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Population in Ghana

Ghana: Population was 33.79 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
33.79 million people
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
46th
of 238 countries
All-time high
33.79 million people
in 2023
All-time low
879,733 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Ghana, 1000–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for population in Ghana is 33.79 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Ghana peaked at 33.79 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 879,733 people, in 1000.

Ghana ranks 46th of 238 countries on this measure, 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 32.84 million people 31.89 million people 33.79 million people 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 43 Uzbekistan 35.65 million people compare
  2. 44 Malaysia 35.13 million people compare
  3. 45 Peru 33.85 million people compare
  4. 47 Mozambique 33.64 million people compare
  5. 48 Saudi Arabia 33.26 million people compare
  6. 49 Madagascar 31.20 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Ghana?
Population in Ghana was 33.79 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 33.79 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 879,733 people in 1000.
How does Ghana rank for population?
Ghana ranks 46th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
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, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.