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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Forchtenstein

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Construction of buildings	16
Restaurants	11
Other accommodation	8
Corporate management	7
Religion	6

Forchtenstein Facts

Area	2.6 km²
Population	1,335
Male Population	675 (50.5%)
Female Population	660 (49.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-39.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-32.5%
Median Age	44.9 years (Male: 44.3, Female: 45.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$31,591 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	47.71161, 16.34525
Postal Codes	7212

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Forchtenstein Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,198	2,084	1,979	1,850	1,335	1,331	1,320
Population Density	857.8 / km²	813.3 / km²	772.3 / km²	722 / km²	521 / km²	519.4 / km²	515.1 / km²

* Projected

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

Forchtenstein Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 32.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Forchtenstein	-39.3%	-35.9%	-32.5%
Burgenland	—	—	—
Austria	—	—	—

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

Forchtenstein Median Age

Median Age: 44.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Forchtenstein	44.9 yrs	45.6 yrs	44.3 yrs
Burgenland	45 yrs	46 yrs	43.9 yrs
Austria	42.3 yrs	43.5 yrs	41.1 yrs

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

Forchtenstein Population Density

Population Density: 521 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Forchtenstein	1,335	2.563 km²	521 / km²
Burgenland	288,993	3,964.3 km²	72.9 / km²
Austria	8.5 million	83,905.5 km²	102 / km²

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

Forchtenstein 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

Forchtenstein Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$27,359	$27,340	$32,784	$36,315	$37,954	$29,596	$29,193	$31,591
Total GDP	$73M	$76.3M	$92.7M	$106.6M	$113.7M	$92M	$92.9M	$101.2M

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

Forchtenstein CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Forchtenstein	14,945 tn	11.2 tn	5,832.4 tons/km²
Burgenland	3,063,074 tn	10.6 tn	772.7 tons/km²
Austria	91,216,590 tn	10.69 tn	1,087.1 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

Forchtenstein CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	14,945 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	11.2 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	5,832.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
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 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
4/25/16	10:28 AM	4.2	44.5 km	3,460 m	3km NNE of Heiligenkreuz, Austria	usgs.gov
10/2/13	5:17 PM	3.6	29 km	11,550 m	2km SW of Mitterndorf an der Fischa, Austria	usgs.gov
9/20/13	2:06 AM	4.2	25.3 km	14,570 m	1km SSE of Leithaprodersdorf, Austria	usgs.gov
5/7/09	9:27 PM	4.2	52.3 km	11,900 m	Austria	usgs.gov
12/7/08	2:47 AM	3.9	23.6 km	10,000 m	Austria	usgs.gov
6/3/08	7:42 PM	3.1	69.1 km	6,600 m	Austria	usgs.gov
2/26/08	7:57 PM	3.9	25.4 km	10,000 m	Austria	usgs.gov
1/30/08	2:54 PM	3.8	16.1 km	10,000 m	Austria	usgs.gov
3/3/07	8:35 PM	3	59.3 km	10,000 m	Hungary	usgs.gov
7/25/05	3:06 AM	4.1	11.6 km	12,100 m	Austria	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Forchtenstein

Forchtenstein (Hungarian: Fraknóváralja or Fraknókő, Croatian: Fortnavski grad; until 1972, Forchtenau, Fraknó, Fortnava) is a town in the district of Mattersburg in the Austrian state of Burgenland. It is the location of Forchtenstein Castle, one of..

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