Net migration in Ghana

Net migration to Ghana was -17,079 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2019.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Ghana, 2025 -17,079 People
Change from 2024 −30.2% 2024: -13,114 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 170th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Ghana over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period GhanaWorld
2025 -17,079 people 0 people
2024 -13,114 people 0 people
2023 -10,003 people 0 people
2022 -10,003 people 0 people
2021 -11,259 people 0 people
2020 -291 people 0 people
2019 -21,857 people 0 people
2018 -19,375 people 0 people
2017 -4,913 people 0 people
2016 7,009 people 0 people
2015 -13,306 people 0 people
2014 -6,312 people 0 people
2013 -2,377 people 0 people
2012 1,005 people 0 people
2011 -720 people 0 people
2010 -3,726 people 0 people
2009 22,416 people 0 people
2008 30,506 people 0 people
2007 32,813 people 0 people
2006 28,536 people 0 people
2005 21,272 people 0 people
2004 34,433 people 0 people
2003 28,768 people 0 people
2002 40,573 people 0 people
2001 36,050 people 0 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −30.2% from -13,114 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was -13,306 people, the figure has changed by −28.4%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Ghana has the 170th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Ghana
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects