Population growth in Ghana
Ghana: Population growth was 1.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population growth in Ghana, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, population growth in Ghana stood at 1.8%. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Ghana peaked at 3.1% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2025.
Ghana ranks 58th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 55 Uzbekistan 1.9% compare
- 56 Comoros 1.9% compare
- 57 Cayman Islands 1.8% compare
- 59 Tajikistan 1.8% compare
- 60 Papua New Guinea 1.7% compare
- 61 Armenia 1.7% compare
More climate change data for Ghana
- Population, total 35.06 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.8% (2025)
- Urban population 20.66 million (2025)
- Urban population 58.9% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 19.5% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.45 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 4.8% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 15.3% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 7.9% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 0.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Ghana?
- Population growth in Ghana was 1.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1979.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for population growth?
- Ghana ranks 58th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.