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Area14478.5 km²
Population53,714
Male Population28,915 (53.8%)
Female Population24,799 (46.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+1060.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+198.0%
Median Age17.8 years (Male: 17.8, Female: 17.8)
Local Time
TimezoneGreenwich Mean Time
Lat & Lng18.44111, 1.40778

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Kidal Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population4,62910,06118,02646,48053,714
Population Density0.3 / km²0.7 / km²1.2 / km²3.2 / km²3.7 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kidal Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 157.8% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Kidal+904.1%+362%+157.8%
Kidal Region+355.7%+208.5%+108.9%
Mali+173.2%+108.4%+59.6%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kidal Median Age

Median Age: 17.8 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Kidal17.8 yrs17.8 yrs17.8 yrs
Kidal Region17.8 yrs17.8 yrs17.9 yrs
Mali16.1 yrs16.6 yrs15.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Kidal Population Density

Population Density: 3.7 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Kidal53,71414,478.5 km²3.7 / km²
Kidal Region98,655150,128.9 km²0.7 / km²
Mali17.7 million1,252,394 km²14.1 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kidal Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1860 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

Kidal CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Kidal7,394 tn0.14 tn0.5 tons/km²
Kidal Region14,865 tn0.15 tn0.1 tons/km²
Mali2,464,946 tn0.14 tn2 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
Kidal CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)7,394 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0.14 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)0.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtHigh (8)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Kidal

Kidal (Tuareg-Berber: ⴾⴸⵍ, Kidal) is a town and commune in the desert region of northern Mali. The town lies 285 km (177 mi) northeast of Gao and is the capital of the Kidal Cercle and the Kidal Region. The commune has an area of about 9,910 km2 (3,8..

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