Hela

Area of Hela	9,716.2 km²
Population	427,946
Male Population	220,828 (51.6%)
Female Population	207,118 (48.4%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+836.4%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+122%
Median Age	21.3 years old
Male Median Age	21 years old
Female Median Age	21.7 years old
Timezone	Papua New Guinea Time

Hela is a province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Tari. The province covers an area of 10,498 km², and there are 249,449 inhabitants . Source: Wikipedia

Hela Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	45,700	109,162	192,732	427,946
Population Density	4.7 / km²	11.2 / km²	19.8 / km²	44.0 / km²

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

Hela Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 122% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Hela	+836.4%	+292%	+122%
Papua New Guinea	+174.1%	+85.6%	+43%

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

Hela Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	26,610	24,540	51,150
5-9	27,665	25,796	53,462
10-14	25,344	22,458	47,802
15-19	26,391	23,973	50,364
20-24	21,093	19,954	41,048
25-29	18,254	19,080	37,334
30-34	14,932	15,500	30,433
35-39	14,811	15,196	30,007
40-44	11,594	11,192	22,786
45-49	10,585	9,731	20,316
50-54	7,616	6,659	14,275
55-59	5,549	4,722	10,272
60-64	4,197	3,520	7,717
65-69	2,915	2,300	5,215
70-74	1,660	1,270	2,930
75-79	921	688	1,610
80-84	407	327	734
85 Plus	285	214	499

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

Hela Population Density

Population Density: 44.0 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Hela	427,946	9,716.2 km²	44.0 / km²

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

Hela Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 300 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
300	8,588	n/a	n/a
400	8,997	0.5%	40
500	9,425	0.5%	42
600	9,874	0.5%	44
700	10,344	0.5%	47
800	10,837	0.5%	49
900	11,353	0.5%	51
1000	11,893	0.5%	54
1100	12,459	0.5%	56
1200	13,053	0.5%	59
1300	13,674	0.5%	62
1400	14,325	0.5%	65
1500	15,008	0.5%	68
1600	15,722	0.5%	71
1700	16,471	0.5%	74
1800	18,919	1.4%	244
1900	21,593	1.3%	267
1910	21,852	1.2%	259
1920	23,446	7.3%	1,594
1930	25,154	7.3%	1,708
1940	26,984	7.3%	1,830
1950	28,944	7.3%	1,960
1960	33,806	16.8%	4,862
1970	39,931	18.1%	6,125
1990	109,162	65.3%	34,615
2000	192,732	76.6%	83,570
2020	467,463	55.7%	137,365
2030	541,211	15.8%	73,748
2040	603,814	11.6%	62,603
2050	650,234	7.7%	46,420
2060	681,236	4.8%	31,002
2070	696,012	2.2%	14,776
2080	695,810	0%	-202
2090	683,837	-1.7%	-11,973
2100	661,962	-3.2%	-21,875

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

Hela CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Hela	287,751 t	0.67 t	29.6 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 (10)
Earthquake	Medium (6)

* 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, 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.
3. 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
Gulf	34,843.4 km²	122,693	3.52 / 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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