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Population in Ghana

Population in Ghana was 35.06 million in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 1.8% from 2024. That is the 47th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

2025, persons35,064,272
Change on 2024+1.8%
Rank47th of 215Countries ranked
Series high35,064,2722025
Series low6,961,2151960

Population in Ghana, 1960 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

010M20M30M40M196019701980199020002010202020251960: 6,961,215 persons1961: 7,162,667 persons1962: 7,337,375 persons1963: 7,514,714 persons1964: 7,695,739 persons1965: 7,882,606 persons1966: 8,074,521 persons1967: 8,271,913 persons1968: 8,475,729 persons1969: 8,690,383 persons1970: 8,925,813 persons1971: 9,176,264 persons1972: 9,438,187 persons1973: 9,714,617 persons1974: 10,000,523 persons1975: 10,294,308 persons1976: 10,594,913 persons1977: 10,911,871 persons1978: 11,248,450 persons1979: 11,597,255 persons1980: 11,941,448 persons1981: 12,281,712 persons1982: 12,643,819 persons1983: 13,029,836 persons1984: 13,370,590 persons1985: 13,661,229 persons1986: 13,965,217 persons1987: 14,289,108 persons1988: 14,636,568 persons1989: 15,006,813 persons1990: 15,394,648 persons1991: 15,787,496 persons1992: 16,184,855 persons1993: 16,589,519 persons1994: 16,993,190 persons1995: 17,399,017 persons1996: 17,810,181 persons1997: 18,238,958 persons1998: 18,688,036 persons1999: 19,149,864 persons2000: 19,637,087 persons2001: 20,167,069 persons2002: 20,729,388 persons2003: 21,296,705 persons2004: 21,868,298 persons2005: 22,449,438 persons2006: 23,040,702 persons2007: 23,642,279 persons2008: 24,249,946 persons2009: 24,862,664 persons2010: 25,474,995 persons2011: 26,095,088 persons2012: 26,734,268 persons2013: 27,386,193 persons2014: 28,041,592 persons2015: 28,696,068 persons2016: 29,356,742 persons2017: 30,008,354 persons2018: 30,637,585 persons2019: 31,258,945 persons2020: 31,887,809 persons2021: 32,518,665 persons2022: 33,149,152 persons2023: 33,787,914 persons2024: 34,427,414 persons2025: 35,064,272 persons
persons. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Periodpersons
202535,064,272
202434,427,414
202333,787,914
202233,149,152
202132,518,665
202031,887,809
201931,258,945
201830,637,585
201730,008,354
201629,356,742
201528,696,068
201428,041,592
201327,386,193
201226,734,268
201126,095,088
201025,474,995
200924,862,664
200824,249,946
200723,642,279
200623,040,702
200522,449,438
200421,868,298
200321,296,705
200220,729,388
200120,167,069
200019,637,087
199919,149,864
199818,688,036
199718,238,958
199617,810,181
199517,399,017
199416,993,190
199316,589,519
199216,184,855
199115,787,496
199015,394,648
198915,006,813
198814,636,568
198714,289,108
198613,965,217
198513,661,229
198413,370,590
198313,029,836
198212,643,819
198112,281,712
198011,941,448
197911,597,255
197811,248,450
197710,911,871
197610,594,913
197510,294,308
197410,000,523
19739,714,617
19729,438,187
19719,176,264
19708,925,813
19698,690,383
19688,475,729
19678,271,913
19668,074,521
19657,882,606
19647,695,739
19637,514,714
19627,337,375
19617,162,667
19606,961,215

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the population in Ghana?

Population in Ghana was 35.06 million in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 1.8% from 2024. That is the 47th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

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World Bank. Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest population in Ghana?

35.06 million in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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