Birth rate in Ghana
Ghana: Birth rate was 26.31 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Ghana, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, birth rate in Ghana stood at 26.31 births per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Ghana peaked at 51.7 births per 1,000 people in 1956 and was at its lowest, 26.31 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 48th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.63 births per 1,000 people | 48.04 births per 1,000 people | 51.7 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 48.72 births per 1,000 people | 47.66 births per 1,000 people | 50.37 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.69 births per 1,000 people | 44.02 births per 1,000 people | 47.68 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.88 births per 1,000 people | 40.89 births per 1,000 people | 44.13 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.47 births per 1,000 people | 35.47 births per 1,000 people | 40.47 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.27 births per 1,000 people | 32.59 births per 1,000 people | 35.9 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.81 births per 1,000 people | 27.89 births per 1,000 people | 32.69 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.84 births per 1,000 people | 26.31 births per 1,000 people | 27.43 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 45 Palestine 27.06 births per 1,000 people compare
- 46 Solomon Islands 26.93 births per 1,000 people compare
- 47 Uzbekistan 26.46 births per 1,000 people compare
- 49 Tajikistan 26.12 births per 1,000 people compare
- 50 Namibia 25.89 births per 1,000 people compare
- 51 Kiribati 25.81 births per 1,000 people compare
More population data for Ghana
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 4.28 million people (2100)
- Population density 296.87 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.34 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 7,479 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.34 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.34 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.9% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.4 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Ghana?
- Birth rate in Ghana was 26.31 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7 births per 1,000 people in 1956.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.31 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for birth rate?
- Ghana ranks 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.