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Podeni Facts

Area	95.3 km²
Population	791
Male Population	385 (48.6%)
Female Population	406 (51.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-33.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-24.4%
Median Age	51.7 years (Male: 48.6, Female: 55.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$14,992 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	44.88139, 22.54333
Postal Codes	227355

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Podeni Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,192	1,183	1,046	773	791	777	740
Population Density	12.5 / km²	12.4 / km²	11 / km²	8.1 / km²	8.3 / km²	8.2 / km²	7.8 / km²

* Projected

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

Podeni Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 24.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Podeni	-33.6%	-33.1%	-24.4%
Mehedinți County	—	—	—
Romania	—	—	—

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

Podeni Median Age

Median Age: 51.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Podeni	51.7 yrs	55.7 yrs	48.6 yrs
Mehedinți County	41.8 yrs	43.2 yrs	40.5 yrs
Romania	40.1 yrs	41.6 yrs	38.5 yrs

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

Podeni Population Density

Population Density: 8.3 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Podeni	791	95.3 km²	8.3 / km²
Mehedinți County	233,131	4,937.2 km²	47.2 / km²
Romania	19.5 million	238,387.8 km²	81.8 / km²

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

Podeni 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.

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

Podeni Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$6,318	$6,020	$6,295	$7,588	$8,969	$10,282	$13,401	$14,992
Total GDP	$2M	$1.7M	$1.7M	$1.9M	$2.2M	$2.3M	$2.5M	$2.7M

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

Podeni CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Podeni	3,362 tn	4.25 tn	35.3 tons/km²
Mehedinți County	994,647 tn	4.27 tn	201.5 tons/km²
Romania	86,961,323 tn	4.46 tn	364.8 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

Podeni CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	3,362 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.25 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	35.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (4)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* 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. 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
6/9/16	2:05 AM	4.2	86.5 km	2,000 m	6km S of Turija, Serbia	usgs.gov
10/31/14	11:00 PM	4.1	37.2 km	4,100 m	1km NNE of Teregova, Romania	usgs.gov
9/8/13	1:22 PM	4.6	84.8 km	5,000 m	1km WSW of Unirea, Romania	usgs.gov
9/8/13	1:00 PM	4.3	83.6 km	10,000 m	2km NNE of Totesti, Romania	usgs.gov
1/1/12	11:57 PM	4.5	80.4 km	6,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
7/10/08	4:13 PM	3.4	53.7 km	11,300 m	Romania	usgs.gov
6/27/08	11:24 AM	3.3	49.6 km	20,700 m	Romania	usgs.gov
6/22/08	1:35 PM	3.4	81.6 km	5,000 m	Serbia	usgs.gov
10/10/07	6:59 AM	3	43.2 km	6,500 m	Romania	usgs.gov
7/13/07	11:17 AM	3	57 km	5,100 m	Romania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Podeni

Podeni is a commune located in Mehedinţi County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Gornenţi, Mălărişca and Podeni.

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