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Population state · Growing

Ghana

Africa · Western Africa · GHA · GH
Population state
Growing
current run since 1950 · projected 2024
Fertility
3.34
191 of 237 with a TFR, lowest first
World population rank
46
of 237
Regional population rank
14
of 58 in Africa
Population
34.43m
Annual change
+637,913
Natural change
+651,032
Migrant share
1.5%
Peak population · projected 2100 Deaths exceed births · not in this year Working-age peak · not reached Support ratio · 16.31 people 15–64 per person 65+
ANNUAL COMPONENTS · 2024 PROJECTED

What drives population change?

Births and deaths set natural change. Net migration can reinforce, reduce, or reverse that direction.

Migration contribution Reduces growth

Negative net migration slows natural growth without reversing it.

Ghana, 2024 projected: natural change +651,032 people, net migration −13,114, WPP adjustment −5, total population change +637,913. Negative net migration slows natural growth without reversing it.

Exact reconciliation: WPP includes a −5-person statistical adjustment. Figures are rounded to whole people.

SOURCE · UN WPP 2024 CHECKS PASSED · DETAILS⌄
Releasewpp2024
RevisionPOP/DB/WPP/Rev.2024/GEN/F01/Rev.1
Vintage2024 Revision, Online Edition
Retrieved2026-06-25T11:25:03+00:00
LicenceCC BY 3.0 IGO
Formulathousands-to-people-v1 · migration-contribution-v1
Transformsite/src/lib/migration-contribution.ts
Raw file SHA-25698e34d9b65b53858cd08a57a566e45050b08093ad85ba5714fe6fbd78055ae6d
Measurement universeOne canonical country or area; annual natural change, net migration, WPP adjustment, and total population change use the same source row.
Reference time2024 projected annual components; estimates run through 2023.
UnitPeople per year.
Evidence status2024 WPP medium-variant projection.
GROWING · STATE-SPECIFIC EVIDENCE

Growth in this series

75 source years · since 1950 Growing cohort
Current run
Since 1950
75 consecutive years · projected 2024
Latest annual gain
+637,913
1.85% of 2024 population
Series maximum
not established in this series
Still rising at the 2100 horizon of this release.
AGE STRUCTURE · 2023
PROJECTED PATH · WPP 2024 MEDIUM VARIANT
YearPopulationAnnual changeFertility
202434.43m+637,9133.34
205050.55m+565,3702.55
208063.61m+305,1682.08
210067.55m+95,4081.93

Values after 2023 are medium-variant projections, not forecasts.

AGE BALANCE · 1950–2100

Youth and older population

Annual share of the population aged under 18 and aged 65+. The crossing shows when the older group first becomes larger in the annual source series.

First annual crossover
Not reached by 2100
Rule
65+ strictly exceeds under 18

Ghana annual age balance from 1950 to 2100. Under-18 population moves from 48.4% in 1950 to 42.4% in 2023 and 23.3% in the 2100 projection. Population aged 65 and older moves from 4.6% to 3.6% and 16.8%. First annual crossover: Not reached by 2100. Estimates run through 2023 and WPP Medium projections begin in 2024.

