Businesses in Lauta

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Lauta

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Corporate management	30
Other membership organizations	21
Restaurants	19
Shopping	19
All food and beverage	17
Construction of buildings	17
Electrical installation	16
Car repair	13
Health and medical	12
Hairdressers	12
Real estate	11
Post office	11
Pharmacies and drug stores	10
Furniture stores	9
Beauty salons	9
Churches	9
Education	9

Lauta Facts

Area	56.2 km²
Population	8,906
Male Population	4,377 (49.1%)
Female Population	4,529 (50.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-31.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-16.1%
Median Age	48.7 years (Male: 46.8, Female: 50.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$37,364 (2022)
Area Codes	35722, 35723
Neighborhoods	Torno, Laubusch, Lauta Dorf, Leippe, Schwarzkollm
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	51.45420, 14.10490

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Lauta Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	13,021	11,305	10,613	8,926	8,906	8,581	8,270
Population Density	231.7 / km²	201.2 / km²	188.9 / km²	158.9 / km²	158.5 / km²	152.7 / km²	147.2 / km²

* Projected

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

Lauta Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 16.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Lauta	-31.6%	-21.2%	-16.1%
Brandenburg	—	—	—
Germany	—	—	—

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

Lauta Median Age

Median Age: 48.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Lauta	48.7 yrs	50.7 yrs	46.8 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)

Lauta Population Density

Population Density: 159 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Lauta	8,906	56.2 km²	159 / 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

Lauta 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 Lauta

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Lauta

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Lauta

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

Lauta Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$21,347	$22,872	$24,947	$26,858	$29,256	$33,464	$35,894	$37,364
Total GDP	$237.8M	$256.1M	$274.9M	$281.5M	$292.3M	$322.9M	$334.2M	$343.2M

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

Lauta CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Lauta	84,128 tn	9.45 tn	1,497.3 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

Lauta CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	84,128 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	9.45 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	1,497.3 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	62 km	5,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
8/4/98	11:05 AM	3.2	15 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
1/15/94	12:03 PM	3.4	85.8 km	10,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov
1/6/94	10:59 AM	3.6	85.6 km	10,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov
1/5/94	11:40 AM	3.4	94.1 km	10,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov
12/7/91	4:15 AM	3.1	78.7 km	33,000 m	Czech Republic region	usgs.gov
3/29/91	10:00 AM	3.5	96.1 km	10,000 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/3/90	10:14 AM	3.7	81.8 km	10,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov
7/20/89	2:08 PM	3.7	58.8 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
4/13/89	9:34 PM	3.4	81.2 km	10,000 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Lauta

Lauta (Sorbian: Łuty) is a town in the district of Bautzen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 10 km west of Hoyerswerda, and 10 km southeast of Senftenberg.

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