San Cristóbal, Galápagos

Area of San Cristóbal, Galápagos	829.4 km²
Population	6,895
Male Population	3,693 (53.6%)
Female Population	3,202 (46.4%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+303.5%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+56.7%
Median Age	27.5 years old
Male Median Age	27.3 years old
Female Median Age	27.7 years old
Timezone	Pacific Daylight Time

San Cristóbal Canton is a canton of Ecuador in the Galápagos Islands archipelago and one of the oldest in this insular geological formation. Source: Wikipedia

San Cristóbal, Galápagos Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	1,709	3,097	4,400	6,895
Population Density	2.06 / km²	3.73 / km²	5.31 / km²	8.31 / km²

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

San Cristóbal Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 56.7% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
San Cristóbal, Galápagos	+303.5%	+122.6%	+56.7%
Galápagos	+303.2%	+122.5%	+56.6%
Ecuador	+131.1%	+58.1%	+27.9%

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

San Cristóbal, Galápagos Median Age

Median Age: 27.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
San Cristóbal, Galápagos	27.5 years	27.3 years	27.7 years
Galápagos	28 years	28.1 years	27.9 years

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

San Cristóbal, Galápagos Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	292	289	581
5-9	333	314	647
10-14	360	313	673
15-19	398	252	650
20-24	293	254	548
25-29	366	330	697
30-34	275	283	558
35-39	283	267	551
40-44	280	234	515
45-49	219	190	409
50-54	182	152	335
55-59	132	109	241
60-64	118	95	214
65-69	83	47	130
70-74	30	33	64
75-79	23	17	41
80-84	15	10	25
85 Plus	11	13	25

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

San Cristóbal, Galápagos Population Density

Population Density: 8.31 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
San Cristóbal, Galápagos	6,895	829.4 km²	8.31 / km²
Galápagos	27,735	7,989.5 km²	3.47 / km²

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

San Cristóbal, Galápagos Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1830 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1900	372	n/a	n/a
1910	430	15.6%	58
1920	476	10.7%	46
1930	516	8.4%	40
1940	772	49.6%	256
1950	484	-37.3%	-288
1960	829	71.3%	345
1970	1,321	59.3%	492
1990	3,097	53.1%	888
2000	4,400	42.1%	1,303
2020	6,998	26.1%	1,299
2030	6,992	-0.1%	-6
2040	6,795	-2.8%	-197
2050	6,447	-5.1%	-348
2060	5,966	-7.5%	-481
2070	5,472	-8.3%	-494
2080	4,966	-9.2%	-506
2090	4,450	-10.4%	-516
2100	3,978	-10.6%	-472

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

San Cristóbal, Galápagos CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
San Cristóbal, Galápagos	29,335 t	4.25 t	35.4 t/km²
Galápagos	91,674 t	3.31 t	11.5 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

San Cristóbal Annual Weather Averages

May Historical Weather Data (2012 to 2019)

Average High

29.8°C

85.7°F

Record High Temperature

32.1°C

89.8°F

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:07:33 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Earthquake

Medium (3.7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Top places in San Cristóbal, Galápagos

Places in San Cristóbal, Galápagos

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
El Progreso	548.3 km²	4,187	7.64 / km²
Isla Santa Maria	172.4 km²	166	0.96 / km²
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno	3.623 km²	2,543	701.8 / km²
San Cristóbal	105 km²

Other places in Galápagos

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Isabela	5,352.7 km²	2,635	0.49 / km²
Santa Cruz	1,807.4 km²	18,206	10.1 / km²

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