Share of the population born in another country in Ghana
Ghana: Share of the population born in another country was 1.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population born in another country in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population born in another country in Ghana stood at 1.5%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population born in another country in Ghana peaked at 1.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 179th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 share of the population born in another country in Ghana?
- Share of the population born in another country in Ghana was 1.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population born in another country recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population born in another country recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for share of the population born in another country?
- Ghana ranks 179th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population born in another country rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population born in another country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Immigrants as a share of the total population.