Businesses in Juayúa

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Juayúa

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	48
Cafes	17
Grocery stores and supermarkets	13
Churches	11
Hotels and motels	11
Other accommodation	7
Shopping	7
Car wash and detail	6
Ice cream and yogurt shops	6
Clothing stores	5
Travel agencies	5

Juayúa Facts

Area	73.7 km²
Population	27,663
Male Population	13,384 (48.4%)
Female Population	14,279 (51.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+42.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+6.9%
Median Age	23.5 years (Male: 22.3, Female: 24.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$6,956 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	13.84139, -89.74556

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Juayúa Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	19,355	24,289	25,874	24,344	27,663	28,676	29,847
Population Density	262.7 / km²	329.6 / km²	351.1 / km²	330.4 / km²	375.4 / km²	389.2 / km²	405 / km²

* Projected

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

Juayúa Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 6.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Juayúa	+42.9%	+13.9%	+6.9%
Sonsonate Department	—	—	—
El Salvador	—	—	—

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

Juayúa Median Age

Median Age: 23.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Juayúa	23.5 yrs	24.8 yrs	22.3 yrs
Sonsonate Department	22.2 yrs	23.4 yrs	20.9 yrs
El Salvador	23.3 yrs	24.9 yrs	21.5 yrs

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

Juayúa Population Density

Population Density: 375 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Juayúa	27,663	73.7 km²	375 / km²
Sonsonate Department	481,925	1,246.5 km²	387 / km²
El Salvador	6.1 million	20,749.8 km²	295 / km²

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

Juayúa Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 600 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 Juayúa

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Juayúa

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

Juayúa Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$5,031	$5,766	$6,605	$7,811	$5,972	$5,703	$5,754	$6,956
Total GDP	$20.8M	$26.1M	$31.5M	$40.3M	$35.1M	$38.9M	$45.6M	$57.2M

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

Juayúa CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Juayúa	46,035 tn	1.66 tn	624.7 tons/km²
Sonsonate Department	803,669 tn	1.67 tn	644.7 tons/km²
El Salvador	10,116,208 tn	1.65 tn	487.5 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

Juayúa CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	46,035 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.66 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	624.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	High (7.6)
Landslide	High (9)
Volcano	High (10)

* 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 Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Volcano Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BR8Q45.
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
4/14/19	3:32 AM	4.3	32.5 km	102,290 m	15km S of San Francisco Menendez, El Salvador	usgs.gov
12/28/18	12:49 AM	4.3	40.7 km	76,500 m	12km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador	usgs.gov
11/9/18	2:22 PM	3.6	9.1 km	10,000 m	7km SSE of Atiquizaya, El Salvador	usgs.gov
4/29/18	5:19 PM	4.2	33.7 km	10,000 m	5km SE of Atescatempa, Guatemala	usgs.gov
1/12/18	10:11 PM	4.8	27.6 km	118,800 m	4km N of Armenia, El Salvador	usgs.gov
8/31/16	4:46 AM	4.2	24.5 km	2,090 m	5km SE of Jerez, Guatemala	usgs.gov
8/29/16	1:05 PM	4.6	33 km	10,000 m	0km NE of Candelaria de La Frontera, El Salvador	usgs.gov
8/14/16	5:13 AM	4.8	25.3 km	139,100 m	10km N of Tacuba, El Salvador	usgs.gov
7/23/16	8:19 AM	4.1	39.1 km	60,250 m	19km SE of Acajutla, El Salvador	usgs.gov
6/15/16	9:06 AM	4	31.5 km	77,260 m	4km SE of Acajutla, El Salvador	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Juayúa

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