Ghana vs Israel: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Ghana
1.23 million people
in 2023
Israel
1.15 million people
in 2023
Ghana rank
67th
Israel rank
69th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Ghana
- Israel
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1.23 million people against 1.15 million people in Israel, a difference of 80,510 people.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 67th and Israel ranks 69th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and Israel in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 218,250 people | 67,799 people | 150,452 people | Ghana |
| 1960s | 257,565 people | 131,606 people | 125,960 people | Ghana |
| 1970s | 285,764 people | 250,115 people | 35,649 people | Ghana |
| 1980s | 348,222 people | 363,857 people | 15,635 people | Israel |
| 1990s | 486,403 people | 507,171 people | 20,768 people | Israel |
| 2000s | 733,905 people | 656,720 people | 77,185 people | Ghana |
| 2010s | 958,055 people | 872,075 people | 85,980 people | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1.16 million people | 1.10 million people | 60,745 people | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Ghana or Israel?
- Ghana, at 1.23 million people against 1.15 million people in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Ghana and Israel?
- 80,510 people, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Israel?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Israel rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Ghana ranks 67th and Israel ranks 69th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.