Rufisque, Dakar

Area of Rufisque, Dakar	17.3 km²
Population	133,759
Male Population	67,038 (50.1%)
Female Population	66,721 (49.9%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+88.8%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+8.4%
Median Age	17.8 years old
Male Median Age	17.1 years old
Female Median Age	18.5 years old
Timezone	Greenwich Mean Time

Rufisque is a city in the Dakar region of western Senegal, at the base of the Cap-Vert Peninsula. Source: Wikipedia

Rufisque, Dakar Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	70,863	102,577	123,338	133,759
Population Density	4,100 / km²	5,936 / km²	7,137 / km²	7,740 / km²

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

Rufisque Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 8.4% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Rufisque, Dakar	+88.8%	+30.4%	+8.4%
Rufisque Department	+230.3%	+124.5%	+57.4%
Dakar	+208.4%	+101.5%	+53.5%
Senegal	+211%	+102.6%	+53.8%

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

Rufisque, Dakar Median Age

Median Age: 17.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Rufisque, Dakar	17.8 years	17.1 years	18.5 years
Rufisque Department	17.8 years	17.1 years	18.5 years
Dakar	17.8 years	17.1 years	18.5 years

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

Rufisque, Dakar Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	11,754	10,939	22,694
5-9	9,974	9,339	19,313
10-14	8,543	8,032	16,576
15-19	7,557	7,161	14,719
20-24	6,529	6,310	12,840
25-29	5,331	5,348	10,680
30-34	4,261	4,477	8,738
35-39	3,275	3,596	6,871
40-44	2,470	2,806	5,276
45-49	1,940	2,259	4,199
50-54	1,547	1,833	3,381
55-59	1,240	1,469	2,709
60-64	933	1,124	2,058
65-69	784	932	1,717
70-74	572	679	1,252
75-79	329	415	744
80-84	0	0	0
85 Plus	0	0	0

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

Rufisque, Dakar Population Density

Population Density: 7,740 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Rufisque, Dakar	133,759	17.3 km²	7,740 / km²
Rufisque Department	392,617	353.3 km²	1,111 / km²
Dakar	3.4 million	534.6 km²	6,451 / km²

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

Rufisque, Dakar Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1100 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1100	2,988	n/a	n/a
1200	3,735	2.3%	74
1300	4,669	2.3%	93
1400	5,836	2.3%	116
1500	7,295	2.3%	145
1600	9,119	2.3%	182
1700	11,398	2.3%	227
1800	12,062	0.6%	66
1900	15,951	2.8%	388
1910	19,734	23.7%	3,783
1920	18,757	-5%	-977
1930	23,225	23.8%	4,468
1940	27,617	18.9%	4,392
1950	36,751	33.1%	9,134
1960	46,489	26.5%	9,738
1970	61,304	31.9%	14,815
1990	102,577	29.4%	20,636
2000	123,338	20.2%	20,761
2020	142,068	7.3%	9,365
2030	158,526	11.6%	16,458
2040	174,386	10%	15,860
2050	188,430	8.1%	14,044
2060	200,258	6.3%	11,828
2070	210,833	5.3%	10,575
2080	220,058	4.4%	9,225
2090	227,821	3.5%	7,763
2100	234,052	2.7%	6,231

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

Rufisque, Dakar CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Rufisque, Dakar	95,304 t	0.71 t	5,515 t/km²
Rufisque Department	261,238 t	0.67 t	739.5 t/km²
Dakar	2,315,403 t	0.67 t	4,331 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

Drought

Medium (4)

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

Other places in Rufisque

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Bargny	3.323 km²	20,764	6,247 / km²
Diamniadio	3.272 km²	232	70.9 / km²
Sebikotane	1.591 km²	5,622	3,534 / km²

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