Urban population share 2050 in Ghana
Ghana: Urban population share 2050 was 58.92 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
58.92
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
148th
of 238 countries
All-time high
58.92
in 2025
All-time low
0.0007
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban population share 2050 in Ghana, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 58.92 for urban population share 2050 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population share 2050 in Ghana peaked at 58.92 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0007, in 1000.
Ghana ranks 148th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population share 2050 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0007 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0021 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0064 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0191 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0572 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.1716 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.5148 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 1.54 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 1.74 | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 1.91 | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 2.09 | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 2.29 | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 2.5 | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 2.74 | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 3 | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 3.29 | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 3.6 | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 3.95 | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 4.32 | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 4.73 | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 5.18 | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 5.68 | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 6.22 | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 6.81 | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 7.46 | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 8.17 | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 8.95 | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 9.8 | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 10.73 | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 11.76 | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 12.87 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 14.1 | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 15.28 | +8.4% |
| 1951 | 15.99 | +4.7% |
| 1952 | 16.78 | +4.9% |
| 1953 | 17.61 | +4.9% |
| 1954 | 18.47 | +4.9% |
| 1955 | 19.34 | +4.7% |
| 1956 | 20.21 | +4.5% |
| 1957 | 21.05 | +4.2% |
| 1958 | 21.86 | +3.8% |
| 1959 | 22.61 | +3.4% |
| 1960 | 23.29 | +3.0% |
| 1961 | 23.95 | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 24.62 | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 25.29 | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 25.95 | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 26.58 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 27.18 | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 27.73 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 28.22 | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 28.65 | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 28.99 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 29.29 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 29.54 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 29.76 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 29.96 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 30.15 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 30.32 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 30.48 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 30.65 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 30.83 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 31.03 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 31.24 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 31.49 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 31.78 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 32.11 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 32.52 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 33.03 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 33.61 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 34.27 | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 34.98 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 35.74 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 36.55 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 37.38 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 38.23 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 39.1 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 39.96 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 40.81 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 41.65 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 42.45 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 43.22 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 43.94 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 44.64 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 45.35 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 46.05 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 46.76 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 47.45 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 48.14 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 48.81 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 49.47 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 50.11 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 50.73 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 51.33 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 51.92 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 52.5 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 53.07 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 53.62 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 54.17 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 54.7 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 55.22 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 55.72 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 56.22 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 56.7 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 57.25 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 57.81 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 58.37 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 58.92 | +1.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 58.92 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.87, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 58.92 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.89, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0007 | 0.0021 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0021 | 0.0064 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0064 | 0.0191 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0191 | 0.0572 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.0572 | 0.1716 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.1716 | 0.5148 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0007 | 0.0007 | 0.0007 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0021 | 0.0021 | 0.0021 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0064 | 0.0064 | 0.0064 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0191 | 0.0191 | 0.0191 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0572 | 0.0572 | 0.0572 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1716 | 0.1716 | 0.1716 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.5148 | 0.5148 | 0.5148 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.91 | 1.91 | 1.91 | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.74 | 2.74 | 2.74 | 1 |
| 1770s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1780s | 3.29 | 3.29 | 3.29 | 1 |
| 1790s | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1 |
| 1800s | 3.95 | 3.95 | 3.95 | 1 |
| 1810s | 4.32 | 4.32 | 4.32 | 1 |
| 1820s | 4.73 | 4.73 | 4.73 | 1 |
| 1830s | 5.18 | 5.18 | 5.18 | 1 |
| 1840s | 5.68 | 5.68 | 5.68 | 1 |
| 1850s | 6.22 | 6.22 | 6.22 | 1 |
| 1860s | 6.81 | 6.81 | 6.81 | 1 |
| 1870s | 7.46 | 7.46 | 7.46 | 1 |
| 1880s | 8.17 | 8.17 | 8.17 | 1 |
| 1890s | 8.95 | 8.95 | 8.95 | 1 |
| 1900s | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 1 |
| 1910s | 10.73 | 10.73 | 10.73 | 1 |
| 1920s | 11.76 | 11.76 | 11.76 | 1 |
| 1930s | 12.87 | 12.87 | 12.87 | 1 |
| 1940s | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 1 |
| 1950s | 18.92 | 15.28 | 22.61 | 10 |
| 1960s | 26.15 | 23.29 | 28.65 | 10 |
| 1970s | 30 | 28.99 | 30.83 | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.61 | 31.03 | 34.98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.51 | 35.74 | 43.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.07 | 43.94 | 50.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.3 | 50.73 | 55.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.54 | 56.22 | 58.92 | 6 |
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- Population density 296.87 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population share 2050 in Ghana?
- Urban population share 2050 in Ghana was 58.92 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 58.92 in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 in 1000.
- How does Ghana rank for urban population share 2050?
- Ghana ranks 148th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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