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Sirte District

District of Libya

Area of Sirte District 69,496.6 km²
Population 155,345
Male Population 78,799 (50.7%)
Female Population 76,545 (49.3%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 +138.6%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 +17.4%
Median Age 23.7 years
Male Median Age 23.7 years
Female Median Age 23.8 years
Timezone Eastern European Standard Time

Map of Sirte District

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 65,113 108,992 132,298 155,345
Population Density 0.94 / km² 1.57 / km² 1.9 / km² 2.24 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 17.4% from year 2000 to 2015
LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Sirte District +138.6% +42.5% +17.4%
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

Sirte District Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 8,640 8,229 16,870
5-9 7,890 7,580 15,470
10-14 8,130 7,788 15,918
15-19 8,520 8,282 16,802
20-24 8,493 8,316 16,810
25-29 8,418 8,191 16,609
30-34 7,297 7,153 14,451
35-39 5,727 5,731 11,459
40-44 4,130 4,134 8,265
45-49 2,951 2,888 5,839
50-54 1,896 1,992 3,889
55-59 1,801 1,784 3,586
60-64 1,504 1,285 2,790
65-69 1,253 1,093 2,347
70-74 889 807 1,697
75-79 678 661 1,340
80-84 357 364 721
85 Plus 225 267 493
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 2.24 / km²
LocationPopulationAreaPopulation Density
Sirte District 155,345 69,496.6 km² 2.24 / 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 8,236 n/a n/a
100 9,265 1.2% 102
200 10,295 1.1% 103
300 9,265 -1% -103
400 8,236 -1.2% -102
500 8,648 0.5% 41
600 9,059 0.5% 41
700 9,471 0.4% 41
800 9,883 0.4% 41
900 10,089 0.2% 20
1000 10,295 0.2% 20
1100 7,206 -3.5% -308
1200 4,118 -5.4% -308
1300 6,177 4.1% 205
1400 8,236 2.9% 205
1500 10,295 2.3% 205
1600 10,295 0% 0
1700 10,295 0% 0
1800 10,208 -0.1% -8
1900 15,571 4.3% 536
1910 16,456 5.7% 885
1920 16,697 1.5% 241
1930 16,886 1.1% 189
1940 21,889 29.6% 5,003
1950 25,438 16.2% 3,549
1960 33,895 33.2% 8,457
1970 50,888 50.1% 16,993
1990 108,992 46.3% 29,052
2000 132,298 21.4% 23,306
2020 168,252 12.8% 17,977
2030 186,696 11% 18,444
2040 203,090 8.8% 16,394
2050 217,162 6.9% 14,072
2060 223,357 2.9% 6,195
2070 224,813 0.7% 1,456
2080 223,408 -0.6% -1,405
2090 220,537 -1.3% -2,871
2100 214,817 -2.6% -5,720
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

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
Murzuq District 280,514.6 km² 87,423 0.81 / mi²
Nalut, Libya 66,582.2 km² 110,859 4.31 / mi²
Sabha District 17,232.1 km² 147,822 22.2 / 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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