3.5	17.5 km	10,000 m	Albania	usgs.gov
12/14/03	9:47 PM	3.3	14.1 km	12,000 m	Montenegro	usgs.gov
12/11/03	10:10 PM	3.7	2.8 km	12,000 m	Montenegro	usgs.gov
12/6/03	12:18 AM	4.7	16.9 km	18,500 m	Montenegro	usgs.gov
7/3/95	2:28 AM	3.4	10.2 km	10,000 m	Albania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Velipojë

Velipojë (definite Albanian form: Velipoja) is a village and a former municipality in Shkodër County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Shkodër. The population at the 2011 census was..

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