Marj District
Libya
Overview Population Over Time Population By Age and Gender Population Density Projected Population Human Development Index (HDI) Cities in Marj District
World  »  Libya  »  Marj District

Marj District

Administrative Division of Northeastern Libya

Marj is an administrative division of northeastern Libya, lying on the Mediterranean Sea coast. Its administrative seat is the city of Marj, which was formerly known as Barca. Marj is situated on the Cyrenaica Plateau at the western edge of the Jebel Akhdar. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Marj District 11,411.9 km²
Population 213,899
Male Population 108,501 (50.7%)
Female Population 105,398 (49.3%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 +140.6%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 +17.4%
Median Age 23.7 years
Male Median Age 23.7 years
Female Median Age 23.8 years
Timezone Eastern European Standard Time

Map of Marj District

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 88,904 150,010 182,227 213,899
Population Density 7.79 / km² 13.1 / km² 16.0 / km² 18.7 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 17.4% from year 2000 to 2015
LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Marj District +140.6% +42.6% +17.4%
Libya +139.8% +43% +17.7%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Marj District Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 11,897 11,331 23,228
5-9 10,863 10,437 21,301
10-14 11,194 10,724 21,918
15-19 11,731 11,404 23,135
20-24 11,694 11,451 23,145
25-29 11,591 11,278 22,870
30-34 10,048 9,849 19,897
35-39 7,886 7,892 15,778
40-44 5,687 5,692 11,379
45-49 4,064 3,976 8,040
50-54 2,611 2,743 5,355
55-59 2,480 2,456 4,937
60-64 2,071 1,770 3,841
65-69 1,725 1,506 3,231
70-74 1,224 1,111 2,336
75-79 934 910 1,845
80-84 491 501 993
85 Plus 310 367 678
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 18.7 / km²
LocationPopulationAreaPopulation Density
Marj District 213,899 11,411.9 km² 18.7 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100
YearEst. PopulationAvg 10 Year Growth %Avg 10 Year Growth
0 9,439 n/a n/a
100 10,618 1.2% 117
200 11,798 1.1% 118
300 10,618 -1% -118
400 9,439 -1.2% -117
500 9,911 0.5% 47
600 10,382 0.5% 47
700 10,854 0.4% 47
800 11,326 0.4% 47
900 11,562 0.2% 23
1000 11,798 0.2% 23
1100 8,259 -3.5% -353
1200 4,720 -5.4% -353
1300 7,079 4.1% 235
1400 9,439 2.9% 236
1500 11,798 2.3% 235
1600 11,798 0% 0
1700 11,798 0% 0
1800 13,830 1.6% 203
1900 22,114 4.8% 828
1910 23,289 5.3% 1,175
1920 23,525 1% 236
1930 23,670 0.6% 145
1940 30,513 28.9% 6,843
1950 35,256 15.5% 4,743
1960 46,702 32.5% 11,446
1970 69,715 49.3% 23,013
1990 150,010 46.7% 40,147
2000 182,227 21.5% 32,217
2020 230,988 12.6% 24,380
2030 256,301 11% 25,313
2040 278,752 8.8% 22,451
2050 298,012 6.9% 19,260
2060 307,259 3.1% 9,247
2070 309,440 0.7% 2,181
2080 307,994 -0.5% -1,446
2090 303,307 -1.5% -4,687
2100 295,734 -2.5% -7,573
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 Cities in Marj District

Other Districts in Libya

Name Area Population Population Density
Al Batnan, Libya 79,721.9 km² 172,636 5.61 / mi²
Al Jabal Al Akhdar, Libya 8,388.5 km² 228,235 70.5 / mi²
Al Jufrah, Libya 1,333.4 km² 88,435 171.8 / mi²
Al Marqab, Libya 7,993 km² 597,728 193.7 / mi²
Al Wahat District 197,448.3 km² 198,148 2.6 / mi²
Benghazi District 12,961.3 km² 736,945 147.3 / mi²
Derna District 21,148.8 km² 177,649 21.8 / mi²
Ghat District 50,340 km² 25,743 1.32 / mi²
Jufra 115,068.4 km² 57,822 1.3 / mi²
Kufra District 420,574.9 km² 53,631 0.33 / mi²
Misrata District 26,239.2 km² 416,182 41.1 / mi²
Murzuq District 280,514.6 km² 87,423 0.81 / mi²
Nalut, Libya 66,582.2 km² 110,859 4.31 / mi²
Sabha District 17,232.1 km² 147,822 22.2 / mi²
Sirte District 69,496.6 km² 155,345 5.79 / mi²
The Five Points, Libya 5,817.3 km² 315,020 140.3 / mi²
Tripoli, Libya 2,581 km² 1.3 million 1,298 / mi²
Wadi al Hayaa District 32,399.2 km² 84,626 6.76 / mi²
Wadi al Shatii District 95,945.5 km² 87,244 2.36 / mi²
Western Mountains, Libya 88,765.5 km² 326,398 9.52 / mi²
Zawiya District 3,330.3 km² 672,202 522.8 / mi²
The data on this page is estimated using a number of publicly available tools and resources. It is provided without warranty, and could contain inaccuracies. Use at your own risk. See here for more information.