Demographics of Ghana
| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 27 Sep 2024 |
As of 2024, the population of Ghana is projected at 34.43 million, compared to 33.79 million in 2023. It ranks 46th in the world by population and 14th in Africa. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 1.85 percent, the 60th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.
There are 17.19 million males and 17.23 million females in Ghana. The percentage of the male population is 49.94%, compared to 50.06% of the female population. Ghana has 39k more females than males. The sex ratio in Ghana in 2024 will be 99.774 males per 100 females. Ghana is in the 156th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
- Population
- Growth
- Gender
| Year | Population | Growth (%) | M per 100 F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | |||
| 1950 | 2,653,481 | 2,427,182 | 5,080,664 | 2.81 | 109.324 |
| 1955 | 3,051,382 | 2,863,541 | 5,914,923 | 3.21 | 106.560 |
| 1960 | 3,558,231 | 3,402,983 | 6,961,215 | 3.29 | 104.562 |
| 1965 | 3,971,166 | 3,911,440 | 7,882,606 | 2.42 | 101.527 |
| 1970 | 4,451,938 | 4,473,874 | 8,925,813 | 2.77 | 99.510 |
| 1975 | 5,131,855 | 5,162,454 | 10,294,308 | 2.90 | 99.407 |
| 1980 | 5,935,898 | 6,005,550 | 11,941,448 | 2.79 | 98.840 |
| 1985 | 6,791,468 | 6,869,761 | 13,661,229 | 2.16 | 98.860 |
| 1990 | 7,659,160 | 7,735,488 | 15,394,648 | 2.57 | 99.013 |
| 1995 | 8,660,871 | 8,738,146 | 17,399,017 | 2.35 | 99.116 |
| 2000 | 9,776,449 | 9,860,638 | 19,637,087 | 2.57 | 99.146 |
| 2005 | 11,196,556 | 11,252,882 | 22,449,438 | 2.60 | 99.499 |
| 2010 | 12,722,558 | 12,752,436 | 25,474,995 | 2.39 | 99.766 |
| 2015 | 14,339,499 | 14,356,568 | 28,696,068 | 2.28 | 99.881 |
| 2020 | 15,934,246 | 15,953,564 | 31,887,809 | 2.00 | 99.879 |
| 2021 | 16,247,587 | 16,271,077 | 32,518,665 | 1.92 | 99.856 |
| 2022 | 16,560,812 | 16,588,340 | 33,149,152 | 1.92 | 99.834 |
| 2023 | 16,877,545 | 16,910,369 | 33,787,914 | 1.90 | 99.806 |
| 2024 | 17,194,242 | 17,233,172 | 34,427,414 | 1.85 | 99.774 |
| Year | Life expectancy | Median age | Fertility rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 43.072 | 17.682 | 6.700 |
| 1955 | 45.373 | 17.786 | 6.818 |
| 1960 | 46.942 | 16.678 | 6.890 |
| 1965 | 47.689 | 15.382 | 6.880 |
| 1970 | 47.888 | 14.864 | 6.952 |
| 1975 | 49.323 | 14.799 | 6.762 |
| 1980 | 51.059 | 15.565 | 6.474 |
| 1985 | 52.732 | 15.999 | 6.119 |
| 1990 | 55.395 | 16.089 | 5.737 |
| 1995 | 56.662 | 16.481 | 5.106 |
| 2000 | 58.139 | 17.309 | 4.827 |
| 2005 | 59.638 | 18.298 | 4.496 |
| 2010 | 61.297 | 19.179 | 4.181 |
| 2015 | 63.175 | 19.776 | 3.982 |
| 2020 | 64.309 | 20.396 | 3.541 |
| 2021 | 64.286 | 20.557 | 3.492 |
| 2022 | 65.246 | 20.736 | 3.434 |
| 2023 | 65.498 | 20.931 | 3.397 |
| 2024 | 65.695 | 21.135 | 3.344 |
- Life expectancy
- Median age
- Fertility rate
| Year | Total | Crude (per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 115,318 | 244,091 | 22.697 | 48.043 |
| 1955 | 124,273 | 304,859 | 21.010 | 51.541 |
