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Ranya Facts

Area1302.4 km²
Population98,379
Male Population49,828 (50.6%)
Female Population48,551 (49.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+235.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+86.8%
Median Age19 years (Male: 18.7, Female: 19.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)$6,737 (2022)
Local Time
TimezoneArabian Standard Time
Lat & Lng36.25511, 44.88239
Postal Codes46012

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Ranya Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population29,32738,25952,65876,59898,379105,332111,813
Population Density22.5 / km²29.4 / km²40.4 / km²58.8 / km²75.5 / km²80.9 / km²85.9 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ranya Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 86.8% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Ranya+235.5%+157.1%+86.8%
Sulaymaniyah Governorate
Iraq
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ranya Median Age

Median Age: 19 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Ranya19 yrs19.4 yrs18.7 yrs
Sulaymaniyah Governorate19 yrs19.4 yrs18.7 yrs
Iraq19 yrs19.4 yrs18.7 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Ranya Population Density

Population Density: 75.5 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Ranya98,3791,302.4 km²75.5 / km²
Sulaymaniyah Governorate1.8 million15,308.6 km²116 / km²
Iraq36.4 million437,126.8 km²83.3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ranya 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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Ranya

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

Ranya Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$4,682$3,414$6,695$4,796$5,613$6,137$6,060$6,737
Total GDP$204.5M$171.8M$379.6M$306.8M$368.5M$465.4M$492.8M$562.7M
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

Ranya CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Ranya363,840 tn3.7 tn279.4 tons/km²
Sulaymaniyah Governorate6,607,496 tn3.71 tn431.6 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
Ranya CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)363,840 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita3.7 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)279.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtHigh (9)
EarthquakeHigh (8.2)
LandslideMedium (6)

* 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 Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
  3. 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.
  4. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
6/8/1811:42 PM3.793.3 km10,000 m7km ENE of As Sulaymaniyah, Iraqusgs.gov
4/16/184:30 AM4.644 km10,000 m21km SSE of Kuysinjaq, Iraqusgs.gov
2/19/189:31 PM4.313.7 km10,000 m30km ENE of Kuysinjaq, Iraqusgs.gov
2/19/187:20 PM4.528.7 km10,000 m23km ESE of Kuysinjaq, Iraqusgs.gov
8/23/171:42 PM5.19.3 km8,000 m29km ENE of Kuysinjaq, Iraqusgs.gov
7/11/156:27 PM4.456.9 km6,000 m25km NNW of Chamchamal, Iraqusgs.gov
4/16/141:14 AM3.868.6 km10,000 m26km WNW of As Sulaymaniyah, Iraqusgs.gov
11/24/133:20 AM4.356.2 km10,560 m39km WNW of Baneh, Iranusgs.gov
5/27/1112:31 PM4.185.7 km5,000 mnorthwestern Iranusgs.gov
8/8/105:35 PM4.368.2 km10,000 mIran-Iraq border regionusgs.gov

Ranya

Ranya (Kurdish: Ranya‎, Arabic: رانية‎) is a town located in Iraqi Kurdistan, 130 kilometres (81 mi) northwest of Sulaymaniyah. The population of this city was involved in the revolutionary movement of Kurdish people from the war against the British ..

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