Jubail governorate

Governorate in Saudi Arabia

Jubail is a city in the Eastern province on the Persian Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia. It is home to the largest industrial city in the world. It is also home to the Middle East's largest and world's fourth largest petrochemical company SABIC. It has the world's largest IWPP producing 2743. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Jubail governorate	914.1 km²
Population	150,733
Male Population	99,557 (66%)
Female Population	51,177 (34%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+347.1%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+62%
Median Age	27.4 years
Male Median Age	28.6 years
Female Median Age	25 years
Timezone	Arabian Standard Time

Map of Jubail governorate

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	33,711	68,203	93,030	150,733
Population Density	36.9 / km²	74.6 / km²	101.8 / km²	164.9 / km²

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

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 62% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Jubail governorate	+347.1%	+121%	+62%
Eastern Province	+402%	+113.5%	+56.4%
Saudi Arabia	+325%	+93.1%	+47.5%

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

Median Age

Median Age: 27.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Jubail governorate	27.4 years	28.6 years	25 years
Eastern Province	27.2 years	28.7 years	25 years

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

Population By Age and Gender

Jubail governorate Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	6,687	4,438	11,126
5-9	8,084	5,097	13,182
10-14	8,281	5,195	13,477
15-19	8,316	5,133	13,450
20-24	9,839	5,758	15,597
25-29	12,049	6,459	18,509
30-34	13,063	5,436	18,499
35-39	10,912	4,237	15,149
40-44	7,674	2,885	10,559
45-49	5,732	2,379	8,111
50-54	3,852	1,716	5,568
55-59	2,215	996	3,212
60-64	1,368	634	2,002
65-69	892	458	1,350
70-74	393	244	637
75-79	199	111	311
80-84	0	0	0
85 Plus	0	0	0

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

Population Density

Population Density: 164.9 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Jubail governorate	150,733	914.1 km²	164.9 / km²
Eastern Province	4.9 million	520,163 km²	9.34 / km²

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

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1720 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1800	5,806	n/a	n/a
1900	10,999	6.6%	519
1910	11,526	4.8%	527
1920	11,955	3.7%	429
1930	12,652	5.8%	697
1940	13,347	5.5%	695
1950	14,041	5.2%	694
1960	17,816	26.9%	3,775
1970	25,103	40.9%	7,287
1990	68,203	64.8%	21,550
2000	93,030	36.4%	24,827
2020	168,007	34.4%	37,488
2030	202,316	20.4%	34,309
2040	235,673	16.5%	33,357
2050	265,030	12.5%	29,357
2060	289,052	9.1%	24,022
2070	305,775	5.8%	16,723
2080	314,983	3%	9,208
2090	317,468	0.8%	2,485
2100	313,836	-1.1%	-3,632

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

Other Cities in Eastern Province

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Abqaiq	4,502.3 km²	25,144	14.5 / mi²
Al Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia	367.7 km²	284,632	2,004 / mi²
Al Khobar	182.9 km²	253,776	3,593 / mi²
Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia	9,476.3 km²	85,163	23.3 / mi²
Al Nairyah, Saudi Arabia	25,431.3 km²	90,163	9.18 / mi²
Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia	410,713 km²	1.3 million	8.32 / mi²
Dammam	933.6 km²	1.4 million	3,763 / mi²
Dhahran	454.4 km²	236,717	1,349 / mi²
Hafar Al-Batin governorate	41,081.4 km²	372,583	23.5 / mi²
Qatif governorate	519 km²	580,434	2,896 / mi²
Ulya Village, Saudi Arabia	25,014 km²	27,555	2.85 / mi²

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