Ghana vs Nepal: Urban population

Ghana
20.66 million
in 2025
Nepal
19.84 million
in 2025
Ghana rank
42nd
Nepal rank
43rd

Urban population over time

  • Ghana
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 20.66 million against 19.84 million in Nepal, a difference of 817,500.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.

Globally, Ghana ranks 42nd and Nepal ranks 43rd of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.