The global population hockey stick in Ghana
Ghana: The global population hockey stick was 33.79 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
33.79 million people
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
47th
of 239 countries
All-time high
33.79 million people
in 2023
All-time low
879,733 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023
The global population hockey stick in Ghana, 1000–2023
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 33.79 million people for the global population hockey stick in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, the global population hockey stick in Ghana peaked at 33.79 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 879,733 people, in 1000.
Ghana ranks 47th of 239 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
The global population hockey stick in Ghana, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 879,733 people | — |
| 1100 | 1.01 million people | +14.3% |
| 1200 | 1.15 million people | +14.3% |
| 1300 | 1.31 million people | +14.3% |
| 1400 | 1.50 million people | +14.3% |
| 1500 | 1.72 million people | +14.3% |
| 1600 | 1.96 million people | +14.3% |
| 1700 | 2.24 million people | +14.3% |
| 1710 | 2.26 million people | +0.8% |
| 1720 | 2.28 million people | +0.8% |
| 1730 | 2.30 million people | +0.9% |
| 1740 | 2.32 million people | +0.9% |
| 1750 | 2.34 million people | +1.0% |
| 1760 | 2.36 million people | +1.0% |
| 1770 | 2.39 million people | +1.1% |
| 1780 | 2.42 million people | +1.1% |
| 1790 | 2.45 million people | +1.2% |
| 1800 | 2.02 million people | -17.5% |
| 1801 | 2.02 million people | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 2.02 million people | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 2.02 million people | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 2.02 million people | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 2.02 million people | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 2.02 million people | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 2.02 million people | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 2.02 million people | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 2.02 million people | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 2.02 million people | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 2.02 million people | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 2.02 million people | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 2.02 million people | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 2.02 million people | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 2.02 million people | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 2.02 million people | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 2.02 million people | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 2.02 million people | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 2.02 million people | -0.0% |
| 1820 | 2.02 million people | -0.0% |
| 1821 | 2.01 million people | -0.0% |
| 1822 | 2.01 million people | -0.0% |
| 1823 | 2.01 million people | -0.1% |
| 1824 | 2.01 million people | -0.1% |
| 1825 | 2.01 million people | -0.1% |
| 1826 | 2.01 million people | -0.1% |
| 1827 | 2.01 million people | -0.1% |
| 1828 | 2.01 million people | -0.1% |
| 1829 | 2.01 million people | -0.1% |
| 1830 | 2.00 million people | -0.1% |
| 1831 | 2.00 million people | -0.1% |
| 1832 | 2.00 million people | -0.1% |
| 1833 | 2.00 million people | -0.1% |
| 1834 | 2.00 million people | -0.1% |
| 1835 | 2.00 million people | -0.1% |
| 1836 | 2.00 million people | -0.1% |
| 1837 | 2.00 million people | -0.1% |
| 1838 | 1.99 million people | -0.1% |
| 1839 | 1.99 million people | -0.1% |
| 1840 | 1.99 million people | -0.1% |
| 1841 | 1.99 million people | -0.1% |
| 1842 | 1.99 million people | -0.1% |
| 1843 | 1.99 million people | -0.1% |
| 1844 | 1.99 million people | -0.1% |
| 1845 | 1.99 million people | -0.1% |
| 1846 | 1.99 million people | -0.1% |
| 1847 | 1.98 million people | -0.1% |
| 1848 | 1.98 million people | -0.1% |
| 1849 | 1.98 million people | +0.1% |
| 1850 | 1.99 million people | +0.2% |
| 1851 | 1.99 million people | +0.2% |
| 1852 | 2.00 million people | +0.4% |
| 1853 | 2.01 million people | +0.5% |
| 1854 | 2.02 million people | +0.5% |
| 1855 | 2.03 million people | +0.5% |
| 1856 | 2.04 million people | +0.5% |
| 1857 | 2.05 million people | +0.5% |
| 1858 | 2.06 million people | +0.5% |
| 1859 | 2.07 million people | +0.5% |
| 1860 | 2.08 million people | +0.5% |
| 1861 | 2.09 million people | +0.5% |
| 1862 | 2.10 million people | +0.5% |
| 1863 | 2.11 million people | +0.5% |
| 1864 | 2.12 million people | +0.5% |
| 1865 | 2.13 million people | +0.5% |
| 1866 | 2.14 million people | +0.5% |
| 1867 | 2.15 million people | +0.5% |
| 1868 | 2.16 million people | +0.5% |
| 1869 | 2.18 million people | +0.5% |
| 1870 | 2.19 million people | +0.5% |
| 1871 | 2.20 million people | +0.6% |
| 1872 | 2.21 million people | +0.6% |
| 1873 | 2.23 million people | +0.6% |
| 1874 | 2.24 million people | +0.6% |
| 1875 | 2.25 million people | +0.6% |
| 1876 | 2.27 million people | +0.6% |
| 1877 | 2.28 million people | +0.6% |
| 1878 | 2.30 million people | +0.6% |
| 1879 | 2.31 million people | +0.6% |
| 1880 | 2.33 million people | +0.7% |
| 1881 | 2.34 million people | +0.7% |
| 1882 | 2.36 million people | +0.7% |
| 1883 | 2.38 million people | +0.8% |
| 1884 | 2.39 million people | +0.8% |
| 1885 | 2.41 million people | +0.7% |
| 1886 | 2.43 million people | +0.7% |
| 1887 | 2.45 million people | +0.7% |
| 1888 | 2.47 million people | +0.8% |
| 1889 | 2.49 million people | +0.8% |
| 1890 | 2.51 million people | +0.8% |
| 1891 | 2.53 million people | +0.8% |
| 1892 | 2.55 million people | +0.8% |
| 1893 | 2.57 million people | +0.8% |
| 1894 | 2.59 million people | +0.8% |
| 1895 | 2.61 million people | +0.8% |
| 1896 | 2.63 million people | +0.8% |
| 1897 | 2.65 million people | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 2.67 million people | +0.8% |
| 1899 | 2.70 million people | +0.8% |
| 1900 | 2.72 million people | +0.8% |
| 1901 | 2.74 million people | +0.8% |
| 1902 | 2.76 million people | +0.8% |
| 1903 | 2.78 million people | +0.8% |
| 1904 | 2.81 million people | +0.8% |
| 1905 | 2.83 million people | +0.8% |
| 1906 | 2.85 million people | +0.8% |
| 1907 | 2.88 million people | +0.8% |
| 1908 | 2.90 million people | +0.8% |
| 1909 | 2.92 million people | +0.8% |
| 1910 | 2.95 million people | +0.8% |
| 1911 | 2.97 million people | +0.7% |
| 1912 | 2.99 million people | +0.7% |
| 1913 | 3.01 million people | +0.7% |
| 1914 | 3.03 million people | +0.7% |
| 1915 | 3.05 million people | +0.7% |
| 1916 | 3.07 million people | +0.7% |
| 1917 | 3.09 million people | +0.7% |
| 1918 | 3.11 million people | +0.7% |
| 1919 | 3.14 million people | +0.9% |
| 1920 | 3.17 million people | +1.0% |
| 1921 | 3.21 million people | +1.2% |
| 1922 | 3.26 million people | +1.4% |
| 1923 | 3.30 million people | +1.5% |
| 1924 | 3.35 million people | +1.5% |
| 1925 | 3.40 million people | +1.5% |
| 1926 | 3.45 million people | +1.5% |
