Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.5892 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ghana, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ghana stood at 0.5892 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.5892 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2329 people per person, in 1960.
That places Ghana 135th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2329 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2395 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.2462 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2529 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2595 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2658 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2718 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2773 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2822 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2865 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2899 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2929 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2954 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2976 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2996 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3015 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3032 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3048 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3065 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3083 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3103 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3124 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3149 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3178 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3211 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3252 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3303 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3361 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3427 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3498 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3574 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3655 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3738 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3823 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.391 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3996 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4081 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4165 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4245 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4322 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4394 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4464 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4535 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4605 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4676 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4745 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4814 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4881 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4947 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5011 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5073 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5133 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5192 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.525 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5307 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5362 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5417 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.547 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5522 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5572 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5622 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.567 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5725 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5781 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5837 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5892 people per person | +1.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.5892 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.5892 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2615 people per person | 0.2329 people per person | 0.2865 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3 people per person | 0.2899 people per person | 0.3083 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3261 people per person | 0.3103 people per person | 0.3498 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3951 people per person | 0.3574 people per person | 0.4322 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4707 people per person | 0.4394 people per person | 0.5011 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.533 people per person | 0.5073 people per person | 0.5572 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5754 people per person | 0.5622 people per person | 0.5892 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ghana?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ghana was 0.5892 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5892 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2329 people per person in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 135th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.