Businesses in Byumba

Categories in Byumba

Local Government Office Education Middle School Primary School Restaurants Banks Community Health Center Hospitals Medical clinic Shopping Mall

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Byumba

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	19
Public administration	15
Shopping	10

Byumba Facts

Area	39.4 km²
Population	26,081
Male Population	12,497 (47.9%)
Female Population	13,584 (52.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+76.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+39.3%
Median Age	19.6 years (Male: 18.8, Female: 20.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$674 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-1.57630, 30.06750

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Byumba Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	14,740	16,829	18,728	54,111	26,081	24,275	27,109
Population Density	373.8 / km²	426.7 / km²	474.9 / km²	1,372.1 / km²	661.3 / km²	615.5 / km²	687.4 / km²

* Projected

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

Byumba Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 39.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Byumba	+76.9%	+55%	+39.3%
Northern Province, Rwanda	—	—	—
Rwanda	—	—	—

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

Byumba Median Age

Median Age: 19.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Byumba	19.6 yrs	20.4 yrs	18.8 yrs
Northern Province, Rwanda	18.9 yrs	19.7 yrs	18.1 yrs
Rwanda	19.2 yrs	19.8 yrs	18.5 yrs

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

Byumba Population Density

Population Density: 661 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Byumba	26,081	39.4 km²	661 / km²
Northern Province, Rwanda	1.8 million	3,272.5 km²	558 / km²
Rwanda	11.6 million	25,291.9 km²	459 / km²

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

Byumba Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 900 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.

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

Byumba Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$730	$473	$546	$634	$946	$823	$710	$674
Total GDP	$30.9M	$14.5M	$22.1M	$25.8M	$39.9M	$34.4M	$29.7M	$28.3M

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

Byumba CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Byumba	5,274 tn	0.2 tn	133.7 tons/km²
Northern Province, Rwanda	343,055 tn	0.19 tn	104.8 tons/km²
Rwanda	2,116,974 tn	0.18 tn	83.7 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

Byumba CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	5,274 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.2 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	133.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Low (2.8)

* 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. 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
1/22/02	4:51 PM	4.2	92 km	10,000 m	Lac Kivu region, Congo-Rwanda-Uganda	usgs.gov
1/19/02	5:09 PM	4.6	67 km	10,000 m	Rwanda	usgs.gov
3/9/94	8:25 AM	4.8	39.3 km	33,000 m	Rwanda	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Byumba

Byumba is a city in northern Rwanda, and is the capital of Gicumbi District. It is home to an SOS Children's Village. The city lies about 60 kilometres (37 mi), north of the capital Kigali. This location lies approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi), sout..

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