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Grayrigg Facts

Area	19.6 km²
Population	256
Male Population	126 (49.2%)
Female Population	130 (50.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-2.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+6.2%
Median Age	47.4 years (Male: 46.9, Female: 47.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$42,532 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	British Summer Time
Lat & Lng	54.36800, -2.65076
Postal Codes	LA8

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Grayrigg Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	263	247	241	242	256	251	253
Population Density	13.4 / km²	12.6 / km²	12.3 / km²	12.3 / km²	13 / km²	12.8 / km²	12.9 / km²

* Projected

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

Grayrigg Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 6.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Grayrigg	-2.7%	+3.6%	+6.2%
United Kingdom	—	—	—

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

Grayrigg Median Age

Median Age: 47.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Grayrigg	47.4 yrs	47.7 yrs	46.9 yrs
United Kingdom	39.6 yrs	40.6 yrs	38.5 yrs

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

Grayrigg Population Density

Population Density: 13 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Grayrigg	256	19.6 km²	13 / km²
United Kingdom	64.5 million	247,916.6 km²	260 / km²

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

Grayrigg 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.

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

Grayrigg Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$29,118	$31,035	$36,437	$39,531	$40,144	$42,528	$37,498	$42,532
Total GDP	$22.5M	$23.9M	$28M	$30.4M	$31.1M	$33.4M	$29.4M	$33.1M

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

Grayrigg CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Grayrigg	3,448 tn	13.47 tn	175.7 tons/km²
United Kingdom	735,672,544 tn	11.4 tn	2,967.4 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

Grayrigg CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	3,448 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	13.47 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	175.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)
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
8/25/13	9:58 AM	3.2	72.7 km	8,000 m	24km WNW of Blackpool, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
1/3/11	9:03 PM	3.6	68.7 km	6,000 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
12/21/10	10:59 PM	3.5	32.3 km	12,600 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
4/28/09	10:22 AM	3.7	32.7 km	8,800 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
2/29/04	5:08 AM	3.4	99 km	12,400 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
6/26/93	5:42 AM	3	30 km	10,000 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
9/12/88	2:23 PM	3.7	5.2 km	10,000 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
10/13/84	1:27 PM	3	67.4 km	10,000 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
12/26/79	3:57 AM	4.5	59.6 km	10,000 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Grayrigg

is a small village and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. It lies on undulated and partly mountainous land, 4.9 miles (8 km) north east of Kendal, on the north side of the West Coast Main Line, and west side of the M6 ..

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