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Berbera Facts

Area8757.8 km²
Population90,827
Male Population45,177 (49.7%)
Female Population45,650 (50.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+213.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+60.3%
Median Age16 years (Male: 15.8, Female: 16.3)
Local Time
TimezoneEast Africa Time
Lat & Lng10.43959, 45.01432

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Berbera Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population28,94348,25356,65083,16690,827
Population Density3.3 / km²5.5 / km²6.5 / km²9.5 / km²10.4 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Berbera Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 46.8% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Berbera+187.3%+72.4%+46.8%
Woqooyi Galbeed+210%+90.3%+49.5%
Somalia+190.3%+77.4%+48.2%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Berbera Median Age

Median Age: 16 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Berbera16 yrs16.3 yrs15.8 yrs
Woqooyi Galbeed16 yrs16.3 yrs15.8 yrs
Somalia16 yrs16.2 yrs15.8 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Berbera Population Density

Population Density: 10.4 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Berbera90,8278,757.8 km²10.4 / km²
Woqooyi Galbeed1.1 million28,163.9 km²39.7 / km²
Somalia8.3 million471,815 km²17.6 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Berbera Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 300 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

Berbera CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Berbera5,998 tn0.07 tn0.7 tons/km²
Woqooyi Galbeed73,682 tn0.07 tn2.6 tons/km²
Somalia559,846 tn0.07 tn1.2 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
Berbera CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)5,998 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0.07 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)0.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtHigh (8.4)

* 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.

Berbera

Berbera (Somali: Barbara, Arabic: بربرة‎) is a city in the northwestern Berbera District of Somaliland, a self-declared republic internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia. It is situated in the Woqooyi Galbeed province. antiquity..

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