Sulūq

Area of Sulūq	8.3 km²
Population	11,696
Male Population	5,933 (50.7%)
Female Population	5,763 (49.3%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+129.8%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+16.6%
Median Age	23.7 years old
Male Median Age	23.7 years old
Female Median Age	23.8 years old
Timezone	Eastern European Standard Time

Suluq is a town in the Benghazi District of the Cyrenaica region in northeastern Libya. Source: Wikipedia

Sulūq Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	5,090	8,669	10,031	11,696
Population Density	610.1 / km²	1,039 / km²	1,202 / km²	1,401 / km²

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

Suluq Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 16.6% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Sulūq	+129.8%	+34.9%	+16.6%
Benghazi	+139.1%	+42.9%	+17.8%
Libya	+139.8%	+43%	+17.7%

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

Sulūq Median Age

Median Age: 23.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Sulūq	23.7 years	23.7 years	23.8 years
Benghazi	23.7 years	23.7 years	23.8 years

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

Sulūq Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	651	620	1,271
5-9	594	571	1,165
10-14	612	586	1,199
15-19	641	624	1,265
20-24	639	626	1,266
25-29	634	617	1,251
30-34	549	539	1,088
35-39	431	432	863
40-44	311	311	623
45-49	222	217	440
50-54	143	150	293
55-59	136	134	270
60-64	113	97	211
65-69	94	82	177
70-74	67	61	128
75-79	51	50	101
80-84	27	27	55
85 Plus	17	20	38

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

Sulūq Population Density

Population Density: 1,401 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Sulūq	11,696	8.3 km²	1,401 / km²
Benghazi	736,945	12,961.3 km²	56.9 / km²

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

Sulūq Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
0	3,865	n/a	n/a
100	4,348	1.2%	48
200	4,831	1.1%	48
300	4,348	-1%	-48
400	3,865	-1.2%	-48
500	4,058	0.5%	19
600	4,252	0.5%	19
700	4,445	0.4%	19
800	4,638	0.4%	19
900	4,735	0.2%	9
1000	4,831	0.2%	9
1100	3,382	-3.5%	-144
1200	1,933	-5.4%	-144
1300	2,899	4.1%	96
1400	3,865	2.9%	96
1500	4,831	2.3%	96
1600	4,831	0%	0
1700	4,831	0%	0
1800	4,760	-0.1%	-7
1900	3,363	-3.4%	-139
1910	3,157	-6.1%	-206
1920	2,828	-10.4%	-329
1930	2,512	-11.2%	-316
1940	2,848	13.4%	336
1950	2,884	1.3%	36
1960	3,336	15.7%	452
1970	4,338	30%	1,002
1990	8,669	41.4%	2,165
2000	10,031	15.7%	1,362
2020	12,643	12.3%	1,306
2030	14,102	11.5%	1,459
2040	15,412	9.3%	1,310
2050	16,534	7.3%	1,122
2060	17,131	3.6%	597
2070	17,338	1.2%	207
2080	17,339	0%	1
2090	17,146	-1.1%	-193
2100	16,785	-2.1%	-361

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

Sulūq CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Sulūq	46,344 t	3.96 t	5,554 t/km²
Benghazi	2,919,849 t	3.96 t	225.3 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	Low (2)
Earthquake	Medium (4)

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

Other places in Benghazi

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Abyar	10.1 km²	18,189	1,799 / km²
Qaminis	9.4 km²	8,861	945.6 / km²

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