🇬🇭 Ghana Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Ghana is 35,697,557, ranking #46 in the world (0.43% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 1.77% per year. The biggest city is Kumasi with 2,544,530 inhabitants.

Live estimate

35,711,326

Growth rate

1.77%

Density

157

people / km² (406 / mi²)

Median age

21.6

Fertility rate

3.26

births per woman

Life expectancy

66.1

years

Ghana population 1950–2100

Population of Ghana, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Ghana is projected to reach 50,553,047, and 67,547,746 by 2100.

Ghana population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	35,697,557	1.77%	156.9	21.6
2025	35,064,272	1.81%	154.1	21.3
2024	34,427,414	1.85%	151.3	21.1
2023	33,787,914	1.90%	148.5	20.9
2022	33,149,152	1.92%	145.7	20.7
2021	32,518,665	1.92%	142.9	20.6
2020	31,887,809	2.00%	140.1	20.4
2019	31,258,945	1.99%	137.4	20.3
2018	30,637,585	2.03%	134.6	20.1
2017	30,008,354	2.12%	131.9	20.0
2016	29,356,742	2.27%	129.0	19.9
2015	28,696,068	2.28%	126.1	19.8
2014	28,041,592	2.33%	123.2	19.7
2013	27,386,193	2.40%	120.4	19.6
2012	26,734,268	2.42%	117.5	19.4
2011	26,095,088	2.42%	114.7	19.3
2010	25,474,995	2.39%	112.0	19.2
2009	24,862,664	2.48%	109.3	19.0
2008	24,249,946	2.52%	106.6	18.8
2007	23,642,279	2.56%	103.9	18.7
2006	23,040,702	2.60%	101.3	18.5
2005	22,449,438	2.60%	98.7	18.3
2004	21,868,298	2.64%	96.1	18.1
2003	21,296,705	2.65%	93.6	17.9
2002	20,729,388	2.75%	91.1	17.7
2001	20,167,069	2.75%	88.6	17.5
2000	19,637,087	2.57%	86.3	17.3
1999	19,149,864	2.45%	84.2	17.2
1998	18,688,036	2.43%	82.1	17.0
1997	18,238,958	2.44%	80.2	16.8
1996	17,810,181	2.32%	78.3	16.6
1995	17,399,017	2.35%	76.5	16.5
1994	16,993,190	2.37%	74.7	16.4
1993	16,589,519	2.44%	72.9	16.3
1992	16,184,856	2.50%	71.1	16.2
1991	15,787,496	2.47%	69.4	16.1
1990	15,394,648	2.57%	67.7	16.1
1989	15,006,812	2.53%	66.0	16.0
1988	14,636,568	2.46%	64.3	16.0
1987	14,289,108	2.34%	62.8	16.0
1986	13,965,216	2.24%	61.4	16.0
1985	13,661,230	2.16%	60.0	16.0
1984	13,370,590	2.14%	58.8	16.0
1983	13,029,836	3.03%	57.3	15.9
1982	12,643,819	2.98%	55.6	15.8
1981	12,281,712	2.83%	54.0	15.7
1980	11,941,448	2.79%	52.5	15.6
1979	11,597,256	3.06%	51.0	15.4
1978	11,248,450	3.04%	49.4	15.2
1977	10,911,871	3.03%	48.0	15.0
1976	10,594,913	2.86%	46.6	14.9
1975	10,294,308	2.90%	45.2	14.8
1974	10,000,524	2.90%	44.0	14.7
1973	9,714,616	2.90%	42.7	14.7
1972	9,438,187	2.87%	41.5	14.7
1971	9,176,264	2.76%	40.3	14.8
1970	8,925,812	2.77%	39.2	14.9
1969	8,690,383	2.57%	38.2	14.9
1968	8,475,730	2.43%	37.2	15.0
1967	8,271,913	2.44%	36.4	15.1
1966	8,074,521	2.39%	35.5	15.3
1965	7,882,606	2.42%	34.6	15.4
1964	7,695,739	2.38%	33.8	15.6
1963	7,514,714	2.38%	33.0	15.8
1962	7,337,375	2.40%	32.2	16.1
1961	7,162,666	2.42%	31.5	16.4
1960	6,961,214	3.29%	30.6	16.7
1959	6,735,540	3.30%	29.6	17.0
1958	6,520,156	3.20%	28.7	17.2
1957	6,312,501	3.27%	27.7	17.5
1956	6,109,609	3.26%	26.9	17.7
1955	5,914,924	3.21%	26.0	17.8
1954	5,729,428	3.16%	25.2	17.9
1953	5,553,970	3.06%	24.4	17.9
1952	5,387,496	3.02%	23.7	17.9
1951	5,229,124	2.94%	23.0	17.8
1950	5,080,664	2.81%	22.3	17.7