| 1927 | 3.51 million people | +1.5% |
| 1928 | 3.56 million people | +1.5% |
| 1929 | 3.61 million people | +1.5% |
| 1930 | 3.66 million people | +1.5% |
| 1931 | 3.72 million people | +1.4% |
| 1932 | 3.77 million people | +1.4% |
| 1933 | 3.82 million people | +1.4% |
| 1934 | 3.88 million people | +1.4% |
| 1935 | 3.93 million people | +1.4% |
| 1936 | 3.99 million people | +1.4% |
| 1937 | 4.04 million people | +1.4% |
| 1938 | 4.10 million people | +1.4% |
| 1939 | 4.16 million people | +1.5% |
| 1940 | 4.22 million people | +1.6% |
| 1941 | 4.29 million people | +1.6% |
| 1942 | 4.37 million people | +1.7% |
| 1943 | 4.45 million people | +1.8% |
| 1944 | 4.53 million people | +1.8% |
| 1945 | 4.61 million people | +1.8% |
| 1946 | 4.69 million people | +1.8% |
| 1947 | 4.77 million people | +1.8% |
| 1948 | 4.86 million people | +1.8% |
| 1949 | 4.96 million people | +2.1% |
| 1950 | 5.08 million people | +2.4% |
| 1951 | 5.23 million people | +2.9% |
| 1952 | 5.39 million people | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 5.55 million people | +3.1% |
| 1954 | 5.73 million people | +3.2% |
| 1955 | 5.91 million people | +3.2% |
| 1956 | 6.11 million people | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 6.31 million people | +3.3% |
| 1958 | 6.52 million people | +3.3% |
| 1959 | 6.74 million people | +3.3% |
| 1960 | 6.96 million people | +3.4% |
| 1961 | 7.16 million people | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 7.34 million people | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 7.51 million people | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 7.70 million people | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 7.88 million people | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 8.07 million people | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 8.27 million people | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 8.48 million people | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 8.69 million people | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 8.93 million people | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 9.18 million people | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 9.44 million people | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 9.71 million people | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 10.00 million people | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 10.29 million people | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 10.59 million people | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 10.91 million people | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 11.25 million people | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 11.60 million people | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 11.94 million people | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 12.28 million people | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 12.64 million people | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 13.03 million people | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 13.37 million people | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 13.66 million people | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 13.97 million people | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 14.29 million people | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 14.64 million people | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 15.01 million people | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 15.39 million people | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 15.79 million people | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 16.18 million people | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 16.59 million people | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 16.99 million people | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 17.40 million people | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 17.81 million people | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 18.24 million people | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 18.69 million people | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 19.15 million people | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 19.64 million people | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 20.17 million people | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 20.73 million people | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 21.30 million people | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 21.87 million people | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 22.45 million people | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 23.04 million people | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 23.64 million people | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 24.25 million people | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 24.86 million people | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 25.48 million people | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 26.10 million people | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 26.73 million people | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 27.39 million people | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 28.04 million people | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 28.70 million people | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 29.36 million people | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 30.01 million people | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 30.64 million people | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 31.26 million people | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 31.89 million people | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 32.52 million people | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 33.15 million people | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 33.79 million people | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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- 44 Uzbekistan 35.65 million people compare
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- 49 Saudi Arabia 33.26 million people compare
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is the global population hockey stick in Ghana?
- The global population hockey stick 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 the global population hockey stick recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 33.79 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest the global population hockey stick recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 879,733 people in 1000.
- How does Ghana rank for the global population hockey stick?
- Ghana ranks 47th out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
- Is the global population hockey stick 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 The global population hockey stick. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.