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Al Khums Facts

Area	7.9 km²
Population	30,981
Male Population	15,715 (50.7%)
Female Population	15,266 (49.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+28.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-30.3%
Median Age	23.8 years (Male: 23.7, Female: 23.8)
Area Codes	31
Neighborhoods	حي شارع الشط, حي لبدة Lipda district
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern European Standard Time
Lat & Lng	32.64861, 14.26191

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Al Khums Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	24,105	41,461	44,446	49,702	30,981	30,476	30,397
Population Density	3,036.9 / km²	5,223.4 / km²	5,599.5 / km²	6,261.7 / km²	3,903.1 / km²	3,839.5 / km²	3,829.5 / km²

* Projected

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

Al Khums Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 30.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Al Khums	+28.5%	-25.3%	-30.3%
Murqub District	—	—	—
Libya	—	—	—

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

Al Khums Median Age

Median Age: 23.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Al Khums	23.8 yrs	23.8 yrs	23.7 yrs
Murqub District	23.8 yrs	23.8 yrs	23.7 yrs
Libya	23.8 yrs	23.8 yrs	23.7 yrs

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

Al Khums Population Density

Population Density: 3,903 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Al Khums	30,981	7.9 km²	3,903 / km²
Murqub District	469,807	6,797.3 km²	69.1 / km²
Libya	6.2 million	1,614,874.2 km²	3.9 / km²

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

Al Khums Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 200 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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Al Khums

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

Al Khums CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Al Khums	122,760 tn	3.96 tn	15,465.8 tons/km²
Murqub District	1,857,298 tn	3.95 tn	273.2 tons/km²
Libya	24,635,445 tn	3.96 tn	15.3 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

Al Khums CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	122,760 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	3.96 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	15,465.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (10)
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
12/29/09	11:08 AM	5	75.8 km	10,000 m	near the coast of Libya	usgs.gov
2/3/06	10:15 PM	4.1	76.5 km	10,000 m	central Mediterranean Sea	usgs.gov
3/31/99	9:42 AM	4.3	64.5 km	33,000 m	near the coast of Libya	usgs.gov
2/13/99	12:31 PM	3.9	92.8 km	10,000 m	near the coast of Libya	usgs.gov
2/11/99	8:04 AM	4.1	93.3 km	10,000 m	near the coast of Libya	usgs.gov
2/10/99	5:51 AM	4.5	86.7 km	10,000 m	near the coast of Libya	usgs.gov
1/27/90	8:49 AM	4.1	99.9 km	33,000 m	central Mediterranean Sea	usgs.gov
3/25/88	6:22 PM	4.1	79.9 km	10,000 m	central Mediterranean Sea	usgs.gov
3/25/88	4:22 AM	4.4	99.2 km	10,000 m	central Mediterranean Sea	usgs.gov
12/19/76	9:21 PM	4.3	62.5 km	33,000 m	central Mediterranean Sea	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Al Khums

Al Khums or Khoms (Arabic: الخمس ‎) is a city, port and the de jure capital of the now-defunct Murqub District on the Mediterranean coast of Libya with an estimated population of around 202,000. The population at the 1984 census was 38,174. Between 1..

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