Which has higher natural population growth rate, Ghana or Palestine, State of?

Palestine, State of, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Ghana as of 2023.

What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Ghana and Palestine, State of?

0.1%, with Palestine, State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Palestine, State of?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Palestine, State of: Natural population growth rate

Ghana

1.9%

in 2023

Palestine, State of

2.0%

in 2023

Ghana rank

51st

Palestine, State of rank

49th

Natural population growth rate over time

Ghana
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Ghana ranks 51st and Palestine, State of ranks 49th of 236 countries.

Palestine, State of has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.9%	3.0%	0.0%	Palestine, State of
1960s	3.0%	3.5%	0.6%	Palestine, State of
1970s	2.9%	3.8%	0.9%	Palestine, State of
1980s	2.9%	4.0%	1.0%	Palestine, State of
1990s	2.7%	3.8%	1.2%	Palestine, State of
2000s	2.5%	3.2%	0.7%	Palestine, State of
2010s	2.3%	2.9%	0.6%	Palestine, State of
2020s	2.0%	2.4%	0.4%	Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth rate, Ghana or Palestine, State of?: Palestine, State of, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Ghana and Palestine, State of?: 0.1%, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Palestine, State of?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Palestine, State of rank globally for natural population growth rate?: Ghana ranks 51st and Palestine, State of ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Natural population growth rate
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.