Biskra

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Biskra

Area of Biskra	21,505.6 km²
Population	877,286
Male Population	444,125 (50.6%)
Female Population	433,163 (49.4%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+279.4%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+40.1%
Median Age	22.4 years old
Male Median Age	22.2 years old
Female Median Age	22.7 years old
Timezone	Central European Standard Time

Biskra is a province of Algeria. The capital city is Biskra. Tolga is one of the famous daïras of this wilaya. Source: Wikipedia

Biskra Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	231,213	479,068	626,150	877,286
Population Density	10.8 / km²	22.3 / km²	29.1 / km²	40.8 / km²

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

Biskra Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 40.1% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Biskra	+279.4%	+83.1%	+40.1%
Algeria	+138.1%	+53.4%	+27.3%

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

Biskra Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	51,674	48,087	99,761
5-9	45,858	43,520	89,379
10-14	50,686	48,724	99,410
15-19	52,334	49,710	102,045
20-24	48,560	48,368	96,929
25-29	41,313	40,766	82,079
30-34	31,032	31,282	62,315
35-39	26,749	27,539	54,289
40-44	22,774	22,982	45,757
45-49	19,077	19,385	38,462
50-54	15,441	15,373	30,814
55-59	11,257	10,575	21,833
60-64	6,956	7,045	14,001
65-69	6,480	6,509	12,990
70-74	5,483	5,521	11,004
75-79	4,686	4,334	9,020
80-84	2,153	1,955	4,108
85 Plus	1,611	1,489	3,100

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

Biskra Population Density

Population Density: 40.8 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Biskra	877,286	21,505.6 km²	40.8 / km²

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

Biskra Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
0	33,535	n/a	n/a
100	32,861	-0.2%	-67
200	32,202	-0.2%	-65
300	31,555	-0.2%	-64
400	30,921	-0.2%	-63
500	30,300	-0.2%	-62
600	29,692	-0.2%	-60
700	29,096	-0.2%	-59
800	28,511	-0.2%	-58
900	31,027	0.8%	251
1000	33,543	0.8%	251
1100	32,704	-0.3%	-83
1200	31,866	-0.3%	-83
1300	28,260	-1.2%	-360
1400	24,654	-1.4%	-360
1500	25,157	0.2%	50
1600	37,736	4.1%	1,257
1700	29,350	-2.5%	-838
1800	40,167	3.2%	1,081
1900	96,987	9.2%	5,682
1910	103,598	6.8%	6,611
1920	110,167	6.3%	6,569
1930	116,698	5.9%	6,531
1940	123,193	5.6%	6,495
1950	129,656	5.2%	6,463
1960	159,419	23%	29,763
1970	202,227	26.9%	42,808
1990	479,068	53.9%	138,420
2000	626,150	30.7%	147,082
2020	936,973	22.3%	155,411
2030	1,028,246	9.7%	91,273
2040	1,091,473	6.1%	63,227
2050	1,133,810	3.9%	42,337
2060	1,139,671	0.5%	5,861
2070	1,118,614	-1.8%	-21,057
2080	1,084,343	-3.1%	-34,271
2090	1,045,438	-3.6%	-38,905
2100	1,006,219	-3.8%	-39,219

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

Biskra CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Biskra	1,622,497 t	1.85 t	75.4 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

Biskra Annual Weather Averages

May Historical Weather Data (1880 to 2020)

Average Temp

24.6°C

76.3°F

Average High

31.2°C

88.1°F

Average Low

18.4°C

65.0°F

Record High Temperature

45.3°C

113.5°F

Record Low Temperature

5.0°C

41.0°F

Average Precipitation

18.0 mm

0.7 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

2.0 days

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

Drought	High (7)
Flood	High (7)

