Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Sallum

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Mosques7
Apartments6

Sallum Facts

Area18443.3 km²
Population24,786
Male Population12,951 (52.3%)
Female Population11,835 (47.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+493.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+124.6%
Median Age18.5 years (Male: 18.9, Female: 18)
GDP per capita (PPP)$6,775 (2022)
Local Time
TimezoneEastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng31.55371, 25.15793

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Sallum Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population4,1807,75411,03517,71824,78627,31629,128
Population Density0.2 / km²0.4 / km²0.6 / km²1 / km²1.3 / km²1.5 / km²1.6 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sallum Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 124.6% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Sallum+493%+219.7%+124.6%
Matrouh Governorate
Egypt
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sallum Median Age

Median Age: 18.5 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Sallum18.5 yrs18 yrs18.9 yrs
Matrouh Governorate19.9 yrs19.7 yrs20.1 yrs
Egypt22.8 yrs22.9 yrs22.7 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Sallum Population Density

Population Density: 1.3 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Sallum24,78618,443.3 km²1.3 / km²
Matrouh Governorate385,625160,585 km²2.4 / km²
Egypt90.9 million980,394.9 km²92.7 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sallum 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.

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

Sallum Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$4,216$2,920$3,567$3,504$7,815$6,188$6,698$6,775
Total GDP$37.4M$29.6M$43.6M$37.9M$132.8M$129.1M$154.7M$159.6M
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

Sallum CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Sallum51,066 tn2.06 tn2.8 tons/km²
Matrouh Governorate791,839 tn2.05 tn4.9 tons/km²
Egypt209,857,539 tn2.31 tn214.1 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
Sallum CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)51,066 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita2.06 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)2.8 tons/km²

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
5/2/179:43 AM4.472.7 km10,000 m55km WNW of Bardiyah, Libyausgs.gov
5/18/906:27 PM4.338.6 km10,000 mnear the coast of Libyausgs.gov

Sallum

Sallum, As Sallum, or Sollum (Arabic: السلوم‎ "Alternative", Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [essælˈluːm]) is a village in Egypt, near the Mediterranean Sea, east of the border with Libya, and around 145 km (90 mi) from Tobruk. is mainly a Bedouin co..

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