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Hohoe Facts

Area559.9 km²
Population257,588
Male Population124,147 (48.2%)
Female Population133,441 (51.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+846.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+119.0%
Median Age20.7 years (Male: 19.1, Female: 22.3)
GDP per capita (PPP)$4,884 (2022)
Area Codes36 27
Local Time
TimezoneGreenwich Mean Time
Lat & Lng7.15181, 0.47362

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Hohoe Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population27,20965,907117,641250,929257,588274,345292,511
Population Density48.6 / km²117.7 / km²210.1 / km²448.1 / km²460 / km²490 / km²522.4 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Hohoe Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 119% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Hohoe+846.7%+290.8%+119%
Volta Region
Ghana
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Hohoe Median Age

Median Age: 20.7 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Hohoe20.7 yrs22.3 yrs19.1 yrs
Volta Region20.8 yrs22.4 yrs19.3 yrs
Ghana20.6 yrs21.5 yrs19.7 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Hohoe Population Density

Population Density: 460 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Hohoe257,588559.9 km²460 / km²
Volta Region2.4 million20,332.9 km²116 / km²
Ghana27.4 million239,092.8 km²114 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Hohoe Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1840 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Hohoe

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Hohoe

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

Hohoe Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$1,635$1,795$1,925$3,102$4,035$4,741$4,792$4,884
Total GDP$122.2M$159.8M$212.8M$445.9M$745.2M$1B$1.1B$1.2B
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Hohoe CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Hohoe149,359 tn0.58 tn266.7 tons/km²
Volta Region1,359,107 tn0.58 tn66.8 tons/km²
Ghana16,714,866 tn0.61 tn69.9 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
Hohoe CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)149,359 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0.58 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)266.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeLow (2.4)

* 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. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Hohoe

Hohoe is a town and the capital of the mountainous Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region of Ghana, with its beautiful climate and many tourist attractions like the Wli Waterfalls. Hohoe is the thirty-fifth most populous settlement in Ghana, in terms..

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