Youth and older population in Ghana, 1950 to 2100 Ghana annual age balance from 1950 to 2100. Under-18 population moves from 48.4% in 1950 to 42.4% in 2023 and 23.3% in the 2100 projection. Population aged 65 and older moves from 4.6% to 3.6% and 16.8%. First annual crossover: Not reached by 2100. Estimates run through 2023 and WPP Medium projections begin in 2024. 0% 20% 40% 60% 1950 1975 2000 2023 2050 2075 2100 ESTIMATES · THROUGH 2023 WPP MEDIUM PROJECTION UNDER 18 · 23.3% 65+ · 16.8%
1950
Under 18 · 48.4%65+ · 4.6%
2023 observed
Under 18 · 42.4%65+ · 3.6%
2100 projected
Under 18 · 23.3%65+ · 16.8%
Annual evidence · 151 source rows
Ghana under-18 and 65+ population history
YearEvidenceUnder 18Share65+Share
1950 observed 2,457,242 48.4% 234,437 4.6%
1951 observed 2,517,238 48.1% 230,355 4.4%
1952 observed 2,586,424 48.0% 226,475 4.2%
1953 observed 2,666,852 48.0% 222,738 4.0%
1954 observed 2,758,990 48.2% 219,180 3.8%
1955 observed 2,861,928 48.4% 215,789 3.6%
1956 observed 2,975,174 48.7% 212,541 3.5%
1957 observed 3,098,768 49.1% 209,528 3.3%
1958 observed 3,231,818 49.6% 206,877 3.2%
1959 observed 3,372,216 50.1% 204,839 3.0%
1960 observed 3,518,641 50.5% 203,892 2.9%
1961 observed 3,654,970 51.0% 212,589 3.0%
1962 observed 3,779,811 51.5% 229,445 3.1%
1963 observed 3,906,053 52.0% 244,690 3.3%
1964 observed 4,033,582 52.4% 258,235 3.4%
1965 observed 4,163,814 52.8% 269,385 3.4%
1966 observed 4,292,987 53.2% 278,569 3.4%
1967 observed 4,419,815 53.4% 286,492 3.5%
1968 observed 4,547,695 53.7% 293,609 3.5%
1969 observed 4,681,453 53.9% 299,190 3.4%
1970 observed 4,826,991 54.1% 300,041 3.4%
1971 observed 4,984,091 54.3% 291,314 3.2%
1972 observed 5,146,242 54.5% 280,449 3.0%
1973 observed 5,308,203 54.6% 275,603 2.8%
1974 observed 5,468,395 54.7% 273,387 2.7%
1975 observed 5,625,949 54.7% 273,092 2.7%
1976 observed 5,780,577 54.6% 273,163 2.6%
1977 observed 5,934,576 54.4% 280,254 2.6%
1978 observed 6,091,136 54.2% 296,287 2.6%
1979 observed 6,237,810 53.8% 314,528 2.7%
1980 observed 6,376,891 53.4% 320,233 2.7%
1981 observed 6,522,336 53.1% 313,902 2.6%
1982 observed 6,672,064 52.8% 318,035 2.5%
1983 observed 6,827,879 52.4% 334,331 2.6%
1984 observed 6,984,473 52.2% 346,676 2.6%
1985 observed 7,139,913 52.3% 352,768 2.6%
1986 observed 7,298,813 52.3% 360,370 2.6%
1987 observed 7,459,993 52.2% 368,932 2.6%
1988 observed 7,627,534 52.1% 378,283 2.6%
1989 observed 7,809,568 52.0% 388,972 2.6%
1990 observed 7,999,711 52.0% 401,738 2.6%
1991 observed 8,186,056 51.9% 416,371 2.6%
1992 observed 8,369,414 51.7% 432,764 2.7%
1993 observed 8,551,590 51.5% 450,752 2.7%
1994 observed 8,731,296 51.4% 469,673 2.8%
1995 observed 8,899,115 51.1% 490,098 2.8%
1996 observed 9,047,931 50.8% 512,625 2.9%
1997 observed 9,186,087 50.4% 537,017 2.9%
1998 observed 9,337,786 50.0% 563,039 3.0%
1999 observed 9,509,769 49.7% 589,980 3.1%
2000 observed 9,685,082 49.3% 616,765 3.1%
2001 observed 9,858,369 48.9% 643,657 3.2%
2002 observed 10,036,832 48.4% 670,991 3.2%
2003 observed 10,220,193 48.0% 698,120 3.3%
