Ghana Population

Population now

34,820,804

World: 47th
Africa: 14th

Male:	17,656,939	(50.71 %)
Female:	17,163,865	(49.29 %)

Births in 2026:	566,025
Deaths in 2026:	146,834

Life expectancy & Rates (2026)

Male:	64.53 years
Female:	67.05 years
Total:	65.77 years
Median Age:	21.46 years

Birth Rate:	26.56
Death Rate:	6.89
Growth Rate:	2.85 %
Fertility Rate:	3.49

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Population structure (mid 2026)
Urbanization

Ghana Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	7M	3M	3M	1.03	1.56%	47.32	18.46	6.75	45.84	45.53	46.15	16.79	23.25%	27.71
1961	7M	3M	3M	1.03	1.61%	47.52	18.19	6.79	46.28	45.94	46.62	16.70	23.80%	28.60
1962	7M	4M	3M	1.03	1.66%	47.66	17.93	6.83	46.70	46.32	47.06	16.67	24.35%	29.53
1963	7M	4M	4M	1.04	1.70%	47.73	17.67	6.86	47.09	46.70	47.48	16.68	24.92%	30.49
1964	8M	4M	4M	1.04	1.74%	47.72	17.43	6.89	47.47	47.05	47.88	16.68	25.49%	31.42
1965	8M	4M	4M	1.04	1.77%	47.63	17.18	6.92	47.82	47.37	48.26	16.68	26.07%	32.32
1966	8M	4M	4M	1.03	1.80%	47.47	16.94	6.94	48.16	47.66	48.65	16.50	26.66%	33.16
1967	8M	4M	4M	1.03	1.83%	47.24	16.70	6.95	48.47	47.91	49.03	16.32	27.25%	33.96
1968	8M	4M	4M	1.03	1.85%	46.95	16.47	6.96	48.77	48.11	49.43	16.14	27.86%	34.75
1969	9M	4M	4M	1.03	1.87%	46.61	16.23	6.96	49.06	48.29	49.84	15.97	28.47%	35.58
1970	9M	4M	4M	1.03	1.89%	46.23	15.99	6.95	49.34	48.45	50.26	15.81	28.96%	36.48
1971	9M	5M	4M	1.03	1.91%	45.83	15.75	6.94	49.63	48.62	50.67	15.68	29.17%	37.47
1972	9M	5M	5M	1.03	1.93%	45.40	15.51	6.92	49.91	48.80	51.08	15.58	29.39%	38.54
1973	9M	5M	5M	1.03	1.95%	44.97	15.26	6.89	50.21	49.02	51.46	15.53	29.61%	39.65
1974	10M	5M	5M	1.03	1.97%	44.54	15.01	6.86	50.51	49.27	51.81	15.51	29.83%	40.71
1975	10M	5M	5M	1.03	1.99%	44.14	14.77	6.82	50.81	49.55	52.14	15.53	30.05%	41.70
1976	10M	5M	5M	1.03	2.01%	43.77	14.53	6.77	51.11	49.85	52.44	15.43	30.27%	42.59
1977	10M	5M	5M	1.02	2.04%	43.46	14.30	6.72	51.41	50.16	52.72	15.37	30.49%	43.41
1978	11M	5M	5M	1.02	2.06%	43.18	14.09	6.67	51.70	50.47	52.99	15.34	30.71%	44.23
1979	11M	5M	5M	1.02	2.09%	42.95	13.89	6.61	51.98	50.77	53.25	15.34	30.94%	45.12
1980	11M	6M	5M	1.02	2.12%	42.76	13.69	6.54	52.28	51.08	53.52	15.36	31.16%	46.17
1981	11M	6M	6M	1.01	2.16%	42.60	13.49	6.47	52.59	51.41	53.80	15.48	31.39%	47.39
1982	12M	6M	6M	1.01	2.20%	42.46	13.28	6.39	52.92	51.77	54.11	15.62	31.61%	48.76
1983	12M	6M	6M	1.01	2.24%	42.32	13.05	6.31	53.29	52.16	54.44	15.76	31.84%	50.25
1984	12M	6M	6M	1.01	2.29%	42.15	12.81	6.22	53.69	52.59	54.81	15.91	32.21%	51.81
1985	13M	6M	6M	1.01	2.35%	41.95	12.53	6.13	54.13	53.06	55.21	16.06	32.90%	53.39
1986	13M	7M	7M	1.01	2.41%	41.69	12.23	6.03	54.62	53.57	55.69	16.15	33.59%	54.98
1987	14M	7M	7M	1.01	2.47%	41.36	11.91	5.93	55.16	54.11	56.22	16.26	34.29%	56.59
1988	14M	7M	7M	1.01	2.54%	40.97	11.58	5.82	55.72	54.66	56.78	16.37	35.00%	58.24
1989	14M	7M	7M	1.01	2.60%	40.52	11.24	5.71	56.27	55.19	57.35	16.48	35.72%	59.94
1990	15M	7M	7M	1.01	2.66%	40.04	10.93	5.60	56.78	55.68	57.88	16.60	36.44%	61.69
