Al Khobar

City in Saudi Arabia

Khobar is a city located in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the coast of the Persian Gulf. It is one of the largest cities in the Gulf Cooperation Council, with a population of 941,358 as of 2012. Khobar, Dammam, and Dhahran are part of the Dammam metropolitan area, the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Saudi Arabia with an estimated population of over 4,100,000 as of 2012. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Al Khobar	182.9 km²
Population	253,776
Male Population	152,715 (60.2%)
Female Population	101,061 (39.8%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+342%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+51.1%
Median Age	27.2 years
Male Median Age	28.6 years
Female Median Age	25 years
Timezone	Arabian Standard Time

Map of Al Khobar

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	57,421	124,755	168,007	253,776
Population Density	313.9 / km²	682.0 / km²	918.5 / km²	1,387 / km²

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

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 51.1% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Al Khobar	+342%	+103.4%	+51.1%
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: 27.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Al Khobar	27.2 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

Al Khobar Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	10,247	8,773	19,021
5-9	12,367	10,052	22,419
10-14	12,660	10,233	22,894
15-19	12,710	10,110	22,821
20-24	15,076	11,355	26,432
25-29	18,542	12,747	31,290
30-34	20,056	10,736	30,792
35-39	16,749	8,373	25,123
40-44	11,792	5,718	17,511
45-49	8,806	4,716	13,522
50-54	5,926	3,401	9,327
55-59	3,408	1,975	5,383
60-64	2,097	1,253	3,351
65-69	1,365	906	2,271
70-74	603	485	1,089
75-79	307	222	529
80-84	2	3	6
85 Plus	2	2	4

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

Population Density

Population Density: 1,387 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Al Khobar	253,776	182.9 km²	1,387 / 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 1850 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1900	11,310	n/a	n/a
1910	12,743	12.7%	1,433
1920	14,179	11.3%	1,436
1930	16,065	13.3%	1,886
1940	18,110	12.7%	2,045
1950	20,323	12.2%	2,213
1960	27,465	35.1%	7,142
1970	41,155	49.8%	13,690
1990	124,755	74.1%	41,800
2000	168,007	34.7%	43,252
2020	281,388	29.4%	56,690
2030	335,795	19.3%	54,407
2040	389,326	15.9%	53,531
2050	437,075	12.3%	47,749
2060	476,875	9.1%	39,800
2070	504,838	5.9%	27,963
2080	521,361	3.3%	16,523
2090	526,900	1.1%	5,539
2100	521,850	-1%	-5,050

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, 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
Jubail governorate	914.1 km²	150,733	427.1 / 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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