Denmark vs Ghana: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Denmark
1.22 million people
in 2023
Ghana
1.23 million people
in 2023
Denmark rank
68th
Ghana rank
67th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Denmark
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1.23 million people against 1.22 million people in Denmark, a difference of 2,970 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 68th and Ghana ranks 67th of 236 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 428,963 people | 218,250 people | 210,713 people | Denmark |
| 1960s | 536,881 people | 257,565 people | 279,316 people | Denmark |
| 1970s | 668,631 people | 285,764 people | 382,867 people | Denmark |
| 1980s | 768,846 people | 348,222 people | 420,624 people | Denmark |
| 1990s | 797,148 people | 486,403 people | 310,745 people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 822,953 people | 733,905 people | 89,048 people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.04 million people | 958,055 people | 84,282 people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.19 million people | 1.16 million people | 30,720 people | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Denmark or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 1.23 million people against 1.22 million people in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Denmark and Ghana?
- 2,970 people, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ghana?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Ghana rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Denmark ranks 68th and Ghana ranks 67th 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.