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

Top places in Biskra

Places in Biskra

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Al-Wataya, Biskra, Algeria	405.2 km²	13,498	33.3 / km²
Biskra, Algeria	338.7 km²	256,295	756.6 / km²
Corral Valley, Biskra, Algeria	2,903 km²	47,342	16.3 / km²
El Qantara, Biskra, Algeria	410.4 km²	16,790	40.9 / km²
Foggala, Biskra, Algeria	320.9 km²	34,990	109.0 / km²
Jumoura, Biskra, Algeria	621.5 km²	17,614	28.3 / km²
Machonouch, Biskra, Algeria	503.4 km²	10,994	21.8 / km²
Orlal, Biskra, Algeria	1,768.6 km²	66,766	37.8 / km²
Sidi Khaled, Biskra, Algeria	8,648.8 km²	112,774	13.0 / km²
Sidi Oqbah, Biskra, Algeria	1,623.2 km²	64,542	39.8 / km²
Sons of Jalal, Biskra, Algeria	2,626.9 km²	127,019	48.4 / km²
Tolga, Biskra, Algeria	1,334.9 km²	108,668	81.4 / km²

Other places in Algeria

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Adrar	431,697.2 km²	486,279	1.13 / km²
Ain Defla, Algeria	4,540.4 km²	863,611	190.2 / km²
Algeria	772 km²	3.7 million	4,730 / km²
Annaba	1,407.6 km²	707,511	502.6 / km²
Aïn Témouchent Province	2,387.9 km²	411,659	172.4 / km²
Batna	12,126.2 km²	1.3 million	108.7 / km²
Bejaia, Algeria	3,231.6 km²	968,564	299.7 / km²
Blida	1,481.8 km²	1.2 million	821.0 / km²
Bordj Bou Arréridj Province	3,932.8 km²	700,430	178.1 / km²
Bouira	4,461.3 km²	757,623	169.8 / km²
Boumerdes, Algeria	1,454.9 km²	954,281	655.9 / km²
Béchar Province	160,643.7 km²	311,080	1.94 / km²
Chlef	4,072.8 km²	1.1 million	277.3 / km²
Constantine, Algeria	2,245.7 km²	1.1 million	492.8 / km²
Djelfa	32,351 km²	1.4 million	43.7 / km²
El Bayadh	71,897.9 km²	289,300	4.02 / km²
El Oued	43,642.8 km²	779,655	17.9 / km²
El Tarf	2,883.7 km²	457,866	158.8 / km²
Elysee, Algeria	294,091 km²	71,865	0.24 / km²
Ghardaia, Algeria	84,475.4 km²	423,376	5.01 / km²
Guelma	3,684.8 km²	530,948	144.1 / km²
Jijel	2,404.3 km²	689,786	286.9 / km²
Khenchela	9,570.7 km²	441,136	46.1 / km²
Laghouat	27,548.4 km²	609,420	22.1 / km²
M'sila	17,928.4 km²	1.2 million	65.4 / km²
Mascara	5,661.7 km²	883,621	156.1 / km²
Medea, Algeria	8,721.3 km²	859,978	98.6 / km²
Mila	3,501.6 km²	852,493	243.5 / km²
Mostaganem	2,222.3 km²	829,070	373.1 / km²
Naama	29,797.6 km²	273,634	9.18 / km²
Oran, Algeria	2,137.9 km²	1.8 million	841.6 / km²
Ouargla	154,252.8 km²	679,992	4.41 / km²
Oum el Bouaghi	6,265.5 km²	717,078	114.4 / km²
Relizane	4,885.1 km²	805,471	164.9 / km²
Saida, Algeria	6,686.6 km²	379,635	56.8 / km²
Sidi Bel Abbes	9,363.3 km²	678,002	72.4 / km²
Skikda	4,140.9 km²	998,472	241.1 / km²
Souk Ahras	4,220.7 km²	509,452	120.7 / km²
Sétif Province	6,675.2 km²	1.7 million	249.1 / km²
Tamanghasset	601,927.9 km²	214,440	0.36 / km²
Tebessa, Algeria	13,234.6 km²	742,079	56.1 / km²
Tiaret	20,115.1 km²	991,969	49.3 / km²
Tindouf	161,661.7 km²	75,622	0.47 / km²
Tipaza, Algeria	1,735.3 km²	657,093	378.7 / km²
Tissemsilt	3,209.5 km²	410,693	128.0 / km²
Tizi Ouzou	2,969.7 km²	1.2 million	390.4 / km²
Tlemcen	9,093.6 km²	1.1 million	115.5 / km²

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