Population, age 0, total in Ghana
Ghana: Population, age 0, total was 681,278 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 0, total in Ghana, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 681,278 for population, age 0, total in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 0, total in Ghana peaked at 681,278 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 569,826, in 1990.
That places Ghana 38th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 591,308 | 569,826 | 606,441 | 10 |
| 2000s | 652,026 | 613,119 | 671,342 | 10 |
| 2010s | 668,014 | 659,603 | 681,278 | 5 |
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More education data for Ghana
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 122,558 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.34 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 0, total in Ghana?
- Population, age 0, total in Ghana was 681,278 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 0, total recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 681,278 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 0, total recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 569,826 in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for population, age 0, total?
- Ghana ranks 38th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 0, total rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 0, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.