Population growth rate vs median age in Ghana
Ghana: Population growth rate vs median age was 1.93 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Population growth rate vs median age in Ghana, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.93 for population growth rate vs median age 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, population growth rate vs median age in Ghana peaked at 3.14 in 1958 and was at its lowest, 1.93, in 2023.
That places Ghana 51st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 2.95 | 2.53 | 3.14 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.96 | 2.86 | 3.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.9 | 2.88 | 2.92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.92 | 2.88 | 2.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.66 | 2.52 | 2.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.49 | 2.38 | 2.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 | 2.06 | 2.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 | 1.93 | 2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More population data for Ghana
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.141 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 4.28 million (2100)
- Population density 296.87 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.141 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.34 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 7,479 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.34 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.34 (2024)
- Natural population growth 1.93 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 3.4 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate vs median age in Ghana?
- Population growth rate vs median age in Ghana was 1.93 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate vs median age recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.14 in 1958.
- What is the lowest population growth rate vs median age recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.93 in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for population growth rate vs median age?
- Ghana ranks 51st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate vs median age 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate vs median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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