Gezer Facts

Area0.5 km²
Population236
Male Population118 (50.2%)
Female Population118 (49.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+381.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+77.4%
Median Age26 years (Male: 24.4, Female: 27.4)
Area Codes8
Local Time
TimezoneIsrael Daylight Time
Lat & Lng31.87658, 34.92046
Postal Codes99786

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Gezer Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population4980133213236
Population Density98 / km²160 / km²266 / km²426 / km²472 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Gezer Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 60.2% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Gezer+334.7%+166.3%+60.2%
Central District (Israel)+220.5%+113.6%+48.6%
Israel+141.5%+78.8%+33.8%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Gezer Median Age

Median Age: 26 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Gezer26 yrs27.4 yrs24.4 yrs
Central District (Israel)31.1 yrs32.1 yrs30.1 yrs
Israel29.5 yrs30.6 yrs28.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Gezer Population Density

Population Density: 472 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Gezer2360.5 km²472 / km²
Central District (Israel)2.2 million1,293.8 km²1,673 / km²
Israel8.3 million22,078 km²374 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Gezer 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 Gezer

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

Gezer CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Gezer2,831 tn12 tn5,661.7 tons/km²
Central District (Israel)24,413,350 tn11.28 tn18,868.8 tons/km²
Israel81,985,471 tn9.92 tn3,713.4 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
Gezer CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)2,831 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita12 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)5,661.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodMedium (4)
EarthquakeMedium (6)

* 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. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
  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
7/30/152:39 AM4.275 km13,000 m24km NNE of `En Boqeq, Israelusgs.gov
8/7/118:52 AM4.187.5 km31,000 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov
12/2/077:38 AM463.4 km10,000 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov
11/23/0710:19 PM4.42.6 km11,000 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov
11/20/0711:21 PM3.267.1 km5,000 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov
11/20/079:18 AM4.664 km10,000 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov
2/9/0710:14 PM4.599.3 km15,000 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov
11/18/062:57 AM3.157 km10,000 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov
9/17/068:22 AM454.3 km1,000 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov
9/9/064:58 AM4.556.1 km1,000 mDead Sea regionusgs.gov

Gezer

Gezer (Hebrew: גֶּזֶר) was a Canaanite city-state in the foothills of the Judaean Mountains at the border of the Shfela region. Tel Gezer (also Tell el-Jezer), an archaeological site midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, is now an Israeli national p..

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