Ghana vs Niger: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Ghana
12.22 million people
in 2023
Niger
12.29 million people
in 2023
Ghana rank
34th
Niger rank
33rd
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Ghana
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 12.29 million people against 12.22 million people in Ghana, a difference of 62,100 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 34th and Niger ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.49 million people | 1.48 million people | 1.01 million people | Ghana |
| 1960s | 3.68 million people | 1.95 million people | 1.73 million people | Ghana |
| 1970s | 4.87 million people | 2.50 million people | 2.37 million people | Ghana |
| 1980s | 6.14 million people | 3.31 million people | 2.83 million people | Ghana |
| 1990s | 7.60 million people | 4.50 million people | 3.10 million people | Ghana |
| 2000s | 9.01 million people | 6.58 million people | 2.42 million people | Ghana |
| 2010s | 10.92 million people | 9.64 million people | 1.28 million people | Ghana |
| 2020s | 12.05 million people | 11.83 million people | 214,375 people | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Ghana or Niger?
- Niger, at 12.29 million people against 12.22 million people in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Ghana and Niger?
- 62,100 people, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Niger?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Niger rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Ghana ranks 34th and Niger ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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 0-14.