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

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
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

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change 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

Age	Male	Female	Total
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

Location	Population	Area	Population 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

Year	Est. Population	Avg 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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