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Madha Facts

Area	69.8 km²
Population	4,791
Male Population	3,141 (65.6%)
Female Population	1,650 (34.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+17644.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+335.5%
Median Age	29.2 years (Male: 31.1, Female: 24.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$48,960 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Gulf Standard Time
Lat & Lng	25.28345, 56.33280

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Madha Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	27	439	1,100	4,847	4,791	5,377	5,779
Population Density	0.4 / km²	6.3 / km²	15.8 / km²	69.5 / km²	68.7 / km²	77.1 / km²	82.9 / km²

* Projected

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

Madha Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 335.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Madha	+17644.4%	+991.3%	+335.5%
Musandam Governorate	—	—	—
Oman	—	—	—

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

Madha Median Age

Median Age: 29.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Madha	29.2 yrs	24.7 yrs	31.1 yrs
Musandam Governorate	28.7 yrs	24.7 yrs	30.6 yrs
Oman	28.1 yrs	25.4 yrs	29.4 yrs

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

Madha Population Density

Population Density: 68.7 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Madha	4,791	69.8 km²	68.7 / km²
Musandam Governorate	53,442	1,682.3 km²	31.8 / km²
Oman	4.4 million	308,618.3 km²	14.2 / km²

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

Madha Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 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

Madha Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$21,942	$44,747	$36,441	$36,355	$29,984	$26,691	$50,615	$48,960
Total GDP	$22.6M	$54.1M	$55.6M	$75.5M	$81.6M	$89.4M	$196.6M	$202M

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

Madha CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Madha	77,179 tn	16.11 tn	1,106.5 tons/km²
Musandam Governorate	496,274 tn	9.29 tn	295 tons/km²
Oman	39,510,128 tn	8.99 tn	128 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

Madha CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	77,179 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	16.11 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	1,106.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (10)
Earthquake	High (8)

* 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
10/21/12	4:13 PM	4.5	27.2 km	25,100 m	Oman - United Arab Emirates region	usgs.gov
6/8/09	6:13 PM	3.8	54.2 km	10,000 m	Oman - United Arab Emirates region	usgs.gov
5/10/09	1:07 AM	4.4	72.7 km	34,500 m	near the coast of southeastern Iran	usgs.gov
5/7/09	10:44 PM	5	72.2 km	38,600 m	near the coast of southeastern Iran	usgs.gov
2/12/08	12:02 PM	4	16.2 km	10,000 m	Oman - United Arab Emirates region	usgs.gov
2/2/08	9:25 PM	3.8	19.8 km	10,000 m	Oman - United Arab Emirates region	usgs.gov
9/13/07	3:47 PM	4.7	23.7 km	14,100 m	Oman - United Arab Emirates region	usgs.gov
3/10/07	6:15 PM	4.2	26.9 km	10,000 m	Oman - United Arab Emirates region	usgs.gov
3/11/02	8:06 PM	5	19.6 km	10,000 m	Oman - United Arab Emirates region	usgs.gov
1/9/02	2:02 PM	4.3	56.7 km	10,000 m	near the coast of Oman	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Madha

The Omani territory of Madha (Arabic: مدحاء‎) or Wadi Madha is an exclave of Oman, surrounded by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is located halfway between the Musandam Peninsula and the rest of Oman. It forms part of the Musandam Governorate. ex..

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