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Yanbu Facts

Area606.3 km²
Population278,337
Male Population161,467 (58.0%)
Female Population116,870 (42.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+190.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+17.3%
Median Age25.9 years (Male: 27.3, Female: 24)
GDP per capita (PPP)$27,531 (2022)
NeighborhoodsYanbu Al Sinaiyah, Al Majid, albathna, Al Asalah, Attakhi
Local Time
TimezoneArabian Standard Time
Lat & Lng24.08912, 38.06374

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Yanbu Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population95,862187,932237,359332,976278,337278,517288,002
Population Density158.1 / km²310 / km²391.5 / km²549.2 / km²459.1 / km²459.4 / km²475 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Yanbu Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 17.3% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Yanbu+190.4%+48.1%+17.3%
Al Madinah Region
Saudi Arabia
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Yanbu Median Age

Median Age: 25.9 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Yanbu25.9 yrs24 yrs27.3 yrs
Al Madinah Region25.9 yrs24.1 yrs27.3 yrs
Saudi Arabia26.6 yrs24.7 yrs27.9 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Yanbu Population Density

Population Density: 459 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Yanbu278,337606.3 km²459 / km²
Al Madinah Region2 million150,527.1 km²13.5 / km²
Saudi Arabia31.5 million1,925,807 km²16.4 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Yanbu Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1770 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.

Neighborhoods in Yanbu

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Yanbu

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Yanbu

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

Yanbu Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$23,253$24,089$26,103$27,164$36,793$25,191$25,122$27,531
Total GDP$1.5B$1.8B$2.3B$3B$5.5B$4.2B$3.9B$4.3B
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

Yanbu CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Yanbu4,550,092 tn16.35 tn7,504.5 tons/km²
Al Madinah Region28,647,587 tn14.12 tn190.3 tons/km²
Saudi Arabia493,106,631 tn15.65 tn256.1 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
Yanbu CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)4,550,092 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita16.35 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)7,504.5 tons/km²

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
8/27/098:22 PM4.773.2 km10,000 mwestern Saudi Arabiausgs.gov

Yanbu

Yanbu' al Bahr (Arabic: ينبع البحر‎, Yanbuʿ al-Baḥr, "spring by the sea"), also known simply as Yanbu, Yambo or Yenbo, is a major Red Sea port in the Al Madinah province of western Saudi Arabia. It is approximately 300 kilometers northwest of Jeddah ..

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