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Population>
Ghana
Population (ten thousands)
3,412.2
(2023)
[13/54countries]
Popuation growth (annual)
1.9%
(2023)
[36/54countries]
0-14 years, % of the total population
36.6%
(2023)
[39/54countries]
15-64 years, % of the total population
59.7%
(2023)
[17/54countries]
65 years and over, % of the total population
3.6%
(2023)
[19/54countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
63.9
(2022)
[20/54countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)
66.1
(2022)
[21/54countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)
61.8
(2022)
[20/54countries]
Population density (per square kilometer)
144.3
(2021)
[13/54countries]
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
18.8%
(2023)
[14/35countries]
Marriage and sex>
Ghana
% of those who think that adultery is always wrong
91.1%
(2018)
[2/6countries]
% of those who think that homosexuality is always wrong
96.5%
(2018)
[1/6countries]
Birth>
Ghana
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
3.51
(2022)
[37/54countries]
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people)
27.1
(2022)
[39/54countries]
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)
263
(2020)
[31/54countries]
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
31.6
(2022)
[32/54countries]
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)
44
(2021)
[33/54countries]
Adolescent fertility rate (Births per 1,000 women aged 15-19)
63.4
(2022)
[37/54countries]
% of those who think that it is wrong for a woman to have an abortion if her family cannot afford any more children
91.6%
(2018)
[3/6countries]
Parent-child relations>
Ghana
Family>
Ghana
Extent of satisfaction with the relationships with family members (7 steps)
6.03
(2018)
[2/6countries]
Domestic problems>
Ghana
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 (%)
12.7%
(2022)
[48/54countries]
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 (%)
1.9%
(2022)
[51/53countries]
Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15?49 years subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime (%)
24%
(2018)
[33/39countries]
Migration>
Ghana
International migrant stock (% of immigrants in the population)
1.5%
(2020)
[36/58countries]
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum
7,057
(2023)
[31/49countries]