Population ages 15-19, female in Ghana
Ghana: Population ages 15-19, female was 1.77 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-19, female in Ghana, 1960–2025
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.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-19, female in Ghana stood at 1.77 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-19, female in Ghana peaked at 1.77 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 287,843, in 1960.
That places Ghana 36th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 335,910 | 287,843 | 408,635 | 10 |
| 1970s | 519,719 | 422,349 | 658,945 | 10 |
| 1980s | 758,216 | 691,080 | 809,868 | 10 |
| 1990s | 940,170 | 824,135 | 1.06 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 million | 1.09 million | 1.31 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 million | 1.33 million | 1.57 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 million | 1.61 million | 1.77 million | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-19, female in Ghana?
- Population ages 15-19, female in Ghana was 1.77 million in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest population ages 15-19, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-19, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 287,843 in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for population ages 15-19, female?
- Ghana ranks 36th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-19, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Population ages 15-19, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 15 to 19.