Businesses in Symi

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Symi

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Google Rating
Sports and recreation	34	—
Restaurants	33	4.5
Mediterranean restaurants	26	4.5
Bars, pubs and taverns	19	4.2
Passenger boats	18	—
Cafes	17	4.5
Hotels and motels	15	4.5

Symi Facts

Area	2.6 km²
Population	1,886
Male Population	1,016 (53.9%)
Female Population	870 (46.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+34.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+1.5%
Median Age	39.9 years (Male: 37.3, Female: 43)
Neighborhoods	Σύμη, Γιαλός, Chorio, The Village
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	36.61246, 27.83780
Postal Codes	856 00

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Symi Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	1,398	1,682	1,859	1,968	1,886
Population Density	545.6 / km²	656.4 / km²	725.5 / km²	768 / km²	736 / km²

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

Symi Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 5.9% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Symi	+40.8%	+17%	+5.9%
Greece	+21.3%	+8.1%	+0%

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

Symi Median Age

Median Age: 39.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Symi	39.9 yrs	43 yrs	37.3 yrs
Greece	41.8 yrs	43.1 yrs	40.5 yrs

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

Symi Population Density

Population Density: 736 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Symi	1,886	2.563 km²	736 / km²
Greece	10.7 million	132,689.5 km²	80.4 / km²

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

Symi Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 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 Symi

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Symi

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

Symi CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Symi	25,660 tn	13.61 tn	10,013.6 tons/km²
Greece	105,407,278 tn	9.89 tn	794.4 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

Symi CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	25,660 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	13.61 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	10,013.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Earthquake	High (9)
Landslide	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, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
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
1/25/17	1:19 AM	4	23.1 km	11,450 m	3km NW of Datca, Turkey	usgs.gov
3/16/15	8:09 PM	3.9	11.7 km	10,200 m	11km SSE of Symi, Greece	usgs.gov
3/25/14	11:26 AM	4.1	22.2 km	62,000 m	11km NW of Kremasti, Greece	usgs.gov
6/21/13	6:26 PM	4.1	8.8 km	89,200 m	11km SSE of Symi, Greece	usgs.gov
1/11/13	10:28 AM	4	13.2 km	10,000 m	Dodecanese Islands, Greece	usgs.gov
11/26/12	5:35 PM	5	14.7 km	0 m	Dodecanese Islands, Greece	usgs.gov
11/24/12	9:31 PM	4.3	6.6 km	7,500 m	Dodecanese Islands, Greece	usgs.gov
11/24/12	9:04 PM	4.5	7.3 km	10,700 m	Dodecanese Islands, Greece	usgs.gov
11/9/12	4:46 AM	4	12.2 km	1,000 m	Dodecanese Islands, Greece	usgs.gov
8/8/10	12:24 AM	4.3	15.5 km	30,000 m	Dodecanese Islands, Greece	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Symi

Symi, also transliterated as Syme or Simi (Greek: Σύμη), is a Greek island and municipality. It is mountainous and includes the harbor town of Symi and its adjacent upper town Ano Symi, as well as several smaller localities, beaches, and areas of sig..

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