Arlit Facts

Area173128.8 km²
Population177,421
Male Population91,745 (51.7%)
Female Population85,676 (48.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+232.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+76.4%
Median Age16.5 years (Male: 16.7, Female: 16.3)
Local Time
TimezoneWest Africa Time
Lat & Lng18.73694, 7.38528

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Arlit Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population53,42380,764100,594157,469177,421
Population Density0.3 / km²0.5 / km²0.6 / km²0.9 / km²1 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Arlit Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 56.5% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Arlit+194.8%+95%+56.5%
Agadez Region+250.5%+138.3%+71.3%
Niger+284.4%+151%+77.1%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Arlit Median Age

Median Age: 16.5 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Arlit16.5 yrs16.3 yrs16.7 yrs
Agadez Region15.9 yrs16 yrs15.8 yrs
Niger14.3 yrs14.8 yrs13.9 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Arlit Population Density

Population Density: 1 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Arlit177,421173,128.8 km²1 / km²
Agadez Region560,836623,591.1 km²0.9 / km²
Niger19.8 million1,180,011.4 km²16.8 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Arlit Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 400 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

Arlit CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Arlit26,097 tn0.15 tn0.2 tons/km²
Agadez Region83,603 tn0.15 tn0.1 tons/km²
Niger2,935,169 tn0.15 tn2.5 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
Arlit CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)26,097 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0.15 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)0.2 tons/km²

Arlit

Arlit is an industrial town and capital of the Arlit Department of the Agadez Region of northern-central Niger, built between the Sahara Desert and the eastern edge of the Aïr Mountains. It is 200 km south by road from the border with Algeria. As of ..

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