Jeddah’s population grew rapidly, from 147,900 in 1964 to
3247,134 in 2007, an increase of 2195% (Fig. 6 and Table 3). This
population growth was accompanied by a population density increase
from 8 p/ha in 1964 to 60 p/ha in 2007.
Many underlying factors have triggered population growth in
Jeddah, including local migration from villages and suburbs (Abdu
et al., 2002); external migration (Abdu et al., 2002); rapid growth