Gulf

Area of Gulf	34,843.4 km²
Population	122,693
Male Population	64,031 (52.2%)
Female Population	58,662 (47.8%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+46.6%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+10.3%
Median Age	21.3 years old
Male Median Age	21 years old
Female Median Age	21.7 years old
Timezone	Papua New Guinea Time

Gulf Province is a province of Papua New Guinea located on the southern coast. Source: Wikipedia

Gulf Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	83,683	100,314	111,246	122,693
Population Density	2.4 / km²	2.88 / km²	3.19 / km²	3.52 / km²

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

Gulf Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 10.3% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Gulf	+46.6%	+22.3%	+10.3%
Papua New Guinea	+174.1%	+85.6%	+43%

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

Gulf Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	7,716	6,951	14,667
5-9	8,022	7,306	15,329
10-14	7,349	6,361	13,710
15-19	7,652	6,790	14,442
20-24	6,116	5,651	11,768
25-29	5,293	5,404	10,697
30-34	4,330	4,390	8,720
35-39	4,295	4,304	8,599
40-44	3,362	3,170	6,532
45-49	3,069	2,756	5,826
50-54	2,208	1,886	4,095
55-59	1,609	1,337	2,947
60-64	1,217	997	2,214
65-69	845	651	1,497
70-74	481	360	841
75-79	267	195	462
80-84	118	93	211
85 Plus	83	61	144

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

Gulf Population Density

Population Density: 3.52 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Gulf	122,693	34,843.4 km²	3.52 / km²

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

Gulf Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
0	48,830	n/a	n/a
100	51,156	0.5%	232
200	53,592	0.5%	243
300	56,143	0.5%	255
400	58,817	0.5%	267
500	61,618	0.5%	280
600	64,552	0.5%	293
700	67,626	0.5%	307
800	70,846	0.5%	322
900	74,220	0.5%	337
1000	77,754	0.5%	353
1100	81,456	0.5%	370
1200	85,335	0.5%	387
1300	89,399	0.5%	406
1400	93,656	0.5%	425
1500	98,116	0.5%	446
1600	102,788	0.5%	467
1700	107,682	0.5%	489
1800	78,693	-3.1%	-2,898
1900	55,661	-3.4%	-2,303
1910	53,627	-3.7%	-2,034
1920	54,765	2.1%	1,138
1930	55,905	2.1%	1,140
1940	57,045	2%	1,140
1950	58,185	2%	1,140
1960	64,603	11%	6,418
1970	72,517	12.3%	7,914
1990	100,314	17.6%	13,898
2000	111,246	10.9%	10,932
2020	135,705	10.4%	12,229
2030	159,785	17.7%	24,080
2040	180,823	13.2%	21,038
2050	196,737	8.8%	15,914
2060	208,389	5.9%	11,652
2070	215,014	3.2%	6,625
2080	217,345	1.1%	2,331
2090	215,282	-0.9%	-2,063
2100	209,672	-2.6%	-5,610

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

Gulf CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Gulf	81,388 t	0.66 t	2.34 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

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Landslide	High (9)
Drought	Medium (4.5)
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Medium (5.1)

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

Sources:
1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
4. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
5. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Other places in Papua New Guinea

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Autonomous Region of Bougainville	9,434 km²	186,800	19.8 / km²
Central	29,794.4 km²	542,132	18.2 / km²
Chimbu (Simbu) Province	6,146.4 km²	458,205	74.5 / km²
East New Britain	15,268.4 km²	249,249	16.3 / km²
East Sepik	43,780.6 km²	451,707	10.3 / km²
Eastern Highlands	11,135.5 km²	621,305	55.8 / km²
Enga	11,521.4 km²	511,330	44.4 / km²
Hela	9,716.2 km²	427,946	44.0 / km²
Jiwaka	4,868.5 km²	408,675	83.9 / km²
Madang	29,909.4 km²	517,003	17.3 / km²
Manus	2,122.3 km²	45,068	21.2 / km²
Milne Bay	14,212.2 km²	269,444	19.0 / km²
Morobe	32,808.8 km²	639,124	19.5 / km²
New Ireland	9,715.2 km²	144,672	14.9 / km²
Northern (Oro) Province	22,721.7 km²	184,664	8.13 / km²
Southern Highlands	15,811.5 km²	565,085	35.7 / km²
West New Britain	20,397.5 km²	235,735	11.6 / km²
West Sepik (Sandaun) Province	35,999.5 km²	233,620	6.49 / km²
Western	98,319.6 km²	178,939	1.82 / km²
Western Highlands	4,251.2 km²	383,132	90.1 / km²

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