Population, age 19, female in Ghana
Ghana: Population, age 19, female was 269,562 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 19, female in Ghana, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 19, female in Ghana stood at 269,562. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 19, female in Ghana peaked at 269,562 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 150,817, in 1990.
That places Ghana 41st 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 | 175,451 | 150,817 | 201,362 | 10 |
| 2000s | 232,651 | 207,380 | 254,405 | 10 |
| 2010s | 263,084 | 257,726 | 269,562 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 38 Uzbekistan 284,597 compare
- 39 Peru 277,072 compare
- 40 Italy 273,561 compare
- 42 Venezuela 269,016 compare
- 43 Mozambique 264,837 compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 261,546 compare
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 19, female in Ghana?
- Population, age 19, female in Ghana was 269,562 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 19, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 269,562 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 19, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 150,817 in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for population, age 19, female?
- Ghana ranks 41st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 19, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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 19, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.