Population, age 5, female in Ghana
Ghana: Population, age 5, female was 316,848 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 5, female in Ghana, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 5, female in Ghana stood at 316,848. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 5, female in Ghana peaked at 316,848 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 240,679, 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 25 years of available data.
Population, age 5, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 240,679 | — |
| 1991 | 246,170 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 251,507 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 256,565 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 261,178 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 265,241 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 268,731 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 271,714 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 274,285 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 276,580 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 278,722 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 280,681 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 282,487 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 284,395 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 286,729 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 289,690 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 293,433 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 297,830 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 302,440 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 306,652 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 310,031 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 312,407 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 313,936 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 314,910 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 316,848 | +0.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 316,848 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 119,877, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 316,848 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 172,358, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 261,265 | 240,679 | 276,580 | 10 |
| 2000s | 290,306 | 278,722 | 306,652 | 10 |
| 2010s | 313,626 | 310,031 | 316,848 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 949,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 913,117 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1448 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 5, female in Ghana?
- Population, age 5, female in Ghana was 316,848 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 5, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 316,848 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 5, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 240,679 in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for population, age 5, female?
- Ghana ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 5, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 5, 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.