Demographics · Western Africa

Ghana Population

35.06Mas of 2025Reported+1.8% vs 2024

Total mid-year population. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · World Bank

History

most recent 12 periods · World Bank
PeriodPopulation
202535.06M
202434.43M
202333.79M
202233.15M
202132.52M
202031.89M
201931.26M
201830.64M
201730.01M
201629.36M
201528.7M
201428.04M

Population across Africa

All 54 countries →
CountryPopulationPeriod
Nigeria237.53M2025
Kenya57.53M2025
South Africa64.75M2025
Egypt118.37M2025
Ethiopia135.47M2025
Tanzania70.55M2025

Population in every African country

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