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Ngororero Facts

Area	43.3 km²
Population	41,742
Male Population	19,664 (47.1%)
Female Population	22,078 (52.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+273.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+45.6%
Median Age	19.1 years (Male: 17.5, Female: 20.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$1,074 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-1.86280, 29.62541

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Ngororero Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	11,176	23,920	28,672	44,054	41,742	44,208	46,215
Population Density	258 / km²	552.3 / km²	662 / km²	1,017.1 / km²	963.7 / km²	1,020.7 / km²	1,067 / km²

* Projected

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

Ngororero Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 45.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Ngororero	+273.5%	+74.5%	+45.6%
Western Province, Rwanda	—	—	—
Rwanda	—	—	—

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

Ngororero Median Age

Median Age: 19.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Ngororero	19.1 yrs	20.7 yrs	17.5 yrs
Western Province, Rwanda	18.2 yrs	19.2 yrs	17.2 yrs
Rwanda	19.2 yrs	19.8 yrs	18.5 yrs

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

Ngororero Population Density

Population Density: 964 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Ngororero	41,742	43.3 km²	964 / km²
Western Province, Rwanda	2.6 million	4,871.6 km²	542 / 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

Ngororero Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1200 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

Ngororero Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$656	$488	$570	$498	$718	$832	$960	$1,074
Total GDP	$31.1M	$16.6M	$26.1M	$24.8M	$39.8M	$49.8M	$59.9M	$68.1M

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

Ngororero CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Ngororero	7,994 tn	0.19 tn	184.6 tons/km²
Western Province, Rwanda	489,511 tn	0.19 tn	100.5 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

Ngororero CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	7,994 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.19 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	184.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* 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
8/7/15	1:50 AM	4.3	97.7 km	10,000 m	21km N of Kabare, Democratic Republic of the Congo	usgs.gov
8/7/15	1:28 AM	5.5	79.1 km	10,000 m	43km N of Cyangugu, Rwanda	usgs.gov
8/7/15	1:25 AM	5.8	86.7 km	11,000 m	37km N of Cyangugu, Rwanda	usgs.gov
3/25/09	5:03 AM	4	67.7 km	10,000 m	Rwanda	usgs.gov
10/5/08	12:32 AM	4	77.8 km	10,000 m	Lac Kivu region, Congo-Rwanda-Uganda	usgs.gov
10/5/08	12:02 AM	5.3	99.1 km	4,000 m	Lac Kivu region, Congo-Rwanda-Uganda	usgs.gov
2/27/08	2:07 AM	4.6	93.8 km	10,000 m	Rwanda	usgs.gov
2/14/08	2:07 AM	5.3	98.9 km	10,000 m	Rwanda	usgs.gov
2/5/08	10:54 PM	3.8	92.9 km	10,000 m	Rwanda	usgs.gov
2/3/08	11:00 AM	4.9	85.9 km	10,000 m	Lac Kivu region, Democratic Republic of the Congo	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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