Murzuq District
Libya
Overview Population Over Time Population By Age and Gender Population Density Projected Population Human Development Index (HDI) Cities in Murzuq District
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Murzuq District

District of Libya

Area of Murzuq District 280,514.6 km²
Population 87,423
Male Population 44,346 (50.7%)
Female Population 43,077 (49.3%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 +139.5%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 +17.6%
Median Age 23.7 years
Male Median Age 23.7 years
Female Median Age 23.8 years
Timezone Eastern European Standard Time

Map of Murzuq District

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 36,503 61,241 74,314 87,423
Population Density 0.13 / km² 0.22 / km² 0.26 / km² 0.31 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 17.6% from year 2000 to 2015
LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Murzuq District +139.5% +42.8% +17.6%
Libya +139.8% +43% +17.7%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Murzuq District Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 4,863 4,631 9,494
5-9 4,440 4,266 8,707
10-14 4,575 4,383 8,959
15-19 4,795 4,661 9,456
20-24 4,780 4,680 9,460
25-29 4,737 4,609 9,347
30-34 4,106 4,025 8,132
35-39 3,223 3,225 6,449
40-44 2,324 2,326 4,651
45-49 1,661 1,625 3,286
50-54 1,067 1,121 2,189
55-59 1,014 1,004 2,018
60-64 846 723 1,570
65-69 705 615 1,321
70-74 500 454 955
75-79 382 372 754
80-84 201 205 406
85 Plus 127 150 277
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 0.31 / km²
LocationPopulationAreaPopulation Density
Murzuq District 87,423 280,514.6 km² 0.31 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100
YearEst. PopulationAvg 10 Year Growth %Avg 10 Year Growth
0 5,733 n/a n/a
100 6,449 1.2% 71
200 7,166 1.1% 71
300 6,449 -1% -71
400 5,733 -1.2% -71
500 6,020 0.5% 28
600 6,306 0.5% 28
700 6,593 0.4% 28
800 6,879 0.4% 28
900 7,023 0.2% 14
1000 7,166 0.2% 14
1100 5,016 -3.5% -215
1200 2,867 -5.4% -214
1300 4,300 4.1% 143
1400 5,733 2.9% 143
1500 7,166 2.3% 143
1600 7,166 0% 0
1700 7,166 0% 0
1800 7,173 0% 0
1900 9,902 3.3% 272
1910 10,296 4% 394
1920 10,272 -0.2% -24
1930 10,213 -0.6% -59
1940 13,014 27.4% 2,801
1950 14,870 14.3% 1,856
1960 19,488 31.1% 4,618
1970 28,795 47.8% 9,307
1990 61,241 45.8% 16,223
2000 74,314 21.3% 13,073
2020 97,093 14.3% 11,389
2030 116,238 19.7% 19,145
2040 116,656 0.4% 418
2050 135,699 16.3% 19,043
2060 135,887 0.1% 188
2070 135,971 0.1% 84
2080 136,006 0% 35
2090 135,946 0% -60
2100 135,885 0% -61
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

Top Cities in Murzuq District

Other Districts in Libya

Name Area Population Population Density
Al Batnan, Libya 79,721.9 km² 172,636 5.61 / mi²
Al Jabal Al Akhdar, Libya 8,388.5 km² 228,235 70.5 / mi²
Al Jufrah, Libya 1,333.4 km² 88,435 171.8 / mi²
Al Marqab, Libya 7,993 km² 597,728 193.7 / mi²
Al Wahat District 197,448.3 km² 198,148 2.6 / mi²
Benghazi District 12,961.3 km² 736,945 147.3 / mi²
Derna District 21,148.8 km² 177,649 21.8 / mi²
Ghat District 50,340 km² 25,743 1.32 / mi²
Jufra 115,068.4 km² 57,822 1.3 / mi²
Kufra District 420,574.9 km² 53,631 0.33 / mi²
Marj District 11,411.9 km² 213,899 48.5 / mi²
Misrata District 26,239.2 km² 416,182 41.1 / mi²
Nalut, Libya 66,582.2 km² 110,859 4.31 / mi²
Sabha District 17,232.1 km² 147,822 22.2 / mi²
Sirte District 69,496.6 km² 155,345 5.79 / mi²
The Five Points, Libya 5,817.3 km² 315,020 140.3 / mi²
Tripoli, Libya 2,581 km² 1.3 million 1,298 / mi²
Wadi al Hayaa District 32,399.2 km² 84,626 6.76 / mi²
Wadi al Shatii District 95,945.5 km² 87,244 2.36 / mi²
Western Mountains, Libya 88,765.5 km² 326,398 9.52 / mi²
Zawiya District 3,330.3 km² 672,202 522.8 / mi²
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