Ghana Population Growth Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of Ghana population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Ghana in 2025 is 35,439,785, a 1.9% increase from 2024.
  • The population of Ghana in 2024 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate
Country Name 2025 Population Growth Rate
India 1,454,606,724
Indonesia 282,004,306
Pakistan 249,948,885
Nigeria 234,573,603
Bangladesh 176,421,509
Philippines 120,864,358
Egypt 116,275,465
Vietnam 100,103,979
Kenya 57,323,930
Myanmar 55,336,783
Sudan 50,614,633
Angola 38,942,791
Ukraine 38,759,076
Morocco 38,571,289
Uzbekistan 36,159,016
Ghana 35,439,785
Cameroon 30,150,781
Sri Lanka 22,000,246
Zambia 21,706,928
Cambodia 17,293,532
Bolivia 12,746,148
Tunisia 12,665,802
Honduras 10,923,967
Papua New Guinea 10,701,144
Nicaragua 7,237,313
El Salvador 6,426,229
Republic of Congo 6,383,738
Mauritania 5,128,141
Georgia 3,709,510
Mongolia 3,537,947
Moldova 3,254,966
Lesotho 2,381,381
Timor-Leste 1,399,184
Eswatini 1,234,858
Djibouti 1,168,257
Bhutan 797,335
Solomon Islands 773,027
Cabo Verde 610,209
Micronesia 554,732
Vanuatu 350,202
Sao Tome and Principe 240,979
Kiribati 137,984
Ghana - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate Growth Rate
2025 35,439,785 1.90%
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%