Businesses in Leun

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Leun

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Corporate management	33
Construction of buildings	33
Shopping	26
Restaurants	21
Car repair	16
Health and medical	14
Other membership organizations	13
Firefighting and rescue	11
Grocery stores and supermarkets	11
Electrical installation	11
Hairdressers	11
All food and beverage	10
Sports and recreation	10
Other construction	10

Leun Facts

Area	0.9 km²
Population	1,610
Male Population	792 (49.2%)
Female Population	818 (50.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-1.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+1.0%
Median Age	45 years (Male: 43.9, Female: 46)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$46,183 (2022)
Area Codes	6442, 6473
Neighborhoods	Biskirchen, Stockhausen, Bissenberg, Lahnbahnhof
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	50.55129, 8.35836
Postal Codes	35638

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Leun Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,627	1,646	1,594	1,497	1,610	1,575	1,490
Population Density	1,735.5 / km²	1,755.7 / km²	1,700.3 / km²	1,596.8 / km²	1,717.3 / km²	1,680 / km²	1,589.3 / km²

* Projected

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

Leun Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Leun	-1%	-2.2%	+1%
Hesse	—	—	—
Germany	—	—	—

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

Leun Median Age

Median Age: 45 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Leun	45 yrs	46 yrs	43.9 yrs
Hesse	44.2 yrs	45.1 yrs	43.3 yrs
Germany	44.8 yrs	46 yrs	43.6 yrs

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

Leun Population Density

Population Density: 1,717 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Leun	1,610	0.938 km²	1,717 / km²
Hesse	6 million	21,118.3 km²	286 / 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

Leun 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 Leun

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Leun

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Leun

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

Leun Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$33,899	$36,322	$39,617	$41,942	$42,407	$45,395	$44,365	$46,183
Total GDP	$246.5M	$272.9M	$303.2M	$318.8M	$321.3M	$346.2M	$337.7M	$350.6M

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

Leun CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Leun	16,240 tn	10.09 tn	17,323 tons/km²
Hesse	61,074,998 tn	10.11 tn	2,892 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

Leun CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	16,240 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	10.09 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	17,323 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* 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
5/17/14	4:46 PM	3.6	86.5 km	10,000 m	2km SE of Pfungstadt, Germany	usgs.gov
2/14/11	12:43 PM	3.9	43.6 km	12,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
12/23/10	1:35 AM	3.4	62.8 km	9,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
6/29/10	12:42 AM	3.4	57.5 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
4/11/10	11:16 AM	3.4	75.6 km	5,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
9/29/08	1:36 PM	3	69.2 km	14,800 m	Germany	usgs.gov
11/20/07	8:22 AM	3	52.9 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
8/3/07	2:58 AM	4.4	81.1 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
4/11/07	5:01 PM	3.3	76.3 km	11,500 m	Germany	usgs.gov
11/18/06	8:26 AM	3.1	76.7 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Leun

Leun is a small town in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.

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