Ghana - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Ghana was 31,072,940 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31,072,940 in 2020 and a minimum value of 6,635,229 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

See also:

Year Value
1960 6,635,229
1961 6,848,291
1962 7,071,966
1963 7,300,124
1964 7,524,470
1965 7,739,463
1966 7,941,418
1967 8,132,803
1968 8,321,773
1969 8,520,018
1970 8,735,493
1971 8,973,247
1972 9,229,640
1973 9,493,552
1974 9,749,098
1975 9,985,946
1976 10,199,160
1977 10,395,450
1978 10,590,270
1979 10,805,320
1980 11,056,110
1981 11,348,290
1982 11,676,830
1983 12,033,560
1984 12,405,660
1985 12,783,620
1986 13,164,840
1987 13,552,020
1988 13,947,050
1989 14,353,410
1990 14,773,270
1991 15,207,360
1992 15,653,350
1993 16,106,760
1994 16,561,680
1995 17,014,060
1996 17,462,500
1997 17,908,980
1998 18,357,160
1999 18,812,370
2000 19,278,850
2001 19,756,930
2002 20,246,380
2003 20,750,310
2004 21,272,330
2005 21,814,650
2006 22,379,060
2007 22,963,950
2008 23,563,830
2009 24,170,940
2010 24,779,610
2011 25,387,710
2012 25,996,450
2013 26,607,640
2014 27,224,480
2015 27,849,200
2016 28,481,950
2017 29,121,460
2018 29,767,110
2019 30,417,860
2020 31,072,940

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Ghana was 15,322,950 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15,322,950 in 2020 and a minimum value of 3,264,382 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 3,264,382
1961 3,367,636
1962 3,476,028
1963 3,586,850
1964 3,696,412
1965 3,802,237
1966 3,902,756
1967 3,999,052
1968 4,094,628
1969 4,194,488
1970 4,302,082
1971 4,419,570
1972 4,545,440
1973 4,675,099
1974 4,801,938
1975 4,921,690
1976 5,032,234
1977 5,136,424
1978 5,241,008
1979 5,355,432
1980 5,486,394
1981 5,636,424
1982 5,803,231
1983 5,982,791
1984 6,168,912
1985 6,357,020
1986 6,545,772
1987 6,736,489
1988 6,930,352
1989 7,129,415
1990 7,335,022
1991 7,547,614
1992 7,766,053
1993 7,988,227
1994 8,211,310
1995 8,433,356
1996 8,653,737
1997 8,873,415
1998 9,094,123
1999 9,318,370
2000 9,548,140
2001 9,783,588
2002 10,024,590
2003 10,272,590
2004 10,529,200
2005 10,795,450
2006 11,072,180
2007 11,358,620
2008 11,652,110
2009 11,948,890
2010 12,246,230
2011 12,543,080
2012 12,840,080
2013 13,138,220
2014 13,439,250
2015 13,744,370
2016 14,053,720
2017 14,366,670
2018 14,682,870
2019 15,001,770
2020 15,322,950

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Ghana was 49.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.73 in 1985, while its lowest value was 49.13 in 1964.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 49.20
1961 49.17
1962 49.15
1963 49.13
1964 49.13
1965 49.13
1966 49.14
1967 49.17
1968 49.20
1969 49.23
1970 49.25
1971 49.25
1972 49.25
1973 49.24
1974 49.26
1975 49.29
1976 49.34
1977 49.41
1978 49.49
1979 49.56
1980 49.62
1981 49.67
1982 49.70
1983 49.72
1984 49.73
1985 49.73
1986 49.72
1987 49.71
1988 49.69
1989 49.67
1990 49.65
1991 49.63
1992 49.61
1993 49.60
1994 49.58
1995 49.57
1996 49.56
1997 49.55
1998 49.54
1999 49.53
2000 49.53
2001 49.52
2002 49.51
2003 49.51
2004 49.50
2005 49.49
2006 49.48
2007 49.46
2008 49.45
2009 49.43
2010 49.42
2011 49.41
2012 49.39
2013 49.38
2014 49.36
2015 49.35
2016 49.34
2017 49.33
2018 49.33
2019 49.32
2020 49.31

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Ghana was 15,750,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15,750,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 3,370,847 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 3,370,847
1961 3,480,655
1962 3,595,938
1963 3,713,274
1964 3,828,058
1965 3,937,226
1966 4,038,662
1967 4,133,751
1968 4,227,145
1969 4,325,530
1970 4,433,411
1971 4,553,677
1972 4,684,200
1973 4,818,453
1974 4,947,160
1975 5,064,256
1976 5,166,930
1977 5,259,029
1978 5,349,257
1979 5,449,886
1980 5,569,718
1981 5,711,863
1982 5,873,597
1983 6,050,768
1984 6,236,747
1985 6,426,597
1986 6,619,067
1987 6,815,532
1988 7,016,695
1989 7,223,994
1990 7,438,252
1991 7,659,746
1992 7,887,292
1993 8,118,529
1994 8,350,367
1995 8,580,702
1996 8,808,767
1997 9,035,562
1998 9,263,036
1999 9,493,999
2000 9,730,710
2001 9,973,341
2002 10,221,780
2003 10,477,720
2004 10,743,130
2005 11,019,200
2006 11,306,880
2007 11,605,330
2008 11,911,720
2009 12,222,050
2010 12,533,390
2011 12,844,640
2012 13,156,380
2013 13,469,420
2014 13,785,230
2015 14,104,840
2016 14,428,230
2017 14,754,800
2018 15,084,240
2019 15,416,090
2020 15,750,000

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Ghana was 50.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.87 in 1964, while its lowest value was 50.27 in 1985.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 50.80
1961 50.83
1962 50.85
1963 50.87
1964 50.87
1965 50.87
1966 50.86
1967 50.83
1968 50.80
1969 50.77
1970 50.75
1971 50.75
1972 50.75
1973 50.76
1974 50.74
1975 50.71
1976 50.66
1977 50.59
1978 50.51
1979 50.44
1980 50.38
1981 50.33
1982 50.30
1983 50.28
1984 50.27
1985 50.27
1986 50.28
1987 50.29
1988 50.31
1989 50.33
1990 50.35
1991 50.37
1992 50.39
1993 50.40
1994 50.42
1995 50.43
1996 50.44
1997 50.45
1998 50.46
1999 50.47
2000 50.47
2001 50.48
2002 50.49
2003 50.49
2004 50.50
2005 50.51
2006 50.52
2007 50.54
2008 50.55
2009 50.57
2010 50.58
2011 50.59
2012 50.61
2013 50.62
2014 50.64
2015 50.65
2016 50.66
2017 50.67
2018 50.67
2019 50.68
2020 50.69

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population