Businesses in Calau

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Calau

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other membership organizations	38
Shopping	30
Corporate management	28
Other accommodation	27
Health and medical	25
Construction of buildings	21
Car repair	17
Cemeteries and crematoriums	17
Restaurants	17
Accountants	15
Other construction	15
Buses and trains	14
Education	14
Firefighting and rescue	13
Furniture stores	13
Electrical installation	12

Calau Facts

Area	3.8 km²
Population	3,678
Male Population	1,819 (49.5%)
Female Population	1,859 (50.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-58.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-32.2%
Median Age	49.7 years (Male: 47.6, Female: 52)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$37,305 (2022)
Area Codes	3541, 35435, 35439
Neighborhoods	Werchow, Saßleben, Groß Jehser, Kemmen, Groß Mehßow
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	51.74402, 13.95329

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Calau Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	8,913	6,722	5,424	3,951	3,678	3,510	3,376
Population Density	2,376.8 / km²	1,792.5 / km²	1,446.4 / km²	1,053.6 / km²	980.8 / km²	936 / km²	900.3 / km²

* Projected

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

Calau Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 32.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Calau	-58.7%	-45.3%	-32.2%
Brandenburg	—	—	—
Germany	—	—	—

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

Calau Median Age

Median Age: 49.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Calau	49.7 yrs	52 yrs	47.6 yrs
Brandenburg	47.6 yrs	48.8 yrs	46.4 yrs
Germany	44.8 yrs	46 yrs	43.6 yrs

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

Calau Population Density

Population Density: 981 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Calau	3,678	3.75 km²	981 / km²
Brandenburg	2.5 million	29,652.8 km²	83.3 / km²
Germany	80.7 million	358,179.8 km²	225 / km²

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

Calau 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 Calau

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Calau

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

Calau Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$20,146	$21,586	$23,544	$26,462	$29,651	$36,000	$35,837	$37,305
Total GDP	$48M	$51.1M	$53.7M	$57.1M	$60.5M	$71.4M	$71.9M	$74.3M

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

Calau CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Calau	32,858 tn	8.93 tn	8,762.2 tons/km²
Brandenburg	22,189,824 tn	8.99 tn	748.3 tons/km²
Germany	755,339,039 tn	9.36 tn	2,108.8 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

Calau CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	32,858 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	8.93 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	8,762.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	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. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
8/13/08	3:45 AM	3.1	86.9 km	5,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
8/4/98	11:05 AM	3.2	43.2 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
7/20/89	2:08 PM	3.7	89.7 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
12/20/85	8:44 AM	3.7	76.2 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
11/28/85	1:00 PM	3.5	91.5 km	10,000 m	Czech Republic region	usgs.gov
11/22/85	11:09 AM	3.3	94.7 km	0 m	Czech Republic region	usgs.gov
10/8/85	3:57 AM	3.4	98.8 km	10,000 m	Czech Republic region	usgs.gov
12/7/84	11:00 AM	4.6	53 km	0 m	Germany	usgs.gov
9/29/84	8:00 AM	3.4	97 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
9/21/84	7:58 AM	3.7	99 km	10,000 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Calau

Calau (German pronunciation: [kaːlaʊ], Sorbian: Kalawa) is a small town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 14 km south of Lübbenau, and 27 km west of Cottbus. Calau is also called the home of the K..

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