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Ghana population

Current population of Ghana

35,773,810

Live estimate, extrapolated from the latest official figures

Births today
518
Deaths today
140
Change today (UTC)
+366
World rank
47th of 218
0.43% of world population
Population
35,064,272
2025 estimate
Annual growth
+1.83%
2025
Density
149 /km²
2023
Land area
227,533 km²
Urban population
59%
2025
Median age
21.3 yrs
2025 (UN WPP)
Fertility rate
3.34
births per woman, 2024
Life expectancy
65.7 yrs
2024
Net migration
−17,079
2025
Capital
Accra
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa

Population of Ghana: overview

Ghana has a population of 35,064,272 according to the latest official estimates (2025), the 47th largest in the world. Ghana is part of the Sub-Saharan Africa region and its capital is Accra.

The population is expanding quickly, at 1.83% per year. In absolute terms that meant roughly 636,858 additional people over the past year.

Population density is moderate — about 149 people per km², spread across 227,533 km² of land. A slim urban majority has emerged, with 59% of people living in cities.

The population is young, with a median age of 21.3 years. The fertility rate of 3.34 children per woman sits above the replacement level of 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 65.7 years (2024).

The UN projects strong growth ahead: 50.55 million people by 2050, about 44% more than today. The 2030 projection is 38,222,089.

Ghana population, 1960–2025 and projections

015M30M45M60M19601980200020202040projected2025: 35.06M1960: 6,961,2151961: 7,162,6671962: 7,337,3751963: 7,514,7141964: 7,695,7391965: 7,882,6061966: 8,074,5211967: 8,271,9131968: 8,475,7291969: 8,690,3831970: 8,925,8131971: 9,176,2641972: 9,438,1871973: 9,714,6171974: 10,000,5231975: 10,294,3081976: 10,594,9131977: 10,911,8711978: 11,248,4501979: 11,597,2551980: 11,941,4481981: 12,281,7121982: 12,643,8191983: 13,029,8361984: 13,370,5901985: 13,661,2291986: 13,965,2171987: 14,289,1081988: 14,636,5681989: 15,006,8131990: 15,394,6481991: 15,787,4961992: 16,184,8551993: 16,589,5191994: 16,993,1901995: 17,399,0171996: 17,810,1811997: 18,238,9581998: 18,688,0361999: 19,149,8642000: 19,637,0872001: 20,167,0692002: 20,729,3882003: 21,296,7052004: 21,868,2982005: 22,449,4382006: 23,040,7022007: 23,642,2792008: 24,249,9462009: 24,862,6642010: 25,474,9952011: 26,095,0882012: 26,734,2682013: 27,386,1932014: 28,041,5922015: 28,696,0682016: 29,356,7422017: 30,008,3542018: 30,637,5852019: 31,258,9452020: 31,887,8092021: 32,518,6652022: 33,149,1522023: 33,787,9142024: 34,427,4142025: 35,064,2722030: 38,222,0892050: 50,553,047
Population of Ghana by year
YearPopulationGrowth rateAnnual change
202535,064,272+1.83%+636,858
202434,427,414+1.88%+639,500
202333,787,914+1.91%+638,762
202233,149,152+1.92%+630,487
202132,518,665+1.96%+630,856
202031,887,809+1.99%+628,864
201931,258,945+2.01%+621,360
201830,637,585+2.08%+629,231
201730,008,354+2.20%+651,612
201629,356,742+2.28%+660,674
201528,696,068+2.31%+654,476
201428,041,592+2.37%+655,399
201025,474,995+2.43%+612,331
200522,449,438+2.62%+581,140
200019,637,087+2.51%+487,223
199517,399,017+2.36%+405,827
199015,394,648+2.55%+387,835
198513,661,229+2.15%+290,639
198011,941,448+2.92%+344,193
197510,294,308+2.90%+293,785
19708,925,813+2.67%+235,430
19657,882,606+2.40%+186,867
19606,961,215––

Recent years annually, earlier years at five-year steps. Annual change compares against the immediately preceding year.

Ghana population forecast

United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant.

Projected population of Ghana
YearProjected populationvs today
203038,222,089+9.0%
205050,553,047+44.2%

Ghana population pyramid (2025)

Age and sex structure from UN World Population Prospects 2024: 35.4% of Ghana's population is under 15, 60.8% is of working age (15–64), and 3.8% is 65 or older. Hover any bar for the group's size.

MaleFemale
0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%0-4 male: 2,168,733 (6.2%)0-4 female: 2,105,075 (6.0%)0-45-9 male: 2,092,757 (6.0%)5-9 female: 2,041,584 (5.8%)10-14 male: 2,027,533 (5.8%)10-14 female: 1,987,477 (5.7%)10-1415-19 male: 1,798,424 (5.1%)15-19 female: 1,769,735 (5.0%)20-24 male: 1,601,918 (4.6%)20-24 female: 1,582,978 (4.5%)20-2425-29 male: 1,376,205 (3.9%)25-29 female: 1,366,465 (3.9%)30-34 male: 1,263,591 (3.6%)30-34 female: 1,258,971 (3.6%)30-3435-39 male: 1,152,375 (3.3%)35-39 female: 1,152,354 (3.3%)40-44 male: 1,001,746 (2.9%)40-44 female: 1,010,503 (2.9%)40-4445-49 male: 832,923 (2.4%)45-49 female: 849,635 (2.4%)50-54 male: 652,876 (1.9%)50-54 female: 680,107 (1.9%)50-5455-59 male: 532,231 (1.5%)55-59 female: 567,352 (1.6%)60-64 male: 412,202 (1.2%)60-64 female: 450,396 (1.3%)60-6465-69 male: 265,728 (0.8%)65-69 female: 296,625 (0.8%)70-74 male: 164,268 (0.5%)70-74 female: 199,501 (0.6%)70-7475-79 male: 95,194 (0.3%)75-79 female: 125,190 (0.4%)80-84 male: 47,718 (0.1%)80-84 female: 71,775 (0.2%)80-8485-89 male: 18,406 (0.1%)85-89 female: 30,535 (0.1%)90-94 male: 4,143 (0.0%)90-94 female: 7,644 (0.0%)90-9495-99 male: 399 (0.0%)95-99 female: 942 (0.0%)100+ male: 12 (0.0%)100+ female: 51 (0.0%)100+

Ghana population FAQ

What is the population of Ghana in 2026?

Ghana's population is estimated at about 35.77 million in 2026, extrapolated from the latest official figure of 35,064,272 (2025). Ghana ranks 47th in the world by population.

Is the population of Ghana growing or shrinking?

Ghana's population is growing at about 1.83% per year, an increase of roughly 636,858 people over the past year.

How densely populated is Ghana?

Ghana has about 149 people per square kilometre across a land area of 227,533 km².

What share of the world's population lives in Ghana?

Ghana is home to about 0.43% of the world's population.

What is Ghana's projected population in 2050?

United Nations medium-variant projections put Ghana's population at 50,553,047 in 2050, passing through 38,222,089 in 2030.

What is the median age in Ghana?

The median age in Ghana is 21.3 years (2025 estimate) — half the population is younger and half older than that.

Sources: World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0); median age and projections from UN World Population Prospects 2024. Live figures are estimates extrapolated from the latest official data — see methodology.