1991	15M	8M	8M	1.01	2.70%	39.54	10.68	5.50	57.18	56.07	58.30	16.68	37.17%	63.51
1992	16M	8M	8M	1.02	2.72%	39.05	10.49	5.40	57.46	56.35	58.58	16.78	37.91%	65.37
1993	16M	8M	8M	1.02	2.72%	38.59	10.37	5.32	57.61	56.51	58.70	16.90	38.64%	67.26
1994	17M	8M	8M	1.02	2.70%	38.17	10.32	5.24	57.62	56.57	58.67	17.02	39.39%	69.16
1995	17M	9M	8M	1.02	2.66%	37.77	10.33	5.17	57.53	56.53	58.52	17.13	40.14%	71.05
1996	17M	9M	9M	1.02	2.60%	37.38	10.37	5.10	57.37	56.43	58.29	17.21	40.90%	72.92
1997	18M	9M	9M	1.02	2.55%	36.99	10.42	5.04	57.19	56.31	58.05	17.27	41.65%	74.79
1998	18M	9M	9M	1.02	2.50%	36.57	10.45	4.97	57.05	56.22	57.86	17.34	42.42%	76.66
1999	19M	9M	9M	1.02	2.46%	36.13	10.45	4.90	56.97	56.18	57.75	17.41	43.18%	78.56
2000	19M	10M	10M	1.02	2.43%	35.67	10.40	4.83	57.00	56.23	57.76	17.51	43.93%	80.51
2001	20M	10M	10M	1.02	2.42%	35.21	10.29	4.75	57.16	56.38	57.93	17.61	44.60%	82.51
2002	20M	10M	10M	1.02	2.43%	34.77	10.13	4.68	57.43	56.63	58.21	17.73	45.28%	84.55
2003	21M	10M	10M	1.02	2.46%	34.36	9.93	4.61	57.79	56.97	58.60	17.88	45.95%	86.65
2004	21M	11M	11M	1.02	2.50%	33.98	9.70	4.55	58.23	57.38	59.07	18.02	46.63%	88.83
2005	22M	11M	11M	1.02	2.56%	33.64	9.45	4.49	58.72	57.84	59.60	18.17	47.31%	91.10
2006	22M	11M	11M	1.02	2.63%	33.35	9.19	4.44	59.23	58.33	60.14	18.34	47.99%	93.46
2007	23M	12M	11M	1.02	2.70%	33.08	8.95	4.39	59.74	58.82	60.67	18.51	48.67%	95.90
2008	24M	12M	12M	1.02	2.77%	32.85	8.72	4.35	60.22	59.28	61.16	18.68	49.35%	98.40
2009	24M	12M	12M	1.02	2.82%	32.62	8.53	4.31	60.65	59.71	61.59	18.85	50.03%	100.94
2010	25M	13M	12M	1.02	2.87%	32.39	8.36	4.27	61.03	60.10	61.97	19.03	50.71%	103.48
2011	25M	13M	13M	1.02	2.91%	32.13	8.21	4.23	61.38	60.46	62.31	19.17	51.39%	106.02
2012	26M	13M	13M	1.02	2.94%	31.83	8.07	4.19	61.72	60.80	62.65	19.30	52.07%	108.56
2013	27M	13M	13M	1.03	2.97%	31.50	7.94	4.15	62.06	61.14	63.00	19.44	52.75%	111.12
2014	27M	14M	13M	1.03	2.99%	31.13	7.80	4.10	62.42	61.47	63.37	19.58	53.42%	113.69
2015	28M	14M	14M	1.03	3.01%	30.71	7.66	4.04	62.77	61.81	63.75	19.73	54.09%	116.30
2016	28M	14M	14M	1.03	3.02%	30.28	7.53	3.98	63.12	62.13	64.13	19.87	54.75%	118.94
2017	29M	15M	14M	1.03	3.03%	29.84	7.41	3.93	63.46	62.44	64.50	20.02	55.41%	121.61
2018	30M	15M	15M	1.03	3.02%	29.41	7.31	3.87	63.78	62.72	64.85	20.19	56.06%	124.31
2019	30M	15M	15M	1.03	3.02%	28.99	7.22	3.82	64.07	62.99	65.18	20.35	56.71%	127.03
2020	31M	16M	15M	1.03	3.00%	28.60	7.15	3.77	64.35	63.24	65.48	20.51	57.35%	129.76
2021	32M	16M	16M	1.03	3.00%	28.60	7.15	3.77	64.35	63.24	65.48	20.67	57.99%	132.52
2022	32M	16M	16M	1.03	3.00%	28.60	7.15	3.77	64.35	63.24	65.48	20.82	58.62%	135.28
2023	33M	17M	16M	1.03	2.93%	27.55	7.01	3.63	65.07	63.89	66.27	20.97	59.24%	138.07
2024	34M	17M	17M	1.03	2.91%	27.20	6.96	3.58	65.31	64.11	66.54	21.13	59.85%	140.88
2025	34M	17M	17M	1.03	2.89%	26.85	6.91	3.53	65.55	64.33	66.80	21.30	60.46%	143.69
2026	35M	18M	17M	1.03	2.85%	26.56	6.89	3.49	65.77	64.53	67.05	21.46	61.07%	146.53