2004 observed 10,402,895 47.6% 724,389 3.3%
2005 observed 10,591,469 47.2% 749,385 3.3%
2006 observed 10,787,648 46.8% 774,082 3.4%
2007 observed 10,984,973 46.5% 798,758 3.4%
2008 observed 11,181,476 46.1% 821,546 3.4%
2009 observed 11,381,270 45.8% 841,833 3.4%
2010 observed 11,590,808 45.5% 861,004 3.4%
2011 observed 11,815,350 45.3% 879,401 3.4%
2012 observed 12,057,239 45.1% 897,318 3.4%
2013 observed 12,313,048 45.0% 916,910 3.3%
2014 observed 12,575,065 44.8% 939,545 3.4%
2015 observed 12,836,525 44.7% 963,847 3.4%
2016 observed 13,088,507 44.6% 989,134 3.4%
2017 observed 13,314,498 44.4% 1,015,834 3.4%
2018 observed 13,510,921 44.1% 1,043,912 3.4%
2019 observed 13,690,322 43.8% 1,074,189 3.4%
2020 observed 13,861,847 43.5% 1,106,098 3.5%
2021 observed 14,027,186 43.1% 1,140,327 3.5%
2022 observed 14,185,576 42.8% 1,180,610 3.6%
2023 observed 14,333,981 42.4% 1,227,114 3.6%
2024 projected 14,471,692 42.0% 1,276,683 3.7%
2025 projected 14,604,926 41.7% 1,328,127 3.8%
2026 projected 14,734,458 41.3% 1,390,819 3.9%
2027 projected 14,856,036 40.9% 1,465,175 4.0%
2028 projected 14,965,148 40.5% 1,541,918 4.2%
2029 projected 15,059,021 40.1% 1,619,750 4.3%
2030 projected 15,140,553 39.6% 1,697,720 4.4%
2031 projected 15,213,687 39.2% 1,776,174 4.6%
2032 projected 15,284,897 38.7% 1,856,415 4.7%
2033 projected 15,357,732 38.3% 1,940,369 4.8%
2034 projected 15,435,978 37.9% 2,028,934 5.0%
2035 projected 15,530,314 37.5% 2,118,340 5.1%
2036 projected 15,636,543 37.2% 2,202,563 5.2%
2037 projected 15,745,461 36.9% 2,286,624 5.4%
2038 projected 15,855,803 36.6% 2,376,812 5.5%
2039 projected 15,966,111 36.3% 2,470,799 5.6%
2040 projected 16,076,778 36.1% 2,566,755 5.8%
2041 projected 16,185,915 35.8% 2,662,921 5.9%
2042 projected 16,292,826 35.6% 2,765,386 6.0%
2043 projected 16,397,957 35.3% 2,879,094 6.2%
2044 projected 16,499,381 35.1% 3,001,528 6.4%
2045 projected 16,596,683 34.8% 3,119,674 6.5%
2046 projected 16,688,904 34.6% 3,229,831 6.7%
2047 projected 16,775,640 34.4% 3,348,142 6.9%
2048 projected 16,856,105 34.1% 3,478,618 7.0%
2049 projected 16,929,452 33.9% 3,610,851 7.2%
2050 projected 16,995,631 33.6% 3,740,779 7.4%
2051 projected 17,052,477 33.4% 3,871,463 7.6%
2052 projected 17,099,402 33.1% 4,002,317 7.7%
2053 projected 17,138,198 32.8% 4,132,072 7.9%
2054 projected 17,170,047 32.6% 4,260,360 8.1%
2055 projected 17,196,040 32.3% 4,388,614 8.2%
2056 projected 17,216,372 32.0% 4,516,979 8.4%
2057 projected 17,230,510 31.7% 4,643,906 8.6%
2058 projected 17,239,215 31.5% 4,768,409 8.7%
2059 projected 17,243,352 31.2% 4,888,747 8.8%
2060 projected 17,243,325 30.9% 5,004,438 9.0%
2061 projected 17,240,229 30.7% 5,115,899 9.1%
2062 projected 17,235,211 30.4% 5,226,367 9.2%
2063 projected 17,228,215 30.1% 5,340,321 9.3%
2064 projected 17,219,596 29.9% 5,460,323 9.5%
2065 projected 17,208,752 29.7% 5,590,138 9.6%
2066 projected 17,196,107 29.4% 5,728,248 9.8%
2067 projected 17,183,060 29.2% 5,870,335 10.0%
2068 projected 17,169,115 29.0% 6,014,941 10.1%