| 1960 | 133,531 | 350,661 | 19.182 | 50.374 |
| 1965 | 151,221 | 380,282 | 19.184 | 48.243 |
| 1970 | 167,620 | 425,552 | 18.779 | 47.677 |
| 1975 | 168,082 | 466,350 | 16.328 | 45.302 |
| 1980 | 180,134 | 526,952 | 15.085 | 44.128 |
| 1985 | 186,820 | 588,541 | 13.675 | 43.081 |
| 1990 | 180,860 | 623,064 | 11.748 | 40.473 |
| 1995 | 187,265 | 639,009 | 10.763 | 36.727 |
| 2000 | 196,202 | 704,930 | 9.991 | 35.898 |
| 2005 | 209,091 | 772,338 | 9.314 | 34.403 |
| 2010 | 219,199 | 832,331 | 8.604 | 32.672 |
| 2015 | 225,115 | 892,841 | 7.845 | 31.114 |
| 2020 | 237,221 | 874,684 | 7.439 | 27.430 |
| 2021 | 243,300 | 879,105 | 7.482 | 27.034 |
| 2022 | 235,197 | 881,635 | 7.095 | 26.596 |
| 2023 | 237,869 | 888,947 | 7.040 | 26.310 |
| 2024 | 241,311 | 892,343 | 7.009 | 25.920 |
- Total
- Crude
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 769,242 | 4,211,633 | 15.444 |
| 1955 | 1,084,305 | 4,596,105 | 19.089 |
| 1960 | 1,546,791 | 5,105,496 | 23.252 |
| 1965 | 2,009,926 | 5,700,623 | 26.067 |
| 1970 | 2,489,533 | 6,107,450 | 28.958 |
| 1975 | 2,954,226 | 6,877,181 | 30.049 |
| 1980 | 3,366,222 | 7,435,806 | 31.163 |
| 1985 | 4,183,103 | 8,533,125 | 32.896 |
| 1990 | 5,330,699 | 9,297,561 | 36.441 |
| 1995 | 6,727,643 | 10,032,824 | 40.140 |
| 2000 | 8,319,630 | 10,619,132 | 43.929 |
| 2005 | 10,191,110 | 11,350,899 | 47.308 |
| 2010 | 12,430,779 | 12,081,325 | 50.713 |
| 2015 | 14,918,455 | 12,664,366 | 54.086 |
| 2020 | 17,625,567 | 13,108,188 | 57.349 |
| 2021 | 18,192,301 | 13,181,751 | 57.985 |
| 2022 | 18,767,205 | 13,250,620 | 58.615 |
| 2023 | 19,350,121 | 13,314,948 | 59.238 |
| 2024 | 19,940,842 | 13,374,866 | 59.854 |
- Population
- Urbanization
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 2,156,193 | 2,093,308 | 4,249,501 | 12.34 | 103.004 |
| 05-09 | 2,095,597 | 2,045,246 | 4,140,844 | 12.03 | 102.462 |
| 10-14 | 1,990,141 | 1,950,770 | 3,940,911 | 11.45 | 102.018 |
| 15-19 | 1,766,006 | 1,737,487 | 3,503,494 | 10.18 | 101.641 |
| 20-24 | 1,568,347 | 1,548,523 | 3,116,870 | 9.05 | 101.280 |
| 25-29 | 1,346,825 | 1,336,399 | 2,683,224 | 7.79 | 100.780 |
| 30-34 | 1,251,039 | 1,245,243 | 2,496,282 | 7.25 | 100.465 |
| 35-39 | 1,132,583 | 1,132,405 | 2,264,988 | 6.58 | 100.016 |
| 40-44 | 975,017 | 982,910 | 1,957,928 | 5.69 | 99.197 |
| 45-49 | 801,104 | 818,946 | 1,620,050 | 4.71 | 97.821 |
| 50-54 | 634,736 | 661,216 | 1,295,952 | 3.76 | 95.995 |
| 55-59 | 514,090 | 548,969 | 1,063,059 | 3.09 | 93.646 |
| 60-64 | 390,988 | 426,642 | 817,629 | 2.37 | 91.643 |
| 65-69 | 253,669 | 282,438 | 536,107 | 1.56 | 89.814 |
| 70-74 | 156,970 | 193,204 | 350,175 | 1.02 | 81.246 |
| 75-79 | 91,656 | 120,832 | 212,488 | 0.62 | 75.854 |
| 80-84 | 46,855 | 71,210 | 118,065 | 0.34 | 65.798 |
| 85-89 | 18,081 | 29,396 | 47,477 | 0.14 | 61.508 |
| 90-94 | 3,969 | 7,122 | 11,091 | 0.03 | 55.729 |
| 95-99 | 366 | 859 | 1,226 | 0.00 | 42.608 |
| 100+ | 9 | 45 | 53 | 0.00 | 20.000 |
| Total | 17,194,241 | 17,233,170 | 34,427,414 | 99.774 | |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio