Ghana Population Density 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Ghana population density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Ghana in 2020 is 130.26 people per square kilometer, a 2.15% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Ghana in 2019 was 127.52 people per square kilometer, a 2.19% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Ghana in 2018 was 124.79 people per square kilometer, a 2.22% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Ghana in 2017 was 122.08 people per square kilometer, a 2.25% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Bangladesh | 1,115.55 |
| Micronesia | 784.16 |
| India | 419.80 |
| Philippines | 365.27 |
| Sri Lanka | 326.37 |
| El Salvador | 308.28 |
| Vietnam | 293.87 |
| Pakistan | 277.47 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 228.29 |
| Nigeria | 223.15 |
| Kiribati | 147.47 |
| Indonesia | 142.94 |
| Cabo Verde | 137.96 |
| Ghana | 130.26 |
| Moldova | 119.17 |
| Egypt | 102.19 |
| Kenya | 92.65 |
| Cambodia | 92.35 |
| Timor-Leste | 88.66 |
| Honduras | 88.05 |
| Morocco | 82.66 |
| Myanmar | 80.42 |
| Uzbekistan | 74.81 |
| Ukraine | 72.46 |
| Tunisia | 72.24 |
| Lesotho | 70.56 |
| Eswatini | 66.83 |
| Georgia | 57.23 |
| Cameroon | 55.83 |
| Nicaragua | 50.81 |
| Djibouti | 42.59 |
| Angola | 26.36 |
| Vanuatu | 25.20 |
| Zambia | 24.43 |
| Solomon Islands | 23.77 |
| Bhutan | 20.10 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19.33 |
| Bolivia | 10.63 |
| Mauritania | 4.51 |
| Mongolia | 2.10 |
| Sudan | 0.00 |
| Ghana - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 130.26 | 2.15% |
| 2019 | 127.52 | 2.19% |
| 2018 | 124.79 | 2.22% |
| 2017 | 122.08 | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 119.40 | 2.27% |
| 2015 | 116.75 | 2.29% |
| 2014 | 114.13 | 2.32% |
| 2013 | 111.54 | 2.35% |
| 2012 | 108.98 | 2.40% |
| 2011 | 106.43 | 2.45% |
| 2010 | 103.88 | 2.52% |
| 2009 | 101.33 | 2.58% |
| 2008 | 98.78 | 2.61% |
| 2007 | 96.27 | 2.61% |
| 2006 | 93.82 | 2.59% |
| 2005 | 91.45 | 2.55% |
| 2004 | 89.18 | 2.52% |
| 2003 | 86.99 | 2.49% |
| 2002 | 84.88 | 2.48% |
| 2001 | 82.82 | 2.48% |
| 2000 | 80.82 | 2.48% |
| 1999 | 78.86 | 2.48% |
| 1998 | 76.96 | 2.50% |
| 1997 | 75.08 | 2.56% |
| 1996 | 73.21 | 2.64% |
| 1995 | 71.33 | 2.73% |
| 1994 | 69.43 | 2.82% |
| 1993 | 67.52 | 2.90% |
| 1992 | 65.62 | 2.93% |
| 1991 | 63.75 | 2.94% |
| 1990 | 61.93 | 2.93% |
| 1989 | 60.17 | 2.91% |
| 1988 | 58.47 | 2.91% |
| 1987 | 56.81 | 2.94% |
| 1986 | 55.19 | 2.98% |
| 1985 | 53.59 | 3.05% |
| 1984 | 52.01 | 3.09% |
| 1983 | 50.45 | 3.06% |
| 1982 | 48.95 | 2.90% |
| 1981 | 47.57 | 2.64% |
| 1980 | 46.35 | 2.32% |
| 1979 | 45.30 | 2.03% |
| 1978 | 44.40 | 1.87% |
| 1977 | 43.58 | 1.92% |
| 1976 | 42.76 | 2.14% |
| 1975 | 41.86 | 2.43% |
| 1974 | 40.87 | 2.69% |
| 1973 | 39.80 | 2.86% |
| 1972 | 38.69 | 2.86% |
| 1971 | 37.62 | 2.72% |
| 1970 | 36.62 | 2.53% |
| 1969 | 35.72 | 2.38% |
| 1968 | 34.89 | 2.32% |
| 1967 | 34.09 | 2.41% |
| 1966 | 33.29 | 2.61% |
| 1965 | 32.45 | 2.86% |
| 1964 | 31.54 | 3.07% |
| 1963 | 30.60 | 3.23% |
| 1962 | 29.65 | 3.27% |
| 1961 | 28.71 | 3.21% |
| 1960 | 27.82 | 3.11% |
| 1959 | 26.98 | 3.01% |
| 1958 | 26.19 | 2.94% |
| 1957 | 25.44 | 2.91% |
| 1956 | 24.72 | 2.91% |
| 1955 | 24.02 | 2.91% |
| 1954 | 23.34 | 2.87% |
| 1953 | 22.69 | 2.75% |
| 1952 | 22.09 | 2.50% |
| 1951 | 21.55 | 2.07% |
| 1950 | 21.11 | 0.00% |
