Gharyan

Town in Northwestern Libya, in Jabal Al Gharbi District

Area of Gharyan	7.8 km²
Population	28,503
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+385%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	-4.7%
Timezone	Eastern European Standard Time

Map of Gharyan

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	5,877	31,282	29,906	28,503
Population Density	754.3 / km²	4,015 / km²	3,838 / km²	3,658 / km²

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

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 4.7% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Gharyan	+385%	-8.9%	-4.7%
Western Mountains	+163.6%	+43%	+17.4%
Libya	+139.8%	+43%	+17.7%

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

Population Density

Population Density: 3,658 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Gharyan	28,503	7.8 km²	3,658 / km²
Western Mountains	326,398	88,765.5 km²	3.68 / km²

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

Historical Population

Estimated Population from 1880 to 2015

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1900	874	n/a	n/a
1910	1,005	15%	131
1920	1,103	9.8%	98
1930	1,196	8.4%	93
1940	1,652	38.1%	456
1950	2,033	23.1%	381
1960	2,851	40.2%	818
1970	4,480	57.1%	1,629
1990	31,282	164.2%	13,401
2000	29,906	-4.4%	-1,376

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 Western Mountains, Libya

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Gharyan	7.8 km²	28,503	9,475 / mi²
Jadu	4.507 km²	9,695	5,571 / mi²
Mizda	11.8 km²	9,298	2,047 / mi²
Yafran	2.515 km²	5,822	5,994 / mi²

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