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Bosaso Facts

Area6579.9 km²
Population257,293
Male Population127,977 (49.7%)
Female Population129,316 (50.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+202.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+59.4%
Median Age16 years (Male: 15.8, Female: 16.3)
Local Time
TimezoneEast Africa Time
Lat & Lng11.28421, 49.18158

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Bosaso Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population84,975138,273161,384235,719257,293
Population Density12.9 / km²21 / km²24.5 / km²35.8 / km²39.1 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bosaso Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 46.1% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Bosaso+177.4%+70.5%+46.1%
Bari, Somalia+179.7%+70.9%+46.2%
Somalia+190.3%+77.4%+48.2%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bosaso Median Age

Median Age: 16 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Bosaso16 yrs16.3 yrs15.8 yrs
Bari, Somalia16 yrs16.3 yrs15.8 yrs
Somalia16 yrs16.2 yrs15.8 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Bosaso Population Density

Population Density: 39.1 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Bosaso257,2936,579.9 km²39.1 / km²
Bari, Somalia505,72368,231.1 km²7.4 / km²
Somalia8.3 million471,815 km²17.6 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bosaso Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1300 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

Bosaso CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Bosaso16,963 tn0.07 tn2.6 tons/km²
Bari, Somalia33,253 tn0.07 tn0.5 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
Bosaso CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)16,963 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0.07 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)2.6 tons/km²

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