Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Jizan Region is the second smallest region of Saudi Arabia. It stretches 300 km along the southern Red Sea coast, just north of Yemen. It covers an area of 11,671 km² and has a population of 1,567,547 at the 2017 census. The region has the highest population density in the Kingdom. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Jazan, Saudi Arabia	12,316.7 km²
Population	1.5 million
Male Population	835,156 (54%)
Female Population	711,134 (46%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+238.7%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+34.6%
Median Age	24.9 years
Male Median Age	25.5 years
Female Median Age	24.3 years
Timezone	Arabian Standard Time

Map of Jazan

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	456,600	931,795	1,148,821	1,546,293
Population Density	37.1 / km²	75.7 / km²	93.3 / km²	125.5 / km²

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

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 34.6% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Jazan, Saudi Arabia	+238.7%	+65.9%	+34.6%
Saudi Arabia	+325%	+93.1%	+47.5%

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

Population By Age and Gender

Jazan, Saudi Arabia Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	64,245	60,307	124,553
5-9	76,483	69,370	145,853
10-14	84,231	73,825	158,056
15-19	93,545	81,027	174,572
20-24	89,782	82,379	172,162
25-29	87,704	81,432	169,137
30-34	92,427	68,646	161,073
35-39	70,276	53,547	123,823
40-44	50,174	37,986	88,161
45-49	40,256	30,644	70,901
50-54	28,135	23,108	51,243
55-59	20,021	16,711	36,733
60-64	15,039	13,754	28,794
65-69	11,631	9,374	21,005
70-74	7,187	6,029	13,217
75-79	3,979	2,955	6,934
80-84	26	28	55
85 Plus	14	12	27

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

Population Density

Population Density: 125.5 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Jazan, Saudi Arabia	1.5 million	12,316.7 km²	125.5 / 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

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
0	54,244	n/a	n/a
100	63,194	1.5%	895
200	73,621	1.5%	1,042
300	85,769	1.5%	1,214
400	99,920	1.5%	1,415
500	116,407	1.5%	1,648
600	135,615	1.5%	1,920
700	132,979	-0.2%	-263
800	130,343	-0.2%	-263
900	119,513	-0.9%	-1,083
1000	108,683	-0.9%	-1,083
1100	112,414	0.3%	373
1200	116,412	0.4%	399
1300	120,411	0.3%	399
1400	105,856	-1.3%	-1,455
1500	108,683	0.3%	282
1600	122,245	1.2%	1,356
1700	108,683	-1.2%	-1,356
1800	120,458	1%	1,177
1900	153,285	2.4%	3,282
1910	158,612	3.5%	5,327
1920	163,194	2.9%	4,582
1930	171,765	5.3%	8,571
1940	180,698	5.2%	8,933
1950	190,003	5.1%	9,305
1960	241,178	26.9%	51,175
1970	339,794	40.9%	98,616
1990	931,795	65.6%	296,000
2000	1,148,821	23.3%	217,026
2020	1,723,003	22.5%	287,091
2030	2,068,092	20%	345,089
2040	2,396,216	15.9%	328,124
2050	2,680,203	11.9%	283,987
2060	2,906,809	8.5%	226,606
2070	3,059,083	5.2%	152,274
2080	3,139,475	2.6%	80,392
2090	3,153,033	0.4%	13,558
2100	3,106,024	-1.5%	-47,009

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 Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Cities in Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Abu Arish, Saudi Arabia	486.5 km²	220,908	1,176 / mi²
Ad Dirb, Saudi Arabia	2,165.4 km²	78,635	94.1 / mi²
Add Umm Madjar, Saudi Arabia	660.7 km²	71,578	280.6 / mi²
Al Arideh, Saudi Arabia	705 km²	92,695	340.6 / mi²
Al Eidabi, Saudi Arabia	1,003.9 km²	56,913	146.8 / mi²
Al Harth, Saudi Arabia	494 km²	33,231	174.2 / mi²
Aldayer, Saudi Arabia	833.9 km²	71,552	222.2 / mi²
Ar Rayth	768.8 km²	21,349	71.9 / mi²
Bisha, Saudi Arabia	943.5 km²	86,740	238.1 / mi²
Dhamaan, Saudi Arabia	274.7 km²	75,085	707.8 / mi²
Fursan, Saudi Arabia	702.2 km²	19,965	73.6 / mi²
Jizan	688.8 km²	122,739	461.5 / mi²
Samtah, Saudi Arabia	1,126.9 km²	341,269	784.4 / mi²
Şabyā	1,462.4 km²	253,640	449.2 / mi²

Other Regions in Saudi Arabia

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
'Asir Province	79,830.4 km²	2.3 million	73.4 / mi²
Al Baha, Saudi Arabia	9,930.9 km²	441,946	115.3 / mi²
Al Jouf, Saudi Arabia	87,643.4 km²	512,802	15.2 / mi²
Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia	147,531.5 km²	2.0 million	35.6 / mi²
Al-Qassim	72,002.7 km²	1.4 million	52.0 / mi²
Eastern Province	520,163 km²	4.9 million	24.2 / mi²
Ha'il	112,817.6 km²	653,499	15.0 / mi²
Makkah, Saudi Arabia	137,910.5 km²	7.9 million	147.8 / mi²
Najran Province	130,258.7 km²	586,806	11.7 / mi²
Northern Borders Province	107,610.3 km²	367,898	8.85 / mi²
Riyadh Province	375,013.4 km²	8.1 million	55.9 / mi²
Tabuk Province	132,079.4 km²	841,842	16.5 / mi²

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