Population ages 0-14, female in Ghana

Ghana: Population ages 0-14, female was 6.13 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
6.13 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
34th
of 215 countries
All-time high
6.13 million
in 2025
All-time low
1.55 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 0-14, female in Ghana, 1960–2025

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, female in Ghana is 6.13 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, female in Ghana peaked at 6.13 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.55 million, in 1960.

Ghana ranks 34th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.82 million 1.55 million 2.06 million 10
1970s 2.41 million 2.13 million 2.67 million 10
1980s 3.04 million 2.73 million 3.37 million 10
1990s 3.76 million 3.44 million 4.03 million 10
2000s 4.45 million 4.10 million 4.83 million 10
2010s 5.40 million 4.92 million 5.80 million 10
2020s 6.00 million 5.86 million 6.13 million 6

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 31 Myanmar 6.43 million compare
  2. 32 Niger 6.35 million compare
  3. 33 Madagascar 6.29 million compare
  4. 35 Cameroon 6.09 million compare
  5. 36 United Kingdom 5.74 million compare
  6. 37 Mali 5.71 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 0-14, female in Ghana?
Population ages 0-14, female in Ghana was 6.13 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population ages 0-14, female recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 6.13 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 0-14, female recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 1.55 million in 1960.
How does Ghana rank for population ages 0-14, female?
Ghana ranks 34th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 0-14, female rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population ages 0-14, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
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Female population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.