Population, age 18, male in Ghana
Ghana: Population, age 18, male was 283,590 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 18, male in Ghana, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 283,590 for population, age 18, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 18, male in Ghana peaked at 283,590 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 160,527, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 39th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 186,977 | 160,527 | 214,821 | 10 |
| 2000s | 247,544 | 221,227 | 269,814 | 10 |
| 2010s | 278,188 | 272,979 | 283,590 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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 mean years of schooling 3.34 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 18, male in Ghana?
- Population, age 18, male in Ghana was 283,590 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 18, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 283,590 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 18, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 160,527 in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for population, age 18, male?
- Ghana ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 18, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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 18, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, age 18, male refers to the male population at the specified age.