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Laï Facts

Area	5.5 km²
Population	218,505
Male Population	104,017 (47.6%)
Female Population	114,488 (52.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+96.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+41.4%
Median Age	14.4 years (Male: 13.4, Female: 15.5)
Local Time
Timezone	West Africa Time
Lat & Lng	9.39520, 16.29890

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Laï Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	111,037	135,997	154,528	194,837	218,505
Population Density	20,188.5 / km²	24,726.7 / km²	28,096 / km²	35,424.9 / km²	39,728.2 / km²

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

Laï Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 26.1% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Laï	+75.5%	+43.3%	+26.1%
Tandjilé Region	+120.3%	+75.6%	+39.7%
Chad	+242.7%	+135%	+68.3%

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

Laï Median Age

Median Age: 14.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Laï	14.4 yrs	15.5 yrs	13.4 yrs
Tandjilé Region	14.4 yrs	15.5 yrs	13.4 yrs
Chad	14.6 yrs	15.3 yrs	14 yrs

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

Laï Population Density

Population Density: 39,728 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Laï	218,505	5.5 km²	39,728 / km²
Tandjilé Region	781,378	17,693.3 km²	44.2 / km²
Chad	14 million	1,270,680.9 km²	11 / km²

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

Laï Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 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

Laï CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Laï	15,987 tn	0.07 tn	2,906.7 tons/km²
Tandjilé Region	57,185 tn	0.07 tn	3.2 tons/km²
Chad	1,069,769 tn	0.08 tn	0.8 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

Laï CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	15,987 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.07 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	2,906.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (4)
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* 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 Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
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.

Laï

Laï is a city in Chad. It lies on the Logone River and is the capital of the region of Tandjilé. The town is served by Laï Airport.

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