2069 projected 17,154,126 28.7% 6,161,084 10.3%
2070 projected 17,138,128 28.5% 6,313,329 10.5%
2071 projected 17,122,450 28.3% 6,472,021 10.7%
2072 projected 17,105,629 28.1% 6,631,397 10.9%
2073 projected 17,086,615 27.9% 6,792,085 11.1%
2074 projected 17,066,888 27.7% 6,957,575 11.3%
2075 projected 17,046,579 27.5% 7,132,433 11.5%
2076 projected 17,025,114 27.3% 7,318,678 11.7%
2077 projected 17,001,501 27.1% 7,514,097 12.0%
2078 projected 16,975,859 27.0% 7,715,959 12.3%
2079 projected 16,946,969 26.8% 7,918,982 12.5%
2080 projected 16,914,299 26.6% 8,121,221 12.8%
2081 projected 16,877,749 26.4% 8,319,279 13.0%
2082 projected 16,836,533 26.2% 8,503,477 13.2%
2083 projected 16,791,700 26.0% 8,676,755 13.5%
2084 projected 16,742,670 25.9% 8,846,240 13.7%
2085 projected 16,690,015 25.7% 9,012,219 13.9%
2086 projected 16,635,926 25.5% 9,175,688 14.1%
2087 projected 16,581,543 25.3% 9,336,466 14.3%
2088 projected 16,525,781 25.2% 9,495,462 14.5%
2089 projected 16,466,735 25.0% 9,652,863 14.6%
2090 projected 16,405,101 24.8% 9,808,145 14.8%
2091 projected 16,341,563 24.7% 9,962,490 15.0%
2092 projected 16,275,090 24.5% 10,116,047 15.2%
2093 projected 16,206,488 24.3% 10,269,516 15.4%
2094 projected 16,137,083 24.2% 10,423,311 15.6%
2095 projected 16,066,709 24.0% 10,577,084 15.8%
2096 projected 15,996,352 23.8% 10,731,209 16.0%
2097 projected 15,926,176 23.7% 10,886,148 16.2%
2098 projected 15,855,450 23.5% 11,042,768 16.4%
2099 projected 15,783,675 23.4% 11,201,387 16.6%
2100 projected 15,710,686 23.3% 11,361,281 16.8%
SOURCE · UN WPP 2024 · SINGLE-AGE POPULATION CHECKS PASSED · DETAILS⌄
Releasewpp2024
RevisionPOP/DB/WPP/Rev.2024/GEN/F01/Rev.1
Vintage2024 Revision, Online Edition
Retrieved2026-06-25T11:25:03+00:00
LicenceCC BY 3.0 IGO
Formulaunder18-vs-65plus-annual-history-v1
Transformpipeline.derive.age_structure_history
Raw file SHA-2566de949eb0d6bf3277959da88c7591c608ad5fd995a17b4f120c11245a351dfb1 · d9c962d7e0beb731d3450cfabba8499a1449411e3c8aec3aeced06a7a2955b6e
Measurement universeall 237 WPP country and area records in the canonical Register
Reference time1950–2023 estimates; 2024–2100 WPP Medium projection
UnitPeople and percentage of same-year single-age population.
Evidence statusAnnual estimates through 2023; WPP Medium projection thereafter. No interpolation.
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SOURCE · UN WPP 2024 CHECKS PASSED · DETAILS⌄
Releasewpp2024
RevisionPOP/DB/WPP/Rev.2024/GEN/F01/Rev.1
Vintage2024 Revision, Online Edition
Retrieved2026-06-25T11:25:03+00:00
LicenceCC BY 3.0 IGO
Formulathousands-to-people-v1
Transformreproducible canonical pipeline
Measurement universeDe facto population: all residents in the country or area, regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Reference timePopulation is measured at 1 July 2024; annual flows cover the source year.
UnitPeople; the source workbook's thousands are converted to whole people for display.
Evidence status2024 medium-variant projection; estimates run through 2023.