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Qatraneh Facts

Area	519.8 km²
Population	8,445
Male Population	4,314 (51.1%)
Female Population	4,131 (48.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+206.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+100.1%
Median Age	20.7 years (Male: 20.4, Female: 21)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$10,211 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	GMT+03:00
Lat & Lng	31.25083, 36.04932

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Qatraneh Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,757	2,885	4,221	6,589	8,445	8,712	9,097
Population Density	5.3 / km²	5.6 / km²	8.1 / km²	12.7 / km²	16.2 / km²	16.8 / km²	17.5 / km²

* Projected

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

Qatraneh Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 100.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Qatraneh	+206.3%	+192.7%	+100.1%
Karak Governorate	—	—	—
Jordan	—	—	—

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

Qatraneh Median Age

Median Age: 20.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Qatraneh	20.7 yrs	21 yrs	20.4 yrs
Karak Governorate	20.7 yrs	21 yrs	20.4 yrs
Jordan	20.7 yrs	20.6 yrs	20.8 yrs

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

Qatraneh Population Density

Population Density: 16.2 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Qatraneh	8,445	519.8 km²	16.2 / km²
Karak Governorate	302,322	3,475.3 km²	87 / km²
Jordan	7.6 million	89,119.6 km²	85.1 / km²

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

Qatraneh Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[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

Qatraneh Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$7,087	$9,950	$9,794	$10,716	$12,174	$11,005	$9,669	$10,211
Total GDP	$20.9M	$40.1M	$45.1M	$53.6M	$71.5M	$91.2M	$76.8M	$82.2M

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

Qatraneh CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Qatraneh	35,774 tn	4.24 tn	68.8 tons/km²
Karak Governorate	1,247,460 tn	4.13 tn	358.9 tons/km²
Jordan	28,633,414 tn	3.77 tn	321.3 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

Qatraneh CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	35,774 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.24 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	68.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (4)

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

Sources:

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.
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.
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

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
7/30/15	2:39 AM	4.2	56.7 km	13,000 m	24km NNE of `En Boqeq, Israel	usgs.gov
12/2/07	7:38 AM	4	66.8 km	10,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
11/20/07	11:21 PM	3.2	64.6 km	5,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
11/20/07	9:18 AM	4.6	67 km	10,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
2/9/07	10:14 PM	4.5	58.3 km	15,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
2/9/07	10:12 PM	4	49.7 km	2,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
10/3/05	4:05 AM	4.4	78.2 km	10,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
7/7/04	2:35 PM	4.5	91 km	11,900 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
3/15/04	11:49 PM	4.3	50.3 km	12,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
2/11/04	8:15 AM	5.3	66.7 km	26,700 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Qatraneh

Qatraneh is a small town in Jordan. It is located 90 miles south of Amman. It belongs administratively to Karak Governorate.

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