Natural population growth rate in Ghana
Ghana: Natural population growth rate was 1.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Natural population growth rate in Ghana, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for natural population growth rate in Ghana is 1.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth rate in Ghana peaked at 3.1% in 1958 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 51st 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 | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 4 |
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)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.4 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 3.4 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural population growth rate in Ghana?
- Natural population growth rate in Ghana was 1.9% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural population growth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1958.
- What is the lowest natural population growth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for natural population growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 51st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. 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 Natural population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.