Ghana

Population estimates and projections 33,787,914 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 20.9 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 3.40 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 1.90% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 35,064,272 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 1.83% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 3.8% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 35.4% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 3.34 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 25.9 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 7.0 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 58.9% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 57.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 64.5 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 151.3 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 2.79% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections -0.3 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -17,079 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 1.5% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 2.1% 2025 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 3.0% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 5.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 58.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 55.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 56.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 34.6% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 18.3% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 47.2% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$114.2 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$3,257 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$7,358 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$2,630 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 6.0% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 42.9% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 9.9% 2024 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 12.4% 2024 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$1,728 per person 2024 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 14.2% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 855.8 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 14.4% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 12.557 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 33.5% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 27.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 77.6% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 71.2% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 45.0% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 4.8% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 5.2% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 58.1% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 95.2% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 91.5% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 89.3% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 13.2% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 2.9% 2022 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 101.0% 2024 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 21.3% 2024 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 76.5% 2021 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 97.5% 2024 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 75.7% 2024 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 65.5 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 14.0 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 58.7 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 56 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 1.49 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 14.5% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 33.9% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 17.2 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 20.7% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 19.2% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 99% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 36.0% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.9 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 41.7 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Dentists 0.20 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 65.7 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 68.2 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 63.3 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 2.9% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 35.9 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 27.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 234 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 0.27 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Hospital beds 0.7 per 1,000 people 2015 · World Bank Measles immunisation 90% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 3.3% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 26.7% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$70 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 2.7% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 18.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 17.4% 2022 · World Bank Malaria incidence 195.8 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 126 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.79 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 72.2% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 114 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 0.7 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 29.3% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 28,529 companies 2024 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 10.8% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 10.1% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 35.1% 2024 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 33.9% 2024 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 69.0% 2024 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 1.7% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance 8.2% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 1.6% 2023 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 25.7 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 440,680 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Access to electricity 91.9% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 35.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 39.0% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 60.6% 2024 · World Bank Net energy imports -5.1% 2024 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.34e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 0.66e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 48.1 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 1.4 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 0.70 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 18.1 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 3.52 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 41.5 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 30.9% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 7.9% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 28.1 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 15.3% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 89.9% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 42.9% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 31.6% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 6.3% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 914 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 18.8% 2024 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$4.65e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 65.8%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 7.25e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 14.1e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 21.3% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 2,632 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 55.4% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 496,159 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 6.4% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 132.8 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 43.3 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 227,533 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 43.5 (0 to 100) 2016 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 32.2% 2016 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 39.0% 2016 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 23.4% 2016 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 56.3% 2016 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 85.4% 2016 · World Bank

Tax revenue 12.4% 2023 · World Bank Central government expense 22.7% 2022 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 0.38% 2010 · World Bank Researchers per million people 87 per million people 2015 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 3,270 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 1.8 per 100,000 people 2022 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 14.5% 2025 · World Bank