Population in Ghana
The population of Ghana was 35,064,272 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Ghana, 2025
35,064,272
Change from 2024
+1.8%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
47th of 217
Population in Ghana over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ghana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35,064,272 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 34,427,414 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 33,787,914 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 33,149,152 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 32,518,665 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 31,887,809 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 31,258,945 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 30,637,585 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 30,008,354 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 29,356,742 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 28,696,068 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 28,041,592 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 27,386,193 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 26,734,268 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 26,095,088 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 25,474,995 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 24,862,664 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 24,249,946 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 23,642,279 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 23,040,702 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 22,449,438 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 21,868,298 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 21,296,705 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 20,729,388 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 20,167,069 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.8% from 34,427,414 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 28,696,068 people, the figure has changed by +22.2%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Ghana has the 47th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Ghana
All statistics for Ghana
Population growth
1.83%
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
Population aged 65 and over
3.8%
2025 · World Bank