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Ribeira Brava

Municipality and Town in Madeira, Portugal

Ribeira Brava is a municipality on the island of Madeira, in the Portuguese Autonomous Region of Madeira. It is located along the southern coast, and is west of Câmara de Lobos and the regional capital Funchal, south of São Vicente, and east of Ponta do Sol. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Ribeira Brava 65.3 km²
Population 12,384
Male Population 5,615 (45.3%)
Female Population 6,769 (54.7%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 -30.7%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 -17.3%
Median Age 38.9 years
Male Median Age 36.1 years
Female Median Age 41.2 years
Timezone Western European Summer Time

Map of Ribeira Brava

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 17,879 16,271 14,976 12,384
Population Density 273.9 / km² 249.3 / km² 229.4 / km² 189.7 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 17.3% from year 2000 to 2015
LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Ribeira Brava -30.7% -23.9% -17.3%
Madeira +8% +2.2% -0.7%
Portugal +12.6% +4.6% +0.7%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Median Age

Median Age: 38.9 years
LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Male)Median Age (Female)
Ribeira Brava 38.9 years 36.1 years 41.2 years
Madeira 39.1 years 37 years 41 years
Portugal 42.1 years 40.5 years 43.5 years
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population By Age and Gender

Ribeira Brava Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 286 285 572
5-9 403 401 804
10-14 408 417 825
15-19 421 410 832
20-24 328 376 705
25-29 389 385 775
30-34 468 451 920
35-39 484 535 1,019
40-44 486 509 996
45-49 412 490 902
50-54 322 402 724
55-59 314 345 660
60-64 233 366 599
65-69 192 346 539
70-74 169 368 537
75-79 160 310 471
80-84 80 214 295
85 Plus 60 159 220
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 189.7 / km²
LocationPopulationAreaPopulation Density
Ribeira Brava 12,384 65.3 km² 189.7 / km²
Madeira 252,269 763.4 km² 330.5 / 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

Historical Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2015
YearEst. PopulationAvg 10 Year Growth %Avg 10 Year Growth
0 2,320 n/a n/a
100 2,578 1.1% 25
200 2,578 0% 0
300 2,578 0% 0
400 2,578 0% 0
500 2,320 -1% -25
600 2,062 -1.2% -25
700 2,062 0% 0
800 2,062 0% 0
900 2,578 2.3% 51
1000 3,093 1.8% 51
1100 3,866 2.3% 77
1200 4,639 1.8% 77
1300 6,443 3.3% 180
1400 4,639 -3.2% -180
1500 6,443 3.3% 180
1600 10,309 4.8% 386
1700 10,309 0% 0
1800 15,654 4.3% 534
1900 20,778 2.9% 512
1910 20,520 -1.2% -258
1920 19,074 -7% -1,446
1930 20,000 4.9% 926
1940 22,044 10.2% 2,044
1950 23,351 5.9% 1,307
1960 23,011 -1.5% -340
1970 18,143 -21.2% -4,868
1990 16,271 -5.3% -936
2000 14,976 -8% -1,295
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

Other Cities in Madeira

Name Area Population Population Density
Calheta 111.3 km² 10,674 248.4 / mi²
Câmara de Lobos 51.9 km² 33,732 1,684 / mi²
Funchal, Portugal 94.1 km² 111,573 3,072 / mi²
Machico 68.3 km² 21,202 804.5 / mi²
Ponta do Sol, Portugal 47 km² 8,807 485.7 / mi²
Porto Moniz 83.1 km² 2,714 84.6 / mi²
Ribeira Brava 65.3 km² 12,384 491.3 / mi²
Santa Cruz 67.4 km² 38,773 1,490 / mi²
Santana 95.7 km² 7,084 191.7 / mi²
São Vicente 79.5 km² 5,331 173.7 / mi²
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