Matam

Senegal

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Matam

Area of Matam	28,799.9 km²
Population	636,037
Male Population	312,678 (49.2%)
Female Population	323,360 (50.8%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+214.8%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+54.2%
Median Age	17.8 years old
Male Median Age	17.1 years old
Female Median Age	18.5 years old
Timezone	Greenwich Mean Time

Matam Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	202,040	313,994	412,349	636,037
Population Density	7.02 / km²	10.9 / km²	14.3 / km²	22.1 / km²

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

Matam Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 54.2% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Matam	+214.8%	+102.6%	+54.2%
Senegal	+211%	+102.6%	+53.8%

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

Matam Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	54,833	53,023	107,856
5-9	46,523	45,267	91,791
10-14	39,839	38,931	78,771
15-19	35,233	34,703	69,937
20-24	30,434	30,576	61,010
25-29	24,854	25,915	50,770
30-34	19,865	21,694	41,560
35-39	15,275	17,427	32,702
40-44	11,525	13,602	25,127
45-49	9,054	10,951	20,005
50-54	7,225	8,887	16,113
55-59	5,790	7,119	12,910
60-64	4,356	5,450	9,806
65-69	3,661	4,515	8,177
70-74	2,672	3,288	5,961
75-79	1,535	2,014	3,550
80-84	0	0	0
85 Plus	0	0	0

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

Matam Population Density

Population Density: 22.1 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Matam	636,037	28,799.9 km²	22.1 / km²

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

Matam Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1400 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1400	15,448	n/a	n/a
1500	19,229	2.2%	378
1600	23,994	2.2%	476
1700	29,931	2.2%	593
1800	35,190	1.6%	525
1900	48,329	3.2%	1,313
1910	59,211	22.5%	10,882
1920	56,379	-4.8%	-2,832
1930	69,016	22.4%	12,637
1940	81,310	17.8%	12,294
1950	106,970	31.6%	25,660
1960	134,486	25.7%	27,516
1970	175,719	30.7%	41,233
1990	313,994	33.7%	69,137
2000	412,349	31.3%	98,355
2020	701,165	30.4%	144,408
2030	826,321	17.8%	125,156
2040	943,811	14.2%	117,490
2050	1,039,943	10.2%	96,132
2060	1,110,172	6.8%	70,229
2070	1,168,125	5.2%	57,953
2080	1,214,212	3.9%	46,087
2090	1,246,622	2.7%	32,410
2100	1,267,967	1.7%	21,345

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

Matam CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Matam	428,850 t	0.67 t	14.9 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

Matam Annual Weather Averages

May Historical Weather Data (1975 to 2019)

Average Temp

35.9°C

96.6°F

Average High

43.6°C

110.4°F

Average Low

28.1°C

82.7°F

Record High Temperature

48.5°C

119.3°F

Record Low Temperature

20.0°C

68.0°F

Average Precipitation

72.5 mm

2.9 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

0.2 days

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:07:33 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Drought

Medium (5)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Top places in Matam

Places in Matam

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Kanel	8,627.9 km²	274,174	31.8 / km²
Matam	5,757.7 km²	308,267	53.5 / km²
Ranérou Ferlo	14,414.3 km²	53,596	3.72 / km²

Other places in Senegal

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Dakar	534.6 km²	3.4 million	6,451 / km²
Diourbel	4,873.7 km²	1.7 million	345.8 / km²
Fatick	7,063 km²	796,932	112.8 / km²
Kaffrine	11,060.1 km²	629,449	56.9 / km²
Kaolack	5,184.9 km²	1.1 million	205.1 / km²
Kedougou	16,857.3 km²	166,580	9.88 / km²
Kolda	13,754.2 km²	745,489	54.2 / km²
Louga	25,634.6 km²	988,365	38.6 / km²
Saint-Louis	18,944.1 km²	998,846	52.7 / km²
Sedhiou	7,360.5 km²	504,930	68.6 / km²
Tambacounda	42,574.9 km²	785,061	18.4 / km²
Thies	6,582.1 km²	2.0 million	300.2 / km²
Ziguinchor	7,286.3 km²	611,478	83.9 / km²

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