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	36,328,263	1.74%	159.7	21.8
2028	36,959,314	1.71%	162.4	22.0
2029	37,589,710	1.67%	165.2	22.2
2030	38,222,089	1.66%	168.0	22.4
2031	38,856,803	1.63%	170.8	22.7
2032	39,492,794	1.61%	173.6	22.9
2033	40,132,725	1.60%	176.4	23.1
2034	40,774,156	1.57%	179.2	23.3
2035	41,412,554	1.53%	182.0	23.6
2036	42,047,456	1.51%	184.8	23.8
2037	42,682,175	1.49%	187.6	24.0
2038	43,314,977	1.46%	190.4	24.3
2039	43,942,859	1.42%	193.1	24.6
2040	44,568,350	1.40%	195.9	24.8
2041	45,190,635	1.37%	198.6	25.1
2042	45,808,599	1.35%	201.3	25.3
2043	46,421,965	1.31%	204.0	25.5
2044	47,030,358	1.29%	206.7	25.7
2045	47,634,274	1.26%	209.3	26.0
2046	48,231,610	1.23%	212.0	26.2
2047	48,823,459	1.21%	214.6	26.4
2048	49,408,510	1.17%	217.1	26.6
2049	49,984,440	1.14%	219.7	26.8
2050	50,553,047	1.12%	222.2	27.0
2051	51,112,490	1.08%	224.6	27.2
2052	51,660,600	1.05%	227.0	27.4
2053	52,200,454	1.03%	229.4	27.6
2054	52,732,753	1.00%	231.8	27.8
2055	53,257,057	0.98%	234.1	28.0
2056	53,773,860	0.95%	236.3	28.2
2057	54,281,344	0.93%	238.6	28.4
2058	54,779,347	0.90%	240.7	28.6
2059	55,269,089	0.88%	242.9	28.8
2060	55,750,054	0.85%	245.0	29.0
2061	56,223,233	0.84%	247.1	29.2
2062	56,688,795	0.81%	249.1	29.4
2063	57,143,823	0.79%	251.1	29.6
2064	57,590,435	0.77%	253.1	29.8
2065	58,027,209	0.74%	255.0	30.0
2066	58,454,299	0.73%	256.9	30.2
2067	58,876,561	0.71%	258.8	30.5
2068	59,291,914	0.69%	260.6	30.7
2069	59,695,870	0.67%	262.4	30.9
2070	60,088,946	0.65%	264.1	31.1
2071	60,477,744	0.64%	265.8	31.3
2072	60,858,973	0.61%	267.5	31.5
2073	61,229,391	0.60%	269.1	31.8
2074	61,592,819	0.58%	270.7	32.0
2075	61,951,859	0.58%	272.3	32.2
2076	62,303,140	0.55%	273.8	32.4
2077	62,642,670	0.53%	275.3	32.6
2078	62,974,917	0.52%	276.8	32.8
2079	63,296,773	0.50%	278.2	33.1
2080	63,606,282	0.48%	279.5	33.3
2081	63,905,541	0.46%	280.9	33.5
2082	64,193,034	0.44%	282.1	33.7
2083	64,469,403	0.42%	283.3	33.9
2084	64,731,609	0.39%	284.5	34.1
2085	64,981,220	0.38%	285.6	34.3
2086	65,221,846	0.36%	286.6	34.5
2087	65,456,512	0.36%	287.7	34.7
2088	65,683,291	0.33%	288.7	34.9
2089	65,897,245	0.32%	289.6	35.1
2090	66,099,925	0.30%	290.5	35.3
2091	66,291,458	0.28%	291.3	35.5
2092	66,469,227	0.26%	292.1	35.7
2093	66,634,786	0.24%	292.8	35.9
2094	66,792,569	0.23%	293.5	36.1
2095	66,940,848	0.21%	294.2	36.3
2096	67,078,480	0.20%	294.8	36.5
2097	67,208,861	0.19%	295.4	36.7
2098	67,332,183	0.18%	295.9	36.8
2099	67,445,746	0.16%	296.4	37.0
2100	67,547,746	0.14%	296.9	37.2

States & provinces of Ghana by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Greater Accra	5,455,692	15.3%
2	Ashanti	4,105,402	11.5%
3	Eastern	2,633,154	7.4%
4	Western	2,376,021	6.7%
5	Northern	2,003,152	5.6%
6	Volta	1,738,710	4.9%
7	Central	1,717,543	4.8%
8	Upper East	948,118	2.7%
9	Upper West	868,479	2.4%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Ghana

#	City	Region	Population
1	Kumasi	Ashanti	2,544,530
2	Accra capital	Greater Accra	1,963,264
3	Tamale	Northern	464,316
4	Takoradi	Western	389,114
5	Sekondi	Western	285,506
6	Cape Coast	Central	212,426
7	Atsiaman	Greater Accra	202,932
8	Ashaiman	Greater Accra	190,972
9	Obuase	Ashanti	179,604
10	Tema	Greater Accra	155,782
11	Koforidua	Eastern	151,255
12	Sekondi-Takoradi	Western	138,872
13	Ho	Volta	130,701
14	Amanfrom	Greater Accra	119,467
15	Medina Estates	Greater Accra	101,207

FAQ

What is the population of Ghana in 2026?

The population of Ghana is 35,697,557 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Ghana?

Kumasi is the biggest city in Ghana with 2,544,530 inhabitants; the capital is Accra.

Is the population of Ghana growing or shrinking?

The population of Ghana is growing at 1.77% per year.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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