Population, age 25, total in Ghana

Ghana: Population, age 25, total was 507,473 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
507,473
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
46th
of 191 countries
All-time high
507,473
in 2015
All-time low
244,277
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 25, total in Ghana, 1990–2015

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1990200220151990: 244.3k1991: 252.6k1992: 261.3k1993: 270.4k1994: 279.7k1995: 289.1k1996: 298.6k1997: 308.3k1998: 318.3k1999: 328.6k2000: 339.4k2001: 350.6k2002: 362.3k2003: 374.3k2004: 386.4k2005: 398.7k2006: 411.1k2007: 423.5k2008: 435.7k2009: 447.6k2010: 459.1k2011: 470.1k2012: 480.6k2013: 490.4k2015: 507.5k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 25, total in Ghana stood at 507,473. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 25, total in Ghana peaked at 507,473 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 244,277, in 1990.

That places Ghana 46th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 285,114 244,277 328,594 10
2000s 392,953 339,386 447,596 10
2010s 481,508 459,066 507,473 5

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 43 Saudi Arabia 533,534 compare
  2. 44 Malaysia 519,443 compare
  3. 45 Yemen 519,398 compare
  4. 47 Canada 477,985 compare
  5. 48 Spain 473,933 compare
  6. 49 Syria 439,738 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 25, total in Ghana?
Population, age 25, total in Ghana was 507,473 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 25, total recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 507,473 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 25, total recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 244,277 in 1990.
How does Ghana rank for population, age 25, total?
Ghana ranks 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 25, total rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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 25, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, age 25, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.