Ghana Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2027	36M	18M	18M	1.03	2.82%	26.27	6.87	3.45	65.99	64.73	67.29	21.61	61.66%	149.37
2028	36M	18M	18M	1.03	2.79%	25.97	6.86	3.41	66.21	64.92	67.54	21.79	62.24%	152.23
2029	37M	19M	18M	1.03	2.75%	25.68	6.84	3.37	66.43	65.12	67.78	21.96	62.82%	155.11
2030	38M	19M	19M	1.03	2.72%	25.39	6.82	3.33	66.65	65.32	68.03	22.14	63.39%	157.99
2031	39M	20M	19M	1.03	2.68%	25.15	6.83	3.30	66.85	65.50	68.25	22.31	63.95%	160.90
2032	39M	20M	19M	1.03	2.64%	24.90	6.84	3.26	67.04	65.67	68.47	22.49	64.50%	163.81
2033	40M	20M	20M	1.03	2.60%	24.66	6.85	3.23	67.24	65.85	68.69	22.67	65.04%	166.73
2034	41M	21M	20M	1.03	2.56%	24.41	6.86	3.19	67.43	66.02	68.91	22.86	65.57%	169.66
2035	41M	21M	20M	1.03	2.52%	24.17	6.87	3.16	67.63	66.20	69.13	23.05	66.09%	172.61
2036	42M	21M	21M	1.03	2.48%	23.96	6.89	3.13	67.81	66.36	69.33	23.22	66.60%	175.55
2037	43M	22M	21M	1.03	2.44%	23.75	6.91	3.10	67.99	66.52	69.54	23.42	67.09%	178.51
2038	43M	22M	21M	1.03	2.39%	23.53	6.94	3.07	68.17	66.68	69.74	23.61	67.59%	181.48
2039	44M	22M	22M	1.03	2.35%	23.32	6.96	3.04	68.35	66.84	69.95	23.81	68.08%	184.45
2040	45M	23M	22M	1.03	2.31%	23.11	6.98	3.01	68.53	67.00	70.15	24.01	68.56%	187.43
2041	46M	23M	22M	1.03	2.27%	22.90	7.01	2.98	68.69	67.14	70.34	24.21	69.04%	190.42
2042	46M	23M	23M	1.03	2.22%	22.70	7.04	2.96	68.86	67.28	70.53	24.40	69.52%	193.41
2043	47M	24M	23M	1.03	2.18%	22.49	7.07	2.93	69.02	67.42	70.71	24.60	69.99%	196.40
2044	48M	24M	24M	1.03	2.14%	22.29	7.10	2.91	69.19	67.56	70.90	24.79	70.46%	199.39
2045	48M	25M	24M	1.03	2.10%	22.08	7.13	2.88	69.35	67.70	71.09	24.99	70.92%	202.38
2046	49M	25M	24M	1.03	2.05%	21.87	7.16	2.86	69.50	67.83	71.26	25.17	71.38%	205.36
2047	50M	25M	25M	1.03	2.01%	21.66	7.19	2.83	69.65	67.95	71.44	25.36	71.84%	208.34
2048	51M	26M	25M	1.02	1.97%	21.45	7.22	2.81	69.79	68.08	71.61	25.54	72.29%	211.31
2049	51M	26M	25M	1.02	1.93%	21.24	7.25	2.78	69.94	68.20	71.79	25.73	72.74%	214.27
2050	52M	26M	26M	1.02	1.89%	21.03	7.28	2.76	70.09	68.33	71.96	25.92	73.18%	217.22

Highest City Populations in Ghana

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Kumasi	3,575,033	1,468,609
2	Accra	2,586,154	1,963,264
3	Sekondi Takoradi	1,017,725	138,872
4	Tamale	689,614	360,579

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South Africa63M

Ghana35M

Burkina Faso25M

Republic of the Congo6M

Central African Republic5M

Guinea-Bissau2M

Equatorial Guinea2M

Sao Tome and Principe247k