Mrkopalj Facts

Area180.1 km²
Population1,127
Male Population574 (50.9%)
Female Population553 (49.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)-37.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-19.7%
Median Age50.1 years (Male: 48.5, Female: 52)
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng45.31556, 14.85528

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Mrkopalj Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population1,8141,6721,4031,1401,127
Population Density10.1 / km²9.3 / km²7.8 / km²6.3 / km²6.3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Mrkopalj Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 18.7% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Mrkopalj-37.2%-31.8%-18.7%
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County-6.4%-10.7%-3.4%
Croatia-6.1%-11.4%-4.3%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Mrkopalj Median Age

Median Age: 50.1 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Mrkopalj50.1 yrs52 yrs48.5 yrs
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County45.1 yrs46.8 yrs43.1 yrs
Croatia42 yrs44.1 yrs40 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Mrkopalj Population Density

Population Density: 6.3 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Mrkopalj1,127180.1 km²6.3 / km²
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County289,6973,576.8 km²81 / km²
Croatia4.2 million56,366.2 km²73.9 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Mrkopalj Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [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 Mrkopalj

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Mrkopalj

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

Mrkopalj CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Mrkopalj7,025 tn6.23 tn39 tons/km²
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County1,742,251 tn6.01 tn487.1 tons/km²
Croatia23,288,703 tn5.59 tn413.2 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
Mrkopalj CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)7,025 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita6.23 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)39 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeMedium (6)
LandslideMedium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
8/8/179:35 AM423.3 km10,000 m3km E of Omisalj, Croatiausgs.gov
3/13/145:31 PM4.448.3 km2,000 m9km E of Ribnica, Sloveniausgs.gov
7/30/1312:58 PM4.430.3 km11,100 m16km NNW of Brinje, Croatiausgs.gov
6/16/138:04 PM455 km10,000 m5km WSW of Zuzemberk, Sloveniausgs.gov
5/6/1111:44 PM437.4 km9,000 mCroatiausgs.gov
10/6/089:19 AM3.331.2 km10,000 mSlovenia-Croatia border regionusgs.gov
12/15/0710:12 PM328.9 km10,000 mSlovenia-Croatia border regionusgs.gov
6/10/078:48 PM3.223.1 km10,000 mCroatiausgs.gov
5/26/076:03 AM3.340.5 km10,000 mCroatiausgs.gov
2/5/078:30 AM4.924 km10,000 mCroatiausgs.gov

Mrkopalj

Mrkopalj (pronounced [mř̩kɔpaʎ]) is a town and a municipality in the mountainous part of Croatia in the region of Gorski kotar, located south of Delnice and some 50 km east of Rijeka. The municipality has 1,214 inhabitants, the overwhelming majority ..

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