Ghana Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of Ghana population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Ghana in 2024 is 34,777,522, a 1.92% increase from 2023.
  • The population of Ghana in 2023 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population
Country Name 2024 Population
India 1,441,719,852
Indonesia 279,798,049
Pakistan 245,209,815
Nigeria 229,152,217
Bangladesh 174,701,211
Philippines 119,106,224
Egypt 114,484,252
Vietnam 99,497,680
Kenya 56,203,030
Myanmar 54,964,694
Sudan 49,358,228
Morocco 38,211,459
Ukraine 37,937,821
Angola 37,804,634
Uzbekistan 35,673,804
Ghana 34,777,522
Cameroon 29,394,433
Sri Lanka 21,949,268
Zambia 21,134,695
Cambodia 17,121,847
Bolivia 12,567,336
Tunisia 12,564,689
Honduras 10,759,406
Papua New Guinea 10,515,788
Nicaragua 7,142,529
El Salvador 6,396,289
Republic of Congo 6,244,547
Mauritania 4,993,922
Georgia 3,717,425
Mongolia 3,493,629
Moldova 3,329,865
Lesotho 2,356,083
Timor-Leste 1,379,883
Eswatini 1,222,075
Djibouti 1,152,329
Bhutan 792,382
Solomon Islands 756,673
Cabo Verde 604,461
Micronesia 549,553
Vanuatu 342,325
Sao Tome and Principe 236,381
Kiribati 135,763
Ghana - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 34,777,522 1.92%
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%