Businesses in Volcán

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Volcán

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	57
Grocery stores and supermarkets	33
Shopping	31
Other accommodation	18
Hotels and motels	15
Car repair	14
Cafes	14
Churches	13
All food and beverage	12
Clothing stores	12
Education	11
Bakeries	8
Travel and transportation	8

Volcán Facts

Area	149.2 km²
Population	16,198
Male Population	8,429 (52.0%)
Female Population	7,769 (48.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+65.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+14.7%
Median Age	25.3 years (Male: 25.5, Female: 25)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$9,872 (2022)
Neighborhoods	El Valle de la Luna, El Hato del Volcán, Urbanización Los Ángeles
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern Standard Time
Lat & Lng	8.77291, -82.63823

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Volcán Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	9,762	12,433	14,125	16,633	16,198	16,174	15,894
Population Density	65.4 / km²	83.3 / km²	94.7 / km²	111.5 / km²	108.6 / km²	108.4 / km²	106.5 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Volcán Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 14.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Volcán	+65.9%	+30.3%	+14.7%
Chiriquí Province	—	—	—
Panama	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Volcán Median Age

Median Age: 25.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Volcán	25.3 yrs	25 yrs	25.5 yrs
Chiriquí Province	27.9 yrs	28.2 yrs	27.7 yrs
Panama	27.4 yrs	27.7 yrs	27.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Volcán Population Density

Population Density: 109 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Volcán	16,198	149.2 km²	109 / km²
Chiriquí Province	469,873	6,612 km²	71.1 / km²
Panama	3.8 million	75,430.4 km²	50.9 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Volcán Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 700 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[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 Volcán

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Volcán

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

Volcán Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$8,076	$7,998	$11,417	$7,320	$7,354	$9,679	$9,122	$9,872
Total GDP	$129.9M	$141.2M	$240.7M	$128.8M	$133.7M	$179.4M	$193.2M	$200.8M

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

Volcán CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Volcán	71,463 tn	4.41 tn	479 tons/km²
Chiriquí Province	1,973,338 tn	4.2 tn	298.4 tons/km²
Panama	14,498,748 tn	3.78 tn	192.2 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

Volcán CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	71,463 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.41 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	479 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	High (8.3)
Landslide	High (10)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

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.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
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.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
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.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
6/26/19	7:12 PM	4.6	25.3 km	37,060 m	8km SSW of Plaza de Caisan, Panama	usgs.gov
6/26/19	5:23 AM	6.2	36.3 km	33,800 m	5km ESE of Aserrio de Gariche, Panama	usgs.gov
5/12/19	7:24 PM	6.1	28.5 km	19,000 m	8km N of Canoas, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
10/31/18	7:47 PM	3.4	21.2 km	10,000 m	9km ENE of Cerro Punta, Panama	usgs.gov
10/22/18	1:28 AM	4.7	22.8 km	17,920 m	5km S of Plaza de Caisan, Panama	usgs.gov
4/1/18	3:32 AM	4.3	31.2 km	10,020 m	8km NNW of Rio Sereno, Panama	usgs.gov
10/3/17	11:43 PM	4.2	30.5 km	28,750 m	4km N of Canoas, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
4/3/17	8:25 PM	4.1	15.7 km	17,920 m	5km N of Cerro Punta, Panama	usgs.gov
4/2/17	11:54 PM	5.3	29.8 km	10,000 m	18km NE of Cerro Punta, Panama	usgs.gov
3/1/17	1:28 AM	3	25.2 km	20,290 m	7km N of Boquete, Panama	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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