Population of Ghana (2024)

Ghana population

2,690,826

Births this year: 0 Births today 0
Deaths this year 0 Deaths today 0

Ghana Population by Religions(2010 census)

Region Name Percents Number
Christian (Pentecostal/Charismatic, Protestant, Catholic, other) 71.2% 1,915,868 people
Muslim 17.6% 473,585 people
traditional 5.2% 139,923 people
other 0.8% 21,527 people
none 5.2% 139,923 people

Ghana Population by Ethnic groups (2010 census)

Ethnic groups Name Percents Number
Akan 47.5% 1,278,142 people
Mole-Dagbon 16.6% 446,677 people
Ewe 13.9% 374,025 people
Ga-Dangme 7.4% 199,121 people
Gurma 5.7% 153,377 people
Guan 3.7% 99,561 people
Grusi 2.5% 67,271 people
Mande-Busanga 1.1% 29,599 people
other 1.6% 43,053 people

Ghana population by Age group

Age Both Sexes Population Male Population Female Population Both Sexes (%) Male (%) Female (%) Sex ratio (female/male)
Total 30,530,449 15,230,581 15,299,868 100 100 100 99.5
00-04 4,190,799 2,140,506 2,050,293 13.7 14.1 13.4 104.4
05-09 3,967,932 2,024,613 1,943,319 13 13.3 12.7 104.2
10-14 3,456,363 1,765,337 1,691,026 11.3 11.6 11.1 104.4
15-19 3,053,651 1,560,045 1,493,606 10 10.2 9.8 104.4
20-24 2,715,031 1,385,424 1,329,607 8.9 9.1 8.7 104.2
25-29 2,498,648 1,269,285 1,229,363 8.2 8.3 8 103.2
30-34 2,193,513 1,086,503 1,107,010 7.2 7.1 7.2 98.1
35-39 1,918,998 915,797 1,003,201 6.3 6 6.6 91.3
40-44 1,613,255 763,873 849,382 5.3 5 5.6 89.9
45-49 1,326,217 632,415 693,802 4.3 4.2 4.5 91.2
50-54 1,083,184 518,686 564,498 3.5 3.4 3.7 91.9
55-59 836,505 399,104 437,401 2.7 2.6 2.9 91.2
60-64 641,318 296,783 344,535 2.1 1.9 2.3 86.1
65-69 442,697 204,081 238,616 1.5 1.3 1.6 85.5
70-74 310,928 147,333 163,595 1 1 1.1 90.1
75-79 166,130 76,191 89,939 0.5 0.5 0.6 84.7
80-84 81,571 32,919 48,652 0.3 0.2 0.3 67.7
85-89 27,721 9,866 17,855 0.1 0.1 0.1 55.3
90-94 5,486 1,674 3,812 0 0 0 43.9
95-99 485 140 345 0 0 0 40.6
100+ 17 6 11 0 0 0 54.5

Ghana Age structure and Population pyramid

Ghana Age structure and Population pyramid

Ghana Sex ratio

Ghana Sex ratio

Ghana Dependency ratios

Chart working age in Ghana

Ghana Population (1950 - 2024)

Year Population Yearly %
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Sex ratio Density
(P/Km²)
2023 32,415,534 1.98 629,517 99.78 142.46
2022 31,786,017 2.02 628,349 99.71 139.69
2021 31,157,668 2.05 627,219 99.63 136.93
2020 30,530,449 2.09 625,817 99.55 134.18
2019 29,904,632 2.13 624,397 99.46 131.43
2018 29,280,235 2.18 623,512 99.38 128.68
2017 28,656,723 2.22 623,348 99.29 125.94
2016 28,033,375 2.27 623,482 99.16 123.20
2015 27,409,893 2.33 623,295 98.99 120.46
2014 26,786,598 2.38 622,166 98.76 117.72
2013 26,164,432 2.43 619,867 98.48 114.99
2012 25,544,565 2.47 616,062 98.21 112.26
2011 24,928,503 2.51 610,769 98.02 109.56
2010 24,317,734 2.55 604,570 97.98 106.87
2005 21,389,514 13.62 2,564,520 99.83 94.00
2000 18,824,994 12.31 2,064,003 102.03 82.73
1995 16,760,991 14.58 2,132,731 102.26 73.66
1990 14,628,260 15.04 1,912,022 103.32 64.29
1985 12,716,238 17.72 1,914,213 103.27 55.89
1980 10,802,025 9.87 970,616 103.35 47.47
1975 9,831,409 14.36 1,234,432 103.52 43.21
1970 8,596,977 11.50 886,430 103.79 37.78
1965 7,710,547 15.91 1,058,262 103.61 33.89
1960 6,652,285 17.11 971,879 103.30 29.24
1955 5,680,406 14.04 699,528 102.80 24.96
1950 4,980,878 102.22 21.89
Chart population Ghana Population (1950 - 2024)