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Shoubak Facts

Area	367.8 km²
Population	19,041
Male Population	9,955 (52.3%)
Female Population	9,086 (47.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+292.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+80.8%
Median Age	19.5 years (Male: 19.8, Female: 19.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$6,601 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	GMT+03:00
Lat & Lng	30.52143, 35.57326

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Shoubak Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	4,852	7,729	10,531	15,752	19,041	19,822	20,692
Population Density	13.2 / km²	21 / km²	28.6 / km²	42.8 / km²	51.8 / km²	53.9 / km²	56.3 / km²

* Projected

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

Shoubak Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 80.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Shoubak	+292.4%	+146.4%	+80.8%
Ma'an Governorate	—	—	—
Jordan	—	—	—

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

Shoubak Median Age

Median Age: 19.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Shoubak	19.5 yrs	19.2 yrs	19.8 yrs
Ma'an Governorate	19.6 yrs	19.2 yrs	19.9 yrs
Jordan	20.7 yrs	20.6 yrs	20.8 yrs

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

Shoubak Population Density

Population Density: 51.8 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Shoubak	19,041	367.8 km²	51.8 / km²
Ma'an Governorate	134,062	32,891 km²	4.1 / 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

Shoubak Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1900 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

Shoubak Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$4,321	$4,294	$4,514	$6,589	$8,451	$7,464	$6,470	$6,601
Total GDP	$33.7M	$44.3M	$51.6M	$81.8M	$123.3M	$153.2M	$124.6M	$129.2M

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

Shoubak CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Shoubak	69,817 tn	3.67 tn	189.8 tons/km²
Ma'an Governorate	493,926 tn	3.68 tn	15 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

Shoubak CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	69,817 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	3.67 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	189.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (4.1)

* 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	97.5 km	13,000 m	24km NNE of `En Boqeq, Israel	usgs.gov
5/24/14	7:27 AM	4.1	26.7 km	20,000 m	24km NW of Petra, Jordan	usgs.gov
2/9/07	10:14 PM	4.5	66.1 km	15,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
2/9/07	10:12 PM	4	60.3 km	2,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
3/15/04	11:49 PM	4.3	94.1 km	12,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
10/28/99	3:39 PM	4.3	43.6 km	10,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
3/28/95	9:12 AM	3	99.3 km	10,000 m	Jordan-Saudi Arabia border region	usgs.gov
9/5/94	9:53 AM	3.4	93.9 km	10,000 m	Jordan-Saudi Arabia border region	usgs.gov
8/2/93	11:16 PM	4.1	84.1 km	10,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov
10/7/92	9:41 PM	4	35.1 km	10,000 m	Dead Sea region	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Shoubak

Shoubak (Arabic: الشوبك‎) is a municipality that lies at the northwestern edge of the Ma'an Governorate in Jordan. It has a population of 12,500. At one of the highest elevations above sea level in Jordan, this municipality is famous for apple and fr..

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