Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 04 Nov 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Ghana is projected at 31.73 million, up by 2.12% compared with 31.07 million in 2020. Ghana is ranked 47th in terms of population and 47th in terms of population growth rate.
There are 0.9 million births in Ghana in 2021. That is 2,456 per day, which is ranked 33rd. The crude birth rate is 28.23 per 1000 people. There are 0.22 million deaths in Ghana in 2021. That is 616 per day, which is ranked 44th. The crude death rate is 7.08 per 1000 people.
18.2 million people are living in urban areas, which is 57.99% of Ghana population. Ghana is ranked 132nd in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in Ghana in 2021 is 102.81 males per 100 females. There are 16.09 million males and 15.65 million females in Ghana. The percentage of female population is 49.31% compare to 50.69% male population. Ghana has 0.44 million more males than females. Ghana is at 174th position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
Year | Population | Growth (%) |
---|---|---|
1950 | 5,036,151 | - |
1955 | 5,730,592 | 2.91 |
1960 | 6,635,229 | 3.11 |
1965 | 7,739,463 | 2.86 |
1970 | 8,735,493 | 2.53 |
1975 | 9,985,946 | 2.43 |
1980 | 11,056,112 | 2.32 |
1985 | 12,783,617 | 3.05 |
1990 | 14,773,274 | 2.93 |
1995 | 17,014,058 | 2.73 |
2000 | 19,278,850 | 2.48 |
2005 | 21,814,648 | 2.55 |
2010 | 24,779,614 | 2.52 |
2015 | 27,849,203 | 2.29 |
2016 | 28,481,947 | 2.27 |
2017 | 29,121,464 | 2.25 |
2018 | 29,767,108 | 2.22 |
2019 | 30,417,858 | 2.19 |
2020 | 31,072,945 | 2.15 |
2021 | 31,732,128 | 2.12 |
Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
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Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
1950 | 112,549 | 223,909 | 21.97 | 43.78 |
1955 | 115,562 | 262,804 | 20.08 | 45.71 |
1960 | 123,164 | 315,505 | 18.46 | 47.32 |
1965 | 132,453 | 366,898 | 17.18 | 47.63 |
1970 | 140,670 | 406,312 | 15.99 | 46.23 |
1975 | 146,542 | 437,753 | 14.77 | 44.13 |
1980 | 153,132 | 477,805 | 13.69 | 42.76 |
1985 | 160,415 | 537,111 | 12.53 | 41.95 |
1990 | 161,552 | 592,532 | 10.93 | 40.04 |
1995 | 176,107 | 642,545 | 10.32 | 37.77 |
2000 | 201,043 | 688,764 | 10.40 | 35.67 |
2005 | 206,372 | 736,207 | 9.45 | 33.64 |
2010 | 207,388 | 803,053 | 8.36 | 32.38 |
2015 | 213,577 | 855,880 | 7.66 | 30.71 |
2020 | 222,224 | 889,291 | 7.14 | 28.60 |
2021 | 224,967 | 896,308 | 7.08 | 28.23 |
Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
1950 | 769,242 | 4,211,633 | - | 15.444 |
1955 | 1,084,305 | 4,596,105 | 7.59 | 19.089 |
1960 | 1,546,791 | 5,105,496 | 6.89 | 23.252 |
1965 | 2,009,926 | 5,700,623 | 4.96 | 26.067 |
1970 | 2,489,533 | 6,107,450 | 4.12 | 28.958 |
1975 | 2,954,226 | 6,877,181 | 3.12 | 30.049 |
1980 | 3,366,222 | 7,435,806 | 3.13 | 31.163 |
1985 | 4,183,103 | 8,533,125 | 5.49 | 32.896 |
1990 | 5,330,699 | 9,297,561 | 4.85 | 36.441 |
1995 | 6,727,643 | 10,032,824 | 4.59 | 40.140 |
2000 | 8,319,630 | 10,619,132 | 4.26 | 43.929 |
2005 | 10,191,110 | 11,350,899 | 4.14 | 47.308 |
2010 | 12,430,779 | 12,081,325 | 3.94 | 50.713 |
2015 | 14,918,455 | 12,664,366 | 3.58 | 54.086 |
2020 | 17,625,567 | 13,108,188 | 3.27 | 57.349 |
2021 | 18,192,301 | 13,181,751 | 3.22 | 57.985 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 2,142,389 | 2,053,174 | 4,195,563 | 13.22 | 104.345 |
05-09 | 2,018,890 | 1,935,090 | 3,953,980 | 12.46 | 104.331 |
10-14 | 1,815,291 | 1,740,522 | 3,555,813 | 11.21 | 104.296 |
15-19 | 1,630,507 | 1,560,763 | 3,191,270 | 10.06 | 104.469 |
20-24 | 1,487,312 | 1,421,876 | 2,909,188 | 9.17 | 104.602 |
25-29 | 1,325,326 | 1,265,262 | 2,590,588 | 8.16 | 104.747 |
30-34 | 1,184,731 | 1,131,661 | 2,316,392 | 7.30 | 104.690 |
35-39 | 1,010,226 | 973,493 | 1,983,719 | 6.25 | 103.773 |
40-44 | 845,441 | 824,665 | 1,670,106 | 5.26 | 102.519 |
45-49 | 722,153 | 714,727 | 1,436,880 | 4.53 | 101.039 |
50-54 | 609,679 | 611,904 | 1,221,583 | 3.85 | 99.636 |
55-59 | 484,628 | 498,197 | 982,825 | 3.10 | 97.276 |
60-64 | 340,551 | 365,070 | 705,621 | 2.22 | 93.284 |
65-69 | 210,375 | 235,309 | 445,684 | 1.40 | 89.404 |
70-74 | 140,246 | 162,766 | 303,012 | 0.95 | 86.164 |
75-79 | 74,270 | 93,040 | 167,310 | 0.53 | 79.826 |
80-84 | 31,560 | 41,890 | 73,450 | 0.23 | 75.340 |
85-89 | 10,130 | 13,818 | 23,948 | 0.08 | 73.310 |
90-94 | 1,957 | 2,765 | 4,722 | 0.01 | 70.778 |
95-99 | 182 | 275 | 457 | 0.00 | 66.182 |
100+ | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0.00 | 54.545 |
Total | 16,085,850 | 15,646,278 | 31,732,128 | 102.809 |