Businesses in Gaià

Categories in Gaià

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Gaià

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Construction of houses	5

Gaià Facts

Area	46.0 km²
Population	230
Male Population	117 (51.0%)
Female Population	113 (49.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+27.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+10.0%
Median Age	45.9 years (Male: 45.7, Female: 46.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$47,356 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	41.91667, 1.93333
Postal Codes	08672

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Gaià Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	181	203	209	239	230	235	283
Population Density	3.9 / km²	4.4 / km²	4.5 / km²	5.2 / km²	5 / km²	5.1 / km²	6.2 / km²

* Projected

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

Gaià Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 10% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Gaià	+27.1%	+13.3%	+10%
Spain	—	—	—

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

Gaià Median Age

Median Age: 45.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Gaià	45.9 yrs	46.2 yrs	45.7 yrs
Spain	40.8 yrs	42 yrs	39.7 yrs

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

Gaià Population Density

Population Density: 5 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Gaià	230	46 km²	5 / km²
Spain	45.3 million	505,993.5 km²	89.5 / km²

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

Gaià 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 Gaià

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Gaià

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

Gaià Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$33,558	$35,274	$42,045	$44,806	$43,547	$44,021	$42,492	$47,356
Total GDP	$140.4M	$155.2M	$193.3M	$226.9M	$238M	$228.8M	$216.3M	$241M

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

Gaià CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Gaià	1,843 tn	8.01 tn	40.1 tons/km²
Spain	330,097,501 tn	7.29 tn	652.4 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

Gaià CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	1,843 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	8.01 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	40.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Low (2.6)

* 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. 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
4/3/19	3:29 PM	3.7	73 km	10,000 m	13km SE of Sort, Spain	usgs.gov
7/22/08	10:38 PM	3.1	55.4 km	4,000 m	Spain	usgs.gov
7/22/08	10:36 PM	4.3	51.9 km	5,000 m	Pyrenees	usgs.gov
7/21/08	6:59 PM	3.2	58.5 km	0 m	Spain	usgs.gov
6/22/08	6:48 PM	3.6	59.7 km	3,200 m	Spain	usgs.gov
10/11/07	7:19 AM	3.3	64.4 km	0 m	Spain	usgs.gov
8/9/07	2:28 AM	3.4	45.3 km	0 m	Spain	usgs.gov
8/8/07	4:45 PM	4.1	43.4 km	1,200 m	Spain	usgs.gov
7/8/07	8:11 AM	3	59.1 km	3,000 m	Pyrenees	usgs.gov
7/7/07	1:24 PM	3.2	56 km	0 m	Pyrenees	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Gaià

Gaià is a municipality in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 39.6 square kilometres (15.3 sq mi) and as of 2011 had a population of 172 people.

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