Businesses in Nyagatare

Categories in Nyagatare

Gas Station Churches Government Office Construction of buildings Education High School Primary School University Bars, pubs and taverns Coffee Shop Restaurants Banks Hospitals Bed and breakfasts Hotels and motels

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Nyagatare

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	20
Primary and elementary schools	13
Churches	8
Other accommodation	7
Banks	6
Hospitals	6
Public administration	5

Nyagatare Facts

Area	134.1 km²
Population	108,579
Male Population	54,256 (50.0%)
Female Population	54,323 (50.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+8684.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+413.0%
Median Age	18.7 years (Male: 18.8, Female: 18.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$1,611 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-1.29833, 30.32194

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Nyagatare Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,236	7,024	21,166	80,774	108,579	139,072	173,150
Population Density	9.2 / km²	52.4 / km²	157.9 / km²	602.5 / km²	809.9 / km²	1,037.4 / km²	1,291.6 / km²

* Projected

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

Nyagatare Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 413% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Nyagatare	+8684.7%	+1445.8%	+413%
Northern Province, Rwanda	—	—	—
Rwanda	—	—	—

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

Nyagatare Median Age

Median Age: 18.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Nyagatare	18.7 yrs	18.5 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)

Nyagatare Population Density

Population Density: 810 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Nyagatare	108,579	134.1 km²	810 / 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

Nyagatare Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 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

Nyagatare Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$767	$518	$636	$748	$986	$1,110	$1,113	$1,611
Total GDP	$8M	$4.9M	$10.4M	$17M	$32.9M	$53M	$71.5M	$116.5M

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

Nyagatare CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Nyagatare	19,371 tn	0.18 tn	144.5 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

Nyagatare CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	19,371 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.18 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	144.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* 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
3/9/94	8:25 AM	4.8	80.9 km	33,000 m	Rwanda	usgs.gov
5/7/88	5:05 AM	4.5	98.4 km	10,000 m	Lake Edward region, Uganda	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Nyagatare

Nyagatare is a town in the North East of Rwanda. With a population of more than 50,000, it is one of the most populous settlements in the Eastern Province along with Rwamagana and Kibungo.

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