Population, female in Ghana
Ghana: Population, female was 17.55 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Ghana, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 17.55 million for population, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Ghana peaked at 17.55 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.40 million, in 1960.
Ghana ranks 45th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.87 million | 3.40 million | 4.35 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.11 million | 4.47 million | 5.83 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.78 million | 6.01 million | 7.54 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.65 million | 7.74 million | 9.62 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.13 million | 9.86 million | 12.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.19 million | 12.75 million | 15.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.75 million | 15.95 million | 17.55 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 42 Poland 18.79 million compare
- 43 Uzbekistan 18.36 million compare
- 44 Mozambique 18.33 million compare
- 46 Peru 17.38 million compare
- 47 Malaysia 17.16 million compare
- 48 Madagascar 16.32 million compare
More health data for Ghana
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 411,318 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 10.69 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.42 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 407,617 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 418,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 404,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 415,209 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 407,114 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 416,867 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 400,043 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Ghana?
- Population, female in Ghana was 17.55 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 17.55 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.40 million in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for population, female?
- Ghana ranks 45th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. 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, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.