Businesses in Meerkerk

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Meerkerk

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Construction of buildings	53
Corporate management	39
Other construction	38
General contractors	31
Shopping	27
Accountants	26
Restaurants	17
Beauty salons	13
All membership organizations	13

Meerkerk Facts

Area	15.2 km²
Population	4,370
Male Population	2,174 (49.7%)
Female Population	2,196 (50.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+3.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+3.2%
Median Age	40.3 years (Male: 39.3, Female: 41.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$48,262 (2022)
Area Codes	183
Neighborhoods	Meerwijk, Binnenstad, Dapperbuurt, West Tilburg
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	51.92000, 4.99444
Postal Codes	4231, 4245

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Meerkerk Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	4,241	4,247	4,233	4,125	4,370	4,260	4,274
Population Density	279.2 / km²	279.6 / km²	278.7 / km²	271.6 / km²	287.7 / km²	280.5 / km²	281.4 / km²

* Projected

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

Meerkerk Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 3.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Meerkerk	+3%	+2.9%	+3.2%
South Holland	—	—	—
Netherlands	—	—	—

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

Meerkerk Median Age

Median Age: 40.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Meerkerk	40.3 yrs	41.1 yrs	39.3 yrs
South Holland	40 yrs	40.9 yrs	39.1 yrs
Netherlands	41 yrs	41.7 yrs	40.2 yrs

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

Meerkerk Population Density

Population Density: 288 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Meerkerk	4,370	15.2 km²	288 / km²
South Holland	3.6 million	3,417.4 km²	1,048 / km²
Netherlands	16.9 million	41,398.3 km²	409 / km²

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

Meerkerk Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1300 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 Meerkerk

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Meerkerk

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

Meerkerk Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$25,158	$28,695	$34,000	$33,862	$39,383	$46,535	$43,823	$48,262
Total GDP	$304.2M	$362.5M	$443.7M	$443.5M	$519.6M	$625.7M	$604.2M	$664M

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

Meerkerk CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Meerkerk	50,777 tn	11.62 tn	3,343.3 tons/km²
South Holland	38,003,786 tn	10.61 tn	11,120.8 tons/km²
Netherlands	167,743,568 tn	9.91 tn	4,051.9 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

Meerkerk CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	50,777 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	11.62 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	3,343.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)

* 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.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
9/8/11	7:02 PM	4.2	75.8 km	6,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
9/10/01	4:30 AM	3.4	72.5 km	10,000 m	The Netherlands	usgs.gov
9/9/01	6:58 AM	3.8	83.4 km	10,000 m	The Netherlands	usgs.gov
9/11/99	12:32 PM	3.7	53.9 km	10,000 m	The Netherlands	usgs.gov
2/12/97	6:49 PM	3	91.6 km	10,000 m	The Netherlands	usgs.gov
9/21/94	1:12 AM	3.4	81.3 km	5,000 m	The Netherlands	usgs.gov
8/6/94	6:02 PM	3	64.7 km	10,000 m	The Netherlands	usgs.gov
6/11/93	5:04 PM	3.3	87 km	10,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
4/13/92	3:03 AM	3	97.6 km	10,000 m	The Netherlands	usgs.gov
8/12/90	2:54 AM	3.1	87.1 km	10,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Meerkerk

Meerkerk is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zederik, and lies about 9 km north of Gorinchem. 2001, the town of Meerkerk had 2281 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.71 km², and containe..

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