Businesses in Kortessem

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Kortessem

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Beauty salons	29
Farming	29
Sports clubs	24
Unreachable	24
Restaurants	19
Hairdressers	17
Other construction	17
Health and medical	16
Accountants	16
Cafes	16
Corporate management	14
Sports other	14
Fruits and vegetables	13
Construction of houses	12
Hardware store	12
Physiotherapy	11
Wholesale of construction supplies	11
Car repair	11
Electronics stores	11

Kortessem Facts

Area	4.1 km²
Population	3,109
Male Population	1,556 (50.0%)
Female Population	1,553 (50.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+16.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+14.1%
Median Age	43.4 years (Male: 42.9, Female: 44.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$44,618 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Vliermaalroot, Vliermaal, Guigoven, Kortessem, Borgerhout
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	50.85890, 5.38974
Postal Codes	3720

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Kortessem Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,680	2,654	2,725	2,774	3,109	3,023	2,929
Population Density	659.7 / km²	653.3 / km²	670.8 / km²	682.8 / km²	765.3 / km²	744.1 / km²	721 / km²

* Projected

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

Kortessem Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 14.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Kortessem	+16%	+17.1%	+14.1%
Belgium	—	—	—

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

Kortessem Median Age

Median Age: 43.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Kortessem	43.4 yrs	44.1 yrs	42.9 yrs
Belgium	41.3 yrs	42.5 yrs	40.3 yrs

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

Kortessem Population Density

Population Density: 765 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Kortessem	3,109	4.063 km²	765 / km²
Belgium	11.3 million	30,664.8 km²	368 / km²

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

Kortessem 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.

Neighborhoods in Kortessem

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Kortessem

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Kortessem

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Kortessem

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Kortessem

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

Kortessem Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$29,442	$31,285	$35,520	$38,167	$39,440	$41,215	$40,870	$44,618
Total GDP	$726.1M	$778.3M	$897.4M	$987.2M	$1.1B	$1.1B	$1.1B	$1.3B

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

Kortessem CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Kortessem	24,999 tn	8.04 tn	6,153.5 tons/km²
Belgium	92,691,347 tn	8.22 tn	3,022.7 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

Kortessem CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	24,999 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	8.04 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	6,153.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (7)
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 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
12/8/08	5:21 PM	3	82.1 km	2,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
9/13/08	1:14 AM	3.3	89.2 km	5,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
7/13/08	1:45 PM	3.8	62.7 km	4,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
11/25/07	3:10 AM	3.7	57.2 km	13,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
3/31/07	6:46 AM	3	49.3 km	15,600 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
11/28/06	8:19 AM	3.1	45.6 km	4,000 m	The Netherlands	usgs.gov
5/20/05	7:38 AM	3	63 km	10,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
7/17/04	11:16 PM	3.4	60.9 km	13,100 m	Germany	usgs.gov
4/16/03	2:14 AM	3	64.2 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
3/2/03	5:44 PM	3	27.1 km	10,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Kortessem

Kortessem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2006, Kortessem had a total population of 8,074. The total area is 33.90 km² which gives a population density of 238 inhabitants per km². municipality..

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