Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Ghana
Ghana: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.15 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Ghana, 1990β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.15 Persons per square kilometre for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Ghana peaked at 0.15 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0679 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Ghana 55th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0759 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0679 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0843 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0978 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0864 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1097 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1254 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1124 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1385 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1457 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1414 Persons per square kilometre | 0.15 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 52 Togo 0.1665 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 53 Kiribati 0.1648 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 54 China (Peopleβs Republic of) 0.1519 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 56 Tonga 0.1497 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 57 Denmark 0.1478 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 58 Indonesia 0.1466 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for Ghana
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.141 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 4.28 million (2100)
- Population density 296.87 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.141 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5066 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.76 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 52,232 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.34 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 7,479 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Ghana?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Ghana was 0.15 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.15 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0679 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Ghana ranks 55th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates β Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates β Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates β Population Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates β Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.