Population growth in Ghana
The population of Ghana changed by 1.83% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Ghana, 2025
1.83%
Change from 2024
−0.04percentage points
World, 2025
0.91%
Position in 2025
58th of 217
Population growth in Ghana over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ghana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.83% | 0.91% |
| 2024 | 1.88% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 1.91% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | 1.92% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | 1.96% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 1.99% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 2.01% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 2.08% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | 2.20% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 2.28% | 1.16% |
| 2015 | 2.31% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | 2.36% | 1.21% |
| 2013 | 2.41% | 1.23% |
| 2012 | 2.42% | 1.26% |
| 2011 | 2.40% | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 2.43% | 1.22% |
| 2009 | 2.50% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 2.54% | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 2.58% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 2.60% | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 2.62% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 2.65% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 2.70% | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 2.75% | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 2.66% | 1.34% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.04 percentage points from 1.88% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2.31%, the figure has changed by −0.47 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Ghana has the 58th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.
More for Ghana
All statistics for Ghana
Population
35,064,272 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
-17,079 people
2025 · World Bank
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