What is birth rate by women's age group in Ghana?

Birth rate by women's age group in Ghana was 58.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Ghana?

The highest recorded value was 167.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1960.

What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Ghana?

The lowest recorded value was 58.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023.

How does Ghana rank for birth rate by women's age group?

Ghana ranks 56th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Ghana?

Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Ghana data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate by women's age group in Ghana

Name: Birth rate by women's age group in Ghana
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ghana: Birth rate by women's age group was 58.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

58.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

Change on year

down 1.0%

World rank

56th

of 236 countries

All-time high

167.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 1960

All-time low

58.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate by women's age group in Ghana, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 58.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 for birth rate by women's age group in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Ghana peaked at 167.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 58.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 2023.

Ghana ranks 56th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Birth rate by women's age group in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Birth rate by women's age group in Ghana, 1950 to 2023.
Year	live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	Change
1950	142.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	—
1951	143.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.8%
1952	144.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.6%
1953	145.2 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.4%
1954	145.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.2%
1955	148.95 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+2.3%
1956	152.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+2.2%
1957	154.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.8%
1958	159.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+3.0%
1959	164.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+3.2%
1960	167.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.7%
1961	165.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.5%
1962	162.98 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.3%
1963	157.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.6%
1964	152.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.6%
1965	149.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.5%
1966	139.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-6.3%
1967	135.82 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.8%
1968	135.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.0%
1969	136.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.2%
1970	136.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.2%
1971	134.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.5%
1972	136.18 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.3%
1973	136.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.4%
1974	132.82 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.8%
1975	129.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.7%
1976	124.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.0%
1977	122.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.1%
1978	122.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.5%
1979	119.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.9%
1980	121.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.5%
1981	120.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.2%
1982	120.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.2%
1983	118.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.5%
1984	116.6 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.4%
1985	116.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.3%
1986	115.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.3%
1987	114.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.4%
1988	110.06 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.2%
1989	109.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
1990	111.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.2%
1991	110 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.9%
1992	106.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.9%
1993	100.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-5.6%
1994	97.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.4%
1995	95.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.1%
1996	89.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-6.4%
1997	88.46 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.9%
1998	85.98 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.8%
1999	81.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-5.0%
2000	84.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+3.3%
2001	82.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.4%
2002	80.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.7%
2003	77.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.5%
2004	75.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.1%
2005	73.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.7%
2006	74.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.7%
2007	75.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.7%
2008	73.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.1%
2009	71.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.4%
2010	70.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.9%
2011	71.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.0%
2012	71.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.3%
2013	72.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.2%
2014	72.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.1%
2015	72.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.1%
2016	70.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.8%
2017	67.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.6%
2018	66.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.0%
2019	64.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.4%
2020	62.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.5%
2021	59.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.7%
2022	58.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.6%
2023	58.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.0%

Ghana compared with similar countries

Ghana's 58.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Ghana's 58.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	150.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	142.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	164.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1960s	150.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	135.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	167.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1970s	129.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	119.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	136.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1980s	116.39 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	109.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	121.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1990s	96.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	81.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	111.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2000s	76.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	71.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	84.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2010s	70.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	64.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	72.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2020s	59.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	58.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	62.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	4

Countries ranked near Ghana

53 Senegal 60.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
54 Mexico 60.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
55 Colombia 59.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
57 Gambia 58.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
58 Iraq 58.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
59 Panama 57.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Ghana

Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1514 % change on previous year (2100)
Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2050)
Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1514 % change on previous year (2100)
Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2469 % change on previous year (2100)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 52,232 Persons (2050)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.76 Percent per annum (2030)
Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5066 % change on previous year (2100)
World population growth 0.1% (2100)
Population density 296.87 people per km² (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 4.28 million people (2100)

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate by women's age group in Ghana?: Birth rate by women's age group in Ghana was 58.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 167.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1960.
What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 58.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023.
How does Ghana rank for birth rate by women's age group?: Ghana ranks 56th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Ghana?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ghana data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Birth rate by women's age group
Unit: live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
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: 18 September 2026

Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.