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Population by world region in Ghana

Ghana: Population by world region was 67.55 million people in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
67.55 million people
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
39th
of 238 countries
All-time high
67.55 million people
in 2100
All-time low
879,733 people
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population by world region in Ghana, 1000–2100

020.0M40.0M60.0M100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2100, population by world region in Ghana stood at 67.55 million people. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population by world region in Ghana peaked at 67.55 million people in 2100 and was at its lowest, 879,733 people, in 1000.

That places Ghana 39th out of 238 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 879,733 people 879,733 people 879,733 people 1
1100s 1.01 million people 1.01 million people 1.01 million people 1
1200s 1.15 million people 1.15 million people 1.15 million people 1
1300s 1.31 million people 1.31 million people 1.31 million people 1
1400s 1.50 million people 1.50 million people 1.50 million people 1
1500s 1.72 million people 1.72 million people 1.72 million people 1
1600s 1.96 million people 1.96 million people 1.96 million people 1
1700s 2.24 million people 2.24 million people 2.24 million people 1
1710s 2.26 million people 2.26 million people 2.26 million people 1
1720s 2.28 million people 2.28 million people 2.28 million people 1
1730s 2.30 million people 2.30 million people 2.30 million people 1
1740s 2.32 million people 2.32 million people 2.32 million people 1
1750s 2.34 million people 2.34 million people 2.34 million people 1
1760s 2.36 million people 2.36 million people 2.36 million people 1
1770s 2.39 million people 2.39 million people 2.39 million people 1
1780s 2.42 million people 2.42 million people 2.42 million people 1
1790s 2.45 million people 2.45 million people 2.45 million people 1
1800s 2.02 million people 2.02 million people 2.02 million people 10
1810s 2.02 million people 2.02 million people 2.02 million people 10
1820s 2.01 million people 2.01 million people 2.02 million people 10
1830s 2.00 million people 1.99 million people 2.00 million people 10
1840s 1.99 million people 1.98 million people 1.99 million people 10
1850s 2.03 million people 1.99 million people 2.07 million people 10
1860s 2.13 million people 2.08 million people 2.18 million people 10
1870s 2.25 million people 2.19 million people 2.31 million people 10
1880s 2.40 million people 2.33 million people 2.49 million people 10
1890s 2.60 million people 2.51 million people 2.70 million people 10
1900s 2.82 million people 2.72 million people 2.92 million people 10
1910s 3.04 million people 2.95 million people 3.14 million people 10
1920s 3.38 million people 3.17 million people 3.61 million people 10
1930s 3.91 million people 3.66 million people 4.16 million people 10
1940s 4.58 million people 4.22 million people 4.96 million people 10
1950s 5.86 million people 5.08 million people 6.74 million people 10
1960s 7.81 million people 6.96 million people 8.69 million people 10
1970s 10.19 million people 8.93 million people 11.60 million people 10
1980s 13.48 million people 11.94 million people 15.01 million people 10
1990s 17.22 million people 15.39 million people 19.15 million people 10
2000s 22.19 million people 19.64 million people 24.86 million people 10
2010s 28.37 million people 25.48 million people 31.26 million people 10
2020s 34.74 million people 31.89 million people 37.59 million people 10
2030s 41.09 million people 38.22 million people 43.94 million people 10
2040s 47.31 million people 44.57 million people 49.98 million people 10
2050s 52.96 million people 50.55 million people 55.27 million people 10
2060s 57.77 million people 55.75 million people 59.70 million people 10
2070s 61.74 million people 60.09 million people 63.30 million people 10
2080s 64.81 million people 63.61 million people 65.90 million people 10
2090s 66.83 million people 66.10 million people 67.45 million people 10
2100s 67.55 million people 67.55 million people 67.55 million people 1

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 36 Germany 70.90 million people compare
  2. 37 Chad 69.55 million people compare
  3. 38 France 68.48 million people compare
  4. 40 Somalia 67.36 million people compare
  5. 41 Turkey 65.34 million people compare
  6. 42 Algeria 64.49 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population by world region in Ghana?
Population by world region in Ghana was 67.55 million people in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population by world region recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 67.55 million people in 2100.
What is the lowest population by world region recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 879,733 people in 1000.
How does Ghana rank for population by world region?
Ghana ranks 39th out of 238 countries with data for 2100.
Is population by world region rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.