Ghana vs Iraq: Population ages 0-14
Ghana
35.4%
in 2025
Iraq
36.0%
in 2025
Ghana rank
51st
Iraq rank
49th
Population ages 0-14 over time
- Ghana
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 36.0% against 35.4% in Ghana, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 51st and Iraq ranks 49th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.0% | 41.6% | 5.4% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 47.9% | 45.9% | 1.9% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 45.5% | 46.2% | 0.7% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 44.2% | 44.5% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 40.6% | 42.7% | 2.0% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 40.3% | 1.8% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 37.3% | 1.0% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, Ghana or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 36.0% against 35.4% in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14 between Ghana and Iraq?
- 0.6%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iraq?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Iraq rank globally for population ages 0-14?
- Ghana ranks 51st and Iraq ranks 49th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.