Ghana vs Palestine: Birth rate

Ghana
26.31 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Palestine
27.06 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ghana rank
48th
Palestine rank
45th

Birth rate over time

  • Ghana
  • Palestine
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How they compare

Palestine currently reports 27.06 births per 1,000 people against 26.31 births per 1,000 people in Ghana, a difference of 0.75 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine ahead.

Ghana ranks 48th and Palestine ranks 45th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Palestine Difference Ahead
1950s 50.63 births per 1,000 people 49.46 births per 1,000 people 1.17 births per 1,000 people Ghana
1960s 48.72 births per 1,000 people 50.82 births per 1,000 people 2.09 births per 1,000 people Palestine
1970s 45.69 births per 1,000 people 48.76 births per 1,000 people 3.07 births per 1,000 people Palestine
1980s 42.88 births per 1,000 people 46.1 births per 1,000 people 3.22 births per 1,000 people Palestine
1990s 37.47 births per 1,000 people 42.76 births per 1,000 people 5.29 births per 1,000 people Palestine
2000s 34.27 births per 1,000 people 35.91 births per 1,000 people 1.64 births per 1,000 people Palestine
2010s 30.81 births per 1,000 people 32.45 births per 1,000 people 1.64 births per 1,000 people Palestine
2020s 26.84 births per 1,000 people 27.93 births per 1,000 people 1.09 births per 1,000 people Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Ghana or Palestine?
Palestine, at 27.06 births per 1,000 people against 26.31 births per 1,000 people in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Ghana and Palestine?
0.75 births per 1,000 people, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Palestine?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Palestine rank globally for birth rate?
Ghana ranks 48th and Palestine ranks 45th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.