Ghana

Area of Ghana	238,775.3 km²
Population	27.3 million
Male Population	13,334,379 (48.8%)
Female Population	14,011,013 (51.2%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+178.2%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+45.6%
Median Age	20.6 years
Male Median Age	19.7 years
Female Median Age	21.5 years
Timezone	Greenwich Mean Time

Map of Ghana

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	9,828,994	14,601,688	18,786,141	27,345,392
Population Density	41.2 / km²	61.2 / km²	78.7 / km²	114.5 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Ghana Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	1,917,978	1,853,361	3,771,340
5-9	1,759,977	1,704,575	3,464,552
10-14	1,635,172	1,593,170	3,228,343
15-19	1,452,204	1,440,172	2,892,377
20-24	1,222,695	1,358,164	2,580,859
25-29	1,048,860	1,230,023	2,278,883
30-34	879,072	987,169	1,866,241
35-39	752,053	826,624	1,578,677
40-44	635,890	681,283	1,317,173
45-49	503,046	538,595	1,041,641
50-54	437,772	486,475	924,247
55-59	287,045	294,537	581,582
60-64	251,714	275,942	527,657
65-69	151,111	174,901	326,012
70-74	165,412	223,330	388,743
75-79	98,635	129,316	227,952
80-84	68,801	106,756	175,558
85 Plus	66,942	106,620	173,562

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 700 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
700	578,256	n/a	n/a
800	660,864	1.3%	8,260
900	755,271	1.3%	9,440
1000	863,166	1.3%	10,789
1100	986,476	1.3%	12,331
1200	1,127,399	1.3%	14,092
1300	1,288,452	1.3%	16,105
1400	1,472,512	1.3%	18,406
1500	1,682,865	1.3%	21,035
1600	1,923,268	1.3%	24,040
1700	2,198,018	1.3%	27,475
1800	2,433,512	1%	23,549
1900	3,016,798	2.2%	58,328
1910	3,145,200	4.3%	128,402
1920	3,314,167	5.4%	168,967
1930	3,554,873	7.3%	240,706
1940	3,954,600	11.2%	399,727
1950	4,949,341	25.2%	994,741
1960	6,753,400	36.5%	1,804,059
1970	8,679,056	28.5%	1,925,656
1990	14,601,688	29.7%	2,961,316
2000	18,786,141	28.7%	4,184,453
2020	30,234,605	26.9%	5,724,232
2030	36,010,921	19.1%	5,776,316
2040	41,582,148	15.5%	5,571,227
2050	46,455,352	11.7%	4,873,204
2060	50,335,045	8.4%	3,879,693
2070	53,455,809	6.2%	3,120,764
2080	55,739,654	4.3%	2,283,845
2090	57,095,640	2.4%	1,355,986
2100	57,640,382	1%	544,742

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Administrative regions in Ghana

Administrative regions in Ghana

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Ashanti Region	24,407.1 km²	5.4 million	576.1 / mi²
Brong-Ahafo Region	40,159.6 km²	2.5 million	163.4 / mi²
Central Region	9,664.7 km²	2.5 million	657.6 / mi²
Eastern Region	18,894 km²	2.9 million	391.4 / mi²
Greater Accra Region	3,752.4 km²	4.6 million	3,164 / mi²
Northern Region	69,700.9 km²	2.8 million	103.7 / mi²
Upper East Region	8,585.8 km²	1.1 million	324.8 / mi²
Upper West Region	18,559.4 km²	749,722	104.6 / mi²
Volta Region	20,631.2 km²	2.4 million	301.2 / mi²
Western Region	24,420.1 km²	2.6 million	273.5 / mi²

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