How does Ghana rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?

Ghana ranks 48th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.

Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ghana?

Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Ghana

Name: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Ghana
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Ghana: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP was 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0002 people per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 25.0%

World rank

48th

of 211 countries

All-time high

0.0017 people per US$ of GDP

in 2000

All-time low

0.0002 people per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Years of data

1960–2025

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Ghana, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Ghana stood at 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Ghana peaked at 0.0017 people per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP, in 2025.

That places Ghana 48th out of 211 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Ghana, 1960 to 2025.
Year	people per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0013 people per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0013 people per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1962	0.0013 people per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1963	0.0012 people per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1964	0.0012 people per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1965	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
1966	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1967	0.0013 people per US$ of GDP	+27.2%
1968	0.0014 people per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
1969	0.0013 people per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
1970	0.0012 people per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
1971	0.0011 people per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1972	0.0013 people per US$ of GDP	+18.7%
1973	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	-27.1%
1974	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	+7.7%
1975	0.0011 people per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
1976	0.0012 people per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
1977	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
1978	0.0009 people per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
1979	0.0009 people per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1980	0.0008 people per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
1981	0.0009 people per US$ of GDP	+9.0%
1982	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
1983	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
1984	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1985	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1986	0.0008 people per US$ of GDP	-18.5%
1987	0.0009 people per US$ of GDP	+17.7%
1988	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1989	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1990	0.0009 people per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1991	0.0009 people per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1992	0.0009 people per US$ of GDP	+7.9%
1993	0.0011 people per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
1994	0.0012 people per US$ of GDP	+14.8%
1995	0.0011 people per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
1996	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1997	0.0011 people per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1998	0.0011 people per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
1999	0.0011 people per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
2000	0.0017 people per US$ of GDP	+61.5%
2001	0.0017 people per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2002	0.0015 people per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
2003	0.0013 people per US$ of GDP	-15.7%
2004	0.0012 people per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
2005	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	-13.9%
2006	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	-46.4%
2007	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	-12.5%
2008	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
2009	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	+14.3%
2010	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-16.1%
2011	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-15.2%
2012	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2013	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-32.0%
2014	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	+19.0%
2015	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	+14.4%
2016	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
2017	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2018	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
2019	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2020	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2021	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
2022	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	+10.7%
2023	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2024	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2025	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-25.0%

Ghana compared with similar countries

Ghana's 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Ghana's 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
2000	+61.5%	0.0011 people per US$ of GDP	0.0017 people per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0012 people per US$ of GDP	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0014 people per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0011 people per US$ of GDP	0.0009 people per US$ of GDP	0.0013 people per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0009 people per US$ of GDP	0.0008 people per US$ of GDP	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0009 people per US$ of GDP	0.0012 people per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	0.0017 people per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Ghana

45 Iran 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP compare
46 Nicaragua 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP compare
47 Djibouti 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP compare
49 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP compare
50 Jordan 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP compare
51 South Sudan 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 211 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)

All data for Ghana →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Ghana?: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Ghana was 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 0.0017 people per US$ of GDP in 2000.
What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP in 2025.
How does Ghana rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?: Ghana ranks 48th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ghana?: Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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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
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Indicator: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP
Unit: people per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 211 places, 11,717 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.