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
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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

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.