Ghana vs Iran: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Ghana
13.45 million people
in 2050
Iran
13.38 million people
in 2050
Ghana rank
40th
Iran rank
41st
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Ghana
- Iran
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 13.45 million people against 13.38 million people in Iran, a difference of 69,200 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iran ahead.
Ghana ranks 40th and Iran ranks 41st of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Iran in 42.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 879,727 people | 4.41 million people | 3.53 million people | Iran |
| 1100s | 1.01 million people | 4.65 million people | 3.64 million people | Iran |
| 1200s | 1.15 million people | 4.89 million people | 3.74 million people | Iran |
| 1300s | 1.31 million people | 3.42 million people | 2.11 million people | Iran |
| 1400s | 1.50 million people | 3.66 million people | 2.16 million people | Iran |
| 1500s | 1.71 million people | 3.90 million people | 2.19 million people | Iran |
| 1600s | 1.95 million people | 4.87 million people | 2.92 million people | Iran |
| 1700s | 2.21 million people | 4.86 million people | 2.66 million people | Iran |
| 1710s | 2.22 million people | 5.05 million people | 2.83 million people | Iran |
| 1720s | 2.23 million people | 5.14 million people | 2.91 million people | Iran |
| 1730s | 2.25 million people | 5.23 million people | 2.98 million people | Iran |
| 1740s | 2.27 million people | 5.33 million people | 3.06 million people | Iran |
| 1750s | 2.28 million people | 5.42 million people | 3.13 million people | Iran |
| 1760s | 2.30 million people | 5.51 million people | 3.21 million people | Iran |
| 1770s | 2.32 million people | 5.60 million people | 3.28 million people | Iran |
| 1780s | 2.34 million people | 5.68 million people | 3.35 million people | Iran |
| 1790s | 2.36 million people | 5.77 million people | 3.41 million people | Iran |
| 1800s | 2.38 million people | 5.85 million people | 3.48 million people | Iran |
| 1810s | 2.40 million people | 5.93 million people | 3.53 million people | Iran |
| 1820s | 2.43 million people | 6.01 million people | 3.59 million people | Iran |
| 1830s | 2.45 million people | 6.30 million people | 3.85 million people | Iran |
| 1840s | 2.48 million people | 6.57 million people | 4.09 million people | Iran |
| 1850s | 2.51 million people | 6.83 million people | 4.32 million people | Iran |
| 1860s | 2.55 million people | 7.08 million people | 4.53 million people | Iran |
| 1870s | 2.59 million people | 7.31 million people | 4.72 million people | Iran |
| 1880s | 2.63 million people | 8.31 million people | 5.67 million people | Iran |
| 1890s | 2.69 million people | 9.26 million people | 6.57 million people | Iran |
| 1900s | 2.75 million people | 9.94 million people | 7.19 million people | Iran |
| 1910s | 2.84 million people | 10.57 million people | 7.73 million people | Iran |
| 1920s | 2.95 million people | 11.14 million people | 8.19 million people | Iran |
| 1930s | 3.12 million people | 11.66 million people | 8.53 million people | Iran |
| 1940s | 3.42 million people | 12.10 million people | 8.68 million people | Iran |
| 1950s | 4.74 million people | 12.91 million people | 8.17 million people | Iran |
| 1960s | 5.76 million people | 15.53 million people | 9.77 million people | Iran |
| 1970s | 7.13 million people | 18.18 million people | 11.05 million people | Iran |
| 1980s | 9.07 million people | 22.70 million people | 13.63 million people | Iran |
| 1990s | 10.39 million people | 24.82 million people | 14.43 million people | Iran |
| 2000s | 11.71 million people | 23.19 million people | 11.47 million people | Iran |
| 2010s | 13.22 million people | 22.11 million people | 8.89 million people | Iran |
| 2020s | 14.33 million people | 20.87 million people | 6.54 million people | Iran |
| 2030s | 14.63 million people | 18.66 million people | 4.02 million people | Iran |
| 2040s | 14.11 million people | 15.45 million people | 1.35 million people | Iran |
| 2050s | 13.45 million people | 13.38 million people | 69,200 people | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Ghana or Iran?
- Ghana, at 13.45 million people against 13.38 million people in Iran as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Ghana and Iran?
- 69,200 people, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iran?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Ghana and Iran rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Ghana ranks 40th and Iran ranks 41st of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.