Businesses in Lofer

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Lofer

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other accommodation	125
Religion	20
Hotels and motels	19
Shopping	18
Hostels	17
Restaurants	17
Bars, pubs and taverns	14
Holiday homes, cabins and resorts	13
Travel agencies	11
Grocery stores and supermarkets	9
Sporting goods	9
Corporate management	8
Education	8

Lofer Facts

Area	55.6 km²
Population	1,814
Male Population	883 (48.7%)
Female Population	931 (51.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-19.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-15.1%
Median Age	43.8 years (Male: 42.2, Female: 45.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$71,978 (2022)
Area Codes	6588, 6589
Neighborhoods	Lend
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	47.58475, 12.69333
Postal Codes	5090

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Lofer Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,265	2,183	2,137	2,078	1,814	1,779	1,742
Population Density	40.8 / km²	39.3 / km²	38.5 / km²	37.4 / km²	32.6 / km²	32 / km²	31.4 / km²

* Projected

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

Lofer Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 15.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Lofer	-19.9%	-16.9%	-15.1%
Salzburg (state)	—	—	—
Austria	—	—	—

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

Lofer Median Age

Median Age: 43.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Lofer	43.8 yrs	45.1 yrs	42.2 yrs
Salzburg (state)	41.8 yrs	43 yrs	40.6 yrs
Austria	42.3 yrs	43.5 yrs	41.1 yrs

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

Lofer Population Density

Population Density: 32.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Lofer	1,814	55.6 km²	32.6 / km²
Salzburg (state)	537,690	7,160.6 km²	75.1 / 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

Lofer 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 Lofer

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Lofer

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Lofer

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

Lofer Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$39,304	$44,048	$54,446	$46,927	$63,546	$62,692	$67,427	$71,978
Total GDP	$67.8M	$79.2M	$98.1M	$85M	$114.2M	$113.5M	$120.4M	$127.7M

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

Lofer CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Lofer	19,697 tn	10.86 tn	354.5 tons/km²
Salzburg (state)	5,881,694 tn	10.94 tn	821.4 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

Lofer CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	19,697 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	10.86 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	354.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Medium (4)
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
10/19/10	12:38 AM	4	82.3 km	6,600 m	Austria	usgs.gov
8/12/08	5:25 PM	3.8	71.8 km	10,000 m	Austria	usgs.gov
7/18/08	10:54 PM	4.1	83.5 km	10,000 m	Austria	usgs.gov
5/21/08	1:39 PM	3.5	62.2 km	1,400 m	Austria	usgs.gov
4/17/08	4:00 PM	3.8	19.6 km	10,000 m	Austria	usgs.gov
9/20/07	8:04 PM	3.5	25.7 km	10,000 m	Austria	usgs.gov
2/23/07	6:14 AM	3.2	81.5 km	5,000 m	Austria	usgs.gov
10/14/06	1:09 PM	3.2	84.9 km	10,000 m	Austria	usgs.gov
5/13/06	12:07 PM	3	83.6 km	10,000 m	Austria	usgs.gov
5/13/06	12:01 PM	3.1	83.7 km	10,000 m	Austria	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Lofer

Lofer is a market town in the Pinzgau region of Salzburg (state) in Austria. With the roaring Saalach river running through the town it is a popular white water destination during the summer, and in the winter months its newly extended 58 km of groom..

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