Population, age 2, total in Ghana

Ghana: Population, age 2, total was 665,613 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
665,613
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
40th
of 191 countries
All-time high
665,613
in 2015
All-time low
537,038
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 2, total in Ghana, 1990–2015

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1990200220151990: 537.0k1991: 546.1k1992: 554.6k1993: 562.3k1994: 569.1k1995: 574.9k1996: 579.5k1997: 583.0k1998: 586.2k1999: 590.0k2000: 594.8k2001: 601.0k2002: 608.4k2003: 616.4k2004: 624.1k2005: 631.0k2006: 636.9k2007: 642.0k2008: 646.3k2009: 650.1k2010: 653.5k2011: 656.6k2012: 659.2k2013: 661.4k2015: 665.6k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 665,613 for population, age 2, total in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 2, total in Ghana peaked at 665,613 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 537,038, in 1990.

Ghana ranks 40th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 568,269 537,038 589,960 10
2000s 625,109 594,805 650,096 10
2010s 659,256 653,521 665,613 5

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 37 Niger 703,821 compare
  2. 38 Argentina 693,485 compare
  3. 39 Germany 674,560 compare
  4. 41 Morocco 642,360 compare
  5. 42 Saudi Arabia 630,380 compare
  6. 43 Burkina Faso 622,185 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 2, total in Ghana?
Population, age 2, total in Ghana was 665,613 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 2, total recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 665,613 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 2, total recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 537,038 in 1990.
How does Ghana rank for population, age 2, total?
Ghana ranks 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 2, total rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 2, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 2, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.