Faro

Area of Faro	4,995.5 km²
Population	461,424
Male Population	224,854 (48.7%)
Female Population	236,569 (51.3%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+78.1%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+19.8%
Median Age	42.2 years old
Male Median Age	41.3 years old
Female Median Age	43.1 years old
Timezone	Pacific Daylight Time

Faro Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	259,150	330,362	385,194	461,424
Population Density	51.9 / km²	66.1 / km²	77.1 / km²	92.4 / km²

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

Faro Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 19.8% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Faro	+78.1%	+39.7%	+19.8%
Portugal	+12.6%	+4.6%	+0.7%

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

Faro Median Age

Median Age: 42.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Faro	42.2 years	41.3 years	43.1 years
Portugal	42.1 years	40.5 years	43.5 years

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

Faro Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	11,305	10,989	22,295
5-9	11,905	11,118	23,023
10-14	11,834	11,420	23,254
15-19	11,865	11,176	23,041
20-24	11,878	11,771	23,650
25-29	14,063	14,532	28,595
30-34	17,005	17,682	34,687
35-39	18,373	18,711	37,084
40-44	16,774	17,499	34,273
45-49	16,148	16,872	33,020
50-54	15,397	15,829	31,226
55-59	14,544	15,158	29,702
60-64	13,660	14,232	27,893
65-69	11,782	12,423	24,205
70-74	10,321	11,400	21,721
75-79	8,458	10,716	19,175
80-84	5,477	7,695	13,173
85 Plus	4,068	7,347	11,416

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

Faro Population Density

Population Density: 92.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Faro	461,424	4,995.5 km²	92.4 / km²
Portugal	10.3 million	92,381 km²	111.4 / km²

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

Faro Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
0	15,957	n/a	n/a
100	17,730	1.1%	177
200	17,730	0%	0
300	17,730	0%	0
400	17,730	0%	0
500	15,957	-1%	-177
600	14,184	-1.2%	-177
700	14,184	0%	0
800	14,184	0%	0
900	17,730	2.3%	354
1000	21,276	1.8%	354
1100	26,595	2.3%	531
1200	31,913	1.8%	531
1300	44,324	3.3%	1,241
1400	31,913	-3.2%	-1,241
1500	44,324	3.3%	1,241
1600	70,918	4.8%	2,659
1700	70,918	0%	0
1800	115,108	5%	4,419
1900	221,554	6.8%	10,644
1910	237,096	7%	15,542
1920	233,923	-1.3%	-3,173
1930	263,295	12.6%	29,372
1940	278,833	5.9%	15,538
1950	286,011	2.6%	7,178
1960	275,506	-3.7%	-10,505
1970	234,601	-14.8%	-40,905
1990	330,362	18.7%	47,880
2000	385,194	16.6%	54,832
2020	468,871	10.3%	41,838
2030	480,668	2.5%	11,797
2040	491,060	2.2%	10,392
2050	497,860	1.4%	6,800
2060	499,636	0.4%	1,776
2070	495,509	-0.8%	-4,127
2080	487,056	-1.7%	-8,453
2090	476,336	-2.2%	-10,720
2100	462,188	-3%	-14,148

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.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [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

Faro CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Faro	3,024,262 t	6.55 t	605.4 t/km²
Portugal	63,778,007 t	6.19 t	690.4 t/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

Top places in Faro

Places in Faro

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Albufeira	140.4 km²	43,763	311.6 / km²
Alcoutim	575.2 km²	2,529	4.4 / km²
Aljezur	323.2 km²	5,934	18.4 / km²
Castro Marim	301 km²	6,815	22.6 / km²
Faro	202.6 km²	65,665	324.2 / km²
Lagoa	88.4 km²	22,540	255.1 / km²
Lagos	213.1 km²	32,755	153.7 / km²
Loulé Municipality	763.9 km²	73,435	96.1 / km²
Monchique	395.2 km²	5,568	14.1 / km²
Olhão	130.7 km²	46,103	352.7 / km²
Portimão	182.1 km²	59,076	324.4 / km²
Silves	679.9 km²	37,459	55.1 / km²
São Brás de Alportel Municipality	153.4 km²	10,523	68.6 / km²
Tavira Municipality	606.9 km²	26,102	43.0 / km²
Vila Real de Santo António	61.1 km²	18,280	299.2 / km²
Vila do Bispo Municipality	178.4 km²	4,884	27.4 / km²

Other places in Portugal

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Aveiro	2,800.6 km²	688,638	245.9 / km²
Beja	10,262.3 km²	145,711	14.2 / km²
Braga	2,706.3 km²	824,879	304.8 / km²
Braganza District	6,587.5 km²	128,946	19.6 / km²
Castelo Branco	6,625.3 km²	187,450	28.3 / km²
Coimbra	3,973.8 km²	415,448	104.5 / km²
Guarda	5,534 km²	150,775	27.2 / km²
Ilha Terceira	400.7 km²	52,545	131.1 / km²
Ilha da Graciosa	60.9 km²	4,100	67.4 / km²
Ilha da Madeira	763.4 km²	252,269	330.5 / km²
Ilha das Flores	141.3 km²	3,740	26.5 / km²
Ilha de Porto Santo	42 km²	4,995	118.9 / km²
Ilha de Santa Maria	97.1 km²	5,436	56.0 / km²
Ilha de São Jorge	243.8 km²	8,207	33.7 / km²
Ilha de São Miguel	745.1 km²	130,558	175.2 / km²
Ilha do Corvo	17.1 km²	335	19.5 / km²
Ilha do Faial	173.2 km²	14,093	81.4 / km²
Ilha do Pico	445 km²	12,984	29.2 / km²
Leiria	3,505.8 km²	462,767	132.0 / km²
Lisboa	2,889.8 km²	2.2 million	771.7 / km²
Portalegre	6,080.8 km²	112,473	18.5 / km²
Porto	2,332.9 km²	1.8 million	759.4 / km²
Santarém	6,718 km²	442,196	65.8 / km²
Setúbal District	5,307.8 km²	856,419	161.4 / km²
Viana do Castelo	2,218.9 km²	237,387	107.0 / km²
Vila Real	4,308.6 km²	196,532	45.6 / km²
Viseu	5,008.4 km²	364,156	72.7 / km²
Évora	7,394.1 km²	160,457	21.7 / km²

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