Morobe

Area of Morobe	32,808.8 km²
Population	639,124
Male Population	332,864 (52.1%)
Female Population	306,261 (47.9%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+75%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+19.2%
Median Age	21.3 years old
Male Median Age	21 years old
Female Median Age	21.7 years old
Timezone	Papua New Guinea Time

Morobe Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	365,167	461,431	536,171	639,124
Population Density	11.1 / km²	14.1 / km²	16.3 / km²	19.5 / km²

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

Morobe Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 19.2% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Morobe	+75%	+38.5%	+19.2%
Papua New Guinea	+174.1%	+85.6%	+43%

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

Morobe Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	40,110	36,287	76,398
5-9	41,701	38,144	79,846
10-14	38,202	33,208	71,410
15-19	39,780	35,448	75,229
20-24	31,795	29,505	61,301
25-29	27,514	28,213	55,728
30-34	22,508	22,920	45,428
35-39	22,325	22,470	44,795
40-44	17,476	16,549	34,025
45-49	15,956	14,388	30,344
50-54	11,480	9,846	21,327
55-59	8,365	6,982	15,348
60-64	6,326	5,204	11,531
65-69	4,393	3,401	7,795
70-74	2,502	1,878	4,380
75-79	1,389	1,017	2,407
80-84	614	483	1,097
85 Plus	429	316	746

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

Morobe Population Density

Population Density: 19.5 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Morobe	639,124	32,808.8 km²	19.5 / km²

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

Morobe Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
0	60,649	n/a	n/a
100	63,537	0.5%	288
200	66,563	0.5%	302
300	69,733	0.5%	317
400	73,053	0.5%	332
500	76,532	0.5%	347
600	80,176	0.5%	364
700	83,994	0.5%	381
800	87,994	0.5%	400
900	92,184	0.5%	419
1000	96,574	0.5%	439
1100	101,172	0.5%	459
1200	105,990	0.5%	481
1300	111,037	0.5%	504
1400	116,325	0.5%	528
1500	121,864	0.5%	553
1600	127,667	0.5%	580
1700	133,746	0.5%	607
1800	149,169	1.1%	1,542
1900	166,627	1.1%	1,745
1910	168,465	1.1%	1,838
1920	180,631	7.2%	12,166
1930	193,702	7.2%	13,071
1940	207,744	7.2%	14,042
1950	222,832	7.3%	15,088
1960	260,311	16.8%	37,479
1970	307,595	18.2%	47,284
1990	461,431	22.5%	76,918
2000	536,171	16.2%	74,740
2020	691,215	13.5%	77,522
2030	787,219	13.9%	96,004
2040	867,885	10.2%	80,666
2050	927,198	6.8%	59,313
2060	963,743	3.9%	36,545
2070	977,189	1.4%	13,446
2080	969,990	-0.7%	-7,199
2090	947,144	-2.4%	-22,846
2100	911,768	-3.7%	-35,376

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

Morobe CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Morobe	427,428 t	0.67 t	13 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

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Landslide	High (10)
Drought	Medium (2.8)
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	High (6.9)

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

Sources:
1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
4. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
5. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Top places in Morobe

Places in Morobe

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Lae	14.4 km²	87,369	6,062 / km²

Other places in Papua New Guinea

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Autonomous Region of Bougainville	9,434 km²	186,800	19.8 / km²
Central	29,794.4 km²	542,132	18.2 / km²
Chimbu (Simbu) Province	6,146.4 km²	458,205	74.5 / km²
East New Britain	15,268.4 km²	249,249	16.3 / km²
East Sepik	43,780.6 km²	451,707	10.3 / km²
Eastern Highlands	11,135.5 km²	621,305	55.8 / km²
Enga	11,521.4 km²	511,330	44.4 / km²
Gulf	34,843.4 km²	122,693	3.52 / km²
Hela	9,716.2 km²	427,946	44.0 / km²
Jiwaka	4,868.5 km²	408,675	83.9 / km²
Madang	29,909.4 km²	517,003	17.3 / km²
Manus	2,122.3 km²	45,068	21.2 / km²
Milne Bay	14,212.2 km²	269,444	19.0 / km²
New Ireland	9,715.2 km²	144,672	14.9 / km²
Northern (Oro) Province	22,721.7 km²	184,664	8.13 / km²
Southern Highlands	15,811.5 km²	565,085	35.7 / km²
West New Britain	20,397.5 km²	235,735	11.6 / km²
West Sepik (Sandaun) Province	35,999.5 km²	233,620	6.49 / km²
Western	98,319.6 km²	178,939	1.82 / km²
Western Highlands	4,251.2 km²	383,132	90.1 / km²

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