Businesses in Ponta do Sol, Madeira

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Ponta do Sol, Madeira

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other accommodation	35
Restaurants	24
Shopping	15
Bars, pubs and taverns	15
Hotels and motels	14
Real estate	13
Cafes	13
Travel agencies	9
Churches	9
Beauty salons	7
Holiday homes, cabins and resorts	6
Grocery stores and supermarkets	6

Ponta do Sol, Madeira Facts

Area	1.5 km²
Population	1,219
Male Population	551 (45.2%)
Female Population	668 (54.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+51.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+6.8%
Median Age	39.2 years (Male: 36.8, Female: 41.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$23,644 (2022)
Area Codes	291
Local Time
Timezone	Western European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	32.66667, -17.10000
Postal Codes	9360

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Ponta do Sol, Madeira Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	805	1,005	1,141	1,295	1,219	1,166	1,116
Population Density	536.7 / km²	670 / km²	760.7 / km²	863.3 / km²	812.7 / km²	777.3 / km²	744 / km²

* Projected

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

Ponta do Sol, Madeira Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 6.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Ponta do Sol, Madeira	+51.4%	+21.3%	+6.8%
Madeira	—	—	—
Portugal	—	—	—

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

Ponta do Sol, Madeira Median Age

Median Age: 39.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Ponta do Sol, Madeira	39.2 yrs	41.8 yrs	36.8 yrs
Madeira	39 yrs	41 yrs	37 yrs
Portugal	42 yrs	43.5 yrs	40.4 yrs

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

Ponta do Sol, Madeira Population Density

Population Density: 813 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Ponta do Sol, Madeira	1,219	1.5 km²	813 / km²
Madeira	251,799	743.6 km²	339 / km²
Portugal	10.3 million	92,264.9 km²	112 / km²

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

Ponta do Sol, Madeira 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Ponta do Sol, Madeira

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Ponta do Sol, Madeira

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Ponta do Sol, Madeira

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

Ponta do Sol, Madeira Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$13,136	$19,350	$21,728	$27,788	$23,979	$23,397	$22,439	$23,644
Total GDP	$8.1M	$12.2M	$14.9M	$21.5M	$20.6M	$20.5M	$19.2M	$20M

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

Ponta do Sol, Madeira CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Ponta do Sol, Madeira	5,243 tn	4.3 tn	3,495.2 tons/km²
Madeira	1,617,899 tn	6.43 tn	2,175.8 tons/km²
Portugal	63,833,570 tn	6.2 tn	691.9 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

Ponta do Sol, Madeira CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	5,243 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.3 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	3,495.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (5)

* 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 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.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
7/21/08	2:39 AM	4.1	83.5 km	0 m	Madeira Islands, Portugal region	usgs.gov
8/11/06	6:17 AM	3.8	30.5 km	0 m	Madeira Islands, Portugal region	usgs.gov
1/12/06	4:12 AM	4.1	75.3 km	10,000 m	Madeira Islands, Portugal region	usgs.gov
1/10/06	12:00 PM	4.2	93.3 km	0 m	Madeira Islands, Portugal region	usgs.gov
5/26/05	10:30 PM	4.4	48.1 km	30,000 m	Madeira Islands, Portugal region	usgs.gov
3/31/05	7:41 AM	4.3	70.6 km	7,800 m	Madeira Islands, Portugal region	usgs.gov
6/13/02	5:17 AM	3.4	61.2 km	10,000 m	Madeira Islands, Portugal region	usgs.gov
5/10/98	10:14 AM	3.9	71.6 km	10,000 m	Madeira Islands, Portugal region	usgs.gov
2/18/95	4:44 AM	4	55.9 km	10,000 m	Madeira Islands, Portugal region	usgs.gov
8/18/90	6:17 PM	4.4	31 km	33,000 m	Madeira Islands, Portugal region	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Ponta do Sol, Madeira

Ponta do Sol (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpõtɐ ðu ˈsɔɫ], English: Point of the Sun) is a municipality in the southwestern coast of the island of Madeira, in the archipelago of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 8,862, in an area of 46.19 km².

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