Ghana Population 1950-2023
Chart and table of Ghana population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Ghana in 2023 is 34,121,985, a 1.93% increase from 2022.
- The population of Ghana in 2022 was 33,475,870, a 1.96% increase from 2021.
- The population of Ghana in 2021 was 32,833,031, a 2.03% increase from 2020.
- The population of Ghana in 2020 was 32,180,401, a 2.09% increase from 2019.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2023 Population |
| India |
1,428,627,663 |
| Indonesia |
277,534,122 |
| Pakistan |
240,485,658 |
| Nigeria |
223,804,632 |
| Bangladesh |
172,954,319 |
| Philippines |
117,337,368 |
| Egypt |
112,716,598 |
| Vietnam |
98,858,950 |
| Kenya |
55,100,586 |
| Myanmar |
54,577,997 |
| Sudan |
48,109,006 |
| Morocco |
37,840,044 |
| Ukraine |
36,744,634 |
| Angola |
36,684,202 |
| Uzbekistan |
35,163,944 |
| Ghana |
34,121,985 |
| Cameroon |
28,647,293 |
| Sri Lanka |
21,893,579 |
| Zambia |
20,569,737 |
| Cambodia |
16,944,826 |
| Tunisia |
12,458,223 |
| Bolivia |
12,388,571 |
| Honduras |
10,593,798 |
| Papua New Guinea |
10,329,931 |
| Nicaragua |
7,046,310 |
| El Salvador |
6,364,943 |
| Republic of Congo |
6,106,869 |
| Mauritania |
4,862,989 |
| Georgia |
3,728,282 |
| Mongolia |
3,447,157 |
| Moldova |
3,435,931 |
| Lesotho |
2,330,318 |
| Timor-Leste |
1,360,596 |
| Eswatini |
1,210,822 |
| Djibouti |
1,136,455 |
| Bhutan |
787,424 |
| Solomon Islands |
740,424 |
| Cabo Verde |
598,682 |
| Micronesia |
544,321 |
| Vanuatu |
334,506 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
231,856 |
| Kiribati |
133,515 |
|
Ghana - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2023 |
34,121,985 |
1.93% |
| 2022 |
33,475,870 |
1.96% |
| 2021 |
32,833,031 |
2.03% |
| 2020 |
32,180,401 |
2.09% |
| 2019 |
31,522,290 |
2.11% |
| 2018 |
30,870,641 |
2.15% |
| 2017 |
30,222,262 |
2.26% |
| 2016 |
29,554,303 |
2.37% |
| 2015 |
28,870,939 |
2.39% |
| 2014 |
28,196,358 |
2.44% |
| 2013 |
27,525,597 |
2.48% |
| 2012 |
26,858,762 |
2.49% |
| 2011 |
26,205,941 |
2.47% |
| 2010 |
25,574,719 |
2.50% |
| 2009 |
24,950,762 |
2.57% |
| 2008 |
24,326,087 |
2.61% |
| 2007 |
23,708,320 |
2.64% |
| 2006 |
23,098,586 |
2.67% |
| 2005 |
22,496,951 |
2.70% |
| 2004 |
21,906,444 |
2.70% |
| 2003 |
21,329,514 |
2.75% |
| 2002 |
20,758,326 |
2.79% |
| 2001 |
20,195,577 |
2.70% |
| 2000 |
19,665,502 |
2.55% |
| 1999 |
19,176,791 |
2.47% |
| 1998 |
18,714,708 |
2.45% |
| 1997 |
18,268,040 |
2.38% |
| 1996 |
17,844,010 |
2.32% |
| 1995 |
17,438,874 |
2.34% |
| 1994 |
17,040,854 |
2.39% |
| 1993 |
16,643,633 |
2.48% |
| 1992 |
16,241,548 |
2.51% |
| 1991 |
15,843,471 |
2.57% |
| 1990 |
15,446,982 |
2.62% |
| 1989 |
15,052,447 |
2.60% |
| 1988 |
14,671,677 |
2.52% |
| 1987 |
14,310,790 |
2.43% |
| 1986 |
13,971,682 |
2.35% |
| 1985 |
13,651,443 |
2.32% |
| 1984 |
13,342,487 |
2.76% |
| 1983 |
12,984,131 |
3.17% |
| 1982 |
12,584,976 |
3.05% |
| 1981 |
12,212,960 |
2.93% |
| 1980 |
11,865,246 |
3.04% |
| 1979 |
11,515,675 |
3.16% |
| 1978 |
11,163,230 |
3.12% |
| 1977 |
10,825,496 |
3.01% |
| 1976 |
10,509,006 |
2.93% |
| 1975 |
10,209,848 |
2.93% |
| 1974 |
9,918,979 |
2.92% |
| 1973 |
9,637,197 |
2.90% |
| 1972 |
9,365,952 |
2.82% |
| 1971 |
9,108,878 |
2.79% |
| 1970 |
8,861,895 |
2.69% |
| 1969 |
8,629,855 |
2.51% |
| 1968 |
8,418,152 |
2.46% |
| 1967 |
8,216,086 |
2.45% |
| 1966 |
8,019,658 |
2.45% |
| 1965 |
7,827,726 |
2.45% |
| 1964 |
7,640,196 |
2.44% |
| 1963 |
7,458,243 |
2.43% |
| 1962 |
7,281,192 |
2.42% |
| 1961 |
7,109,029 |
2.86% |
| 1960 |
6,911,510 |
3.31% |
| 1959 |
6,690,090 |
3.26% |
| 1958 |
6,479,011 |
3.24% |
| 1957 |
6,275,801 |
3.27% |
| 1956 |
6,077,347 |
3.23% |
| 1955 |
5,887,163 |
3.17% |
| 1954 |
5,706,212 |
3.09% |
| 1953 |
5,535,165 |
3.01% |
| 1952 |
5,373,395 |
2.93% |
| 1951 |
5,220,288 |
2.81% |
| 1950 |
5,077,596 |
0.00% |
