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Hīt Facts

Area6915.9 km²
Population204,721
Male Population103,690 (50.6%)
Female Population101,031 (49.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+307.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+110.0%
Median Age19 years (Male: 18.7, Female: 19.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)$7,290 (2022)
Local Time
TimezoneArabian Standard Time
Lat & Lng33.63664, 42.82768
Postal Codes31007

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Hīt Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population50,20170,64797,494153,779204,721224,565243,537
Population Density7.3 / km²10.2 / km²14.1 / km²22.2 / km²29.6 / km²32.5 / km²35.2 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Hīt Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 110% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Hīt+307.8%+189.8%+110%
Al Anbar Governorate
Iraq
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Hīt Median Age

Median Age: 19 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Hīt19 yrs19.4 yrs18.7 yrs
Al Anbar Governorate19.1 yrs19.4 yrs18.7 yrs
Iraq19 yrs19.4 yrs18.7 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Hīt Population Density

Population Density: 29.6 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Hīt204,7216,915.9 km²29.6 / km²
Al Anbar Governorate1.7 million136,426.6 km²12.3 / km²
Iraq36.4 million437,126.8 km²83.3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Hīt Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

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.

Source: [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

Hīt Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$5,447$3,274$6,673$4,451$5,459$6,531$7,211$7,290
Total GDP$531.4M$369.9M$912.3M$764.6M$1B$1.5B$1.8B$1.9B
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Hīt CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Hīt757,224 tn3.7 tn109.5 tons/km²
Al Anbar Governorate6,208,108 tn3.69 tn45.5 tons/km²
Iraq134,886,662 tn3.71 tn308.6 tons/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
Hīt CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)757,224 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita3.7 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)109.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtMedium (7)

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

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Hīt

Hīt (Arabic: هيت‎) is an Iraqi city in Al-Anbar province. Hīt lies northwest of Ramadi, the provincial capital. the Euphrates River, Hīt is a small walled town built on two mounds on the site of the ancient city of Is; bitumen wells in the vicinity ..

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