Ghana vs Madagascar: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Ghana

12.22 million people

in 2023

Madagascar

12.34 million people

in 2023

Ghana rank

34th

Madagascar rank

32nd

Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

Madagascar currently reports 12.34 million people against 12.22 million people in Ghana, a difference of 120,800 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 34th and Madagascar ranks 32nd of 236 countries.

Indicator: Share 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: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.