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

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
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

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change 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

Location	Median Age	Median 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

Age	Male	Female	Total
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

Location	Population	Area	Population 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

Year	Est. Population	Avg 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

Top Neighborhoods in Ribeira Brava

Neighborhoods and Areas of Ribeira Brava

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Achada, Ribeira Brava, Portugal	91,145 m²	45	1,278 / mi²
Adega, Ribeira Brava, Portugal	47,083 m²	21	1,155 / mi²
Apresentação, Ribeira Brava	1.776 km²	931	1,357 / mi²
Boa Morte, Ribeira Brava, Portugal	0.196 km²	77	1,018 / mi²
Campanário	4.039 km²	3,437	2,204 / mi²
Candelaria, Ribeira Brava, Portugal	0.335 km²	168	1,297 / mi²
Espigão, Ribeira Brava, Portugal	0.147 km²	23	403.9 / mi²
Estreitos, Ribeira Brava, Portugal	0.176 km²	25	368.1 / mi²
Fajã dos Padres, Ribeira Brava, Portugal	77,564 m²
Fajã, Ribeira Brava, Portugal	0.113 km²	53	1,214 / mi²
Fontes, Ribeira Brava, Portugal	0.384 km²	126	849.5 / mi²
Furnas, Ribeira Brava, Portugal	0.288 km²	44	395.1 / mi²
Lombo Furado, Ribeira Brava, Portugal	0.413 km²	139	871.4 / mi²
Lombo de São João, Ribeira Brava, Portugal	0.619 km²	536	2,241 / mi²
Lugar da Serra, Ribeira Brava, Portugal	0.741 km²	248	867.2 / mi²
Macapez, Ribeira Brava, Portugal	0.235 km²	53	583.3 / mi²
Meia Légua, Ribeira Brava, Portugal	0.125 km²	126	2,611 / mi²
Moleiro, Ribeira Brava, Portugal	0.151 km²	34	583.7 / mi²
Ribeira Brava, Portugal	0.423 km²	594	3,638 / mi²
Ribeira Funda, Ribeira Brava, Portugal	0.384 km²	215	1,448 / mi²
Ribeira de Tabua, Ribeira Brava, Portugal	0.146 km²	17	301.2 / mi²
Senhora da Conceição, Ribeira Brava, Portugal	0.315 km²	640	5,266 / mi²
Serra de Água	0.797 km²	346	1,124 / mi²
Tabua, Ribeira Brava, Portugal	0.475 km²	121	660.4 / mi²
Terca, Ribeira Brava, Portugal	16,991 m²	22	3,353 / mi²
Terreiros, Ribeira Brava, Portugal	0.251 km²	239	2,464 / mi²
Vale, Ribeira Brava	0.908 km²	1,030	2,938 / mi²

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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