 In 2007, Nalut District was enlarged to include the Ghadames District, while the eastern part of former Nalut was moved to Jabal al Gharbi.Per the census of 2012, the total population in the region was 157,747 and the average size of the household in the country was 6.9.There were totally 22,713 households in the district, with 20,907 Libyan ones.