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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
Data1975199020002015
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
LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change 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
LocationMedian AgeMedian 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
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
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
LocationPopulationAreaPopulation 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
YearEst. PopulationAvg 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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