Ghana vs Late-demographic dividend: Fertility rate, total
Ghana
3.34 births per woman
in 2024
Late-demographic dividend
1.27 births per woman
in 2024
Ghana rank
46th
Late-demographic dividend rank
47th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Ghana
- Late-demographic dividend
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 3.34 births per woman against 1.27 births per woman in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 2.07 births per woman.
That makes Ghana's figure about 2.6 times Late-demographic dividend's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 46th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 47th of 218 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Late-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.91 births per woman | 5.19 births per woman | 1.72 births per woman | Ghana |
| 1970s | 6.77 births per woman | 3.85 births per woman | 2.92 births per woman | Ghana |
| 1980s | 6.15 births per woman | 2.8 births per woman | 3.36 births per woman | Ghana |
| 1990s | 5.22 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman | 3.29 births per woman | Ghana |
| 2000s | 4.5 births per woman | 1.71 births per woman | 2.78 births per woman | Ghana |
| 2010s | 3.95 births per woman | 1.74 births per woman | 2.21 births per woman | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.44 births per woman | 1.32 births per woman | 2.12 births per woman | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Ghana or Late-demographic dividend?
- Ghana, at 3.34 births per woman against 1.27 births per woman in Late-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Ghana and Late-demographic dividend?
- 2.07 births per woman, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Late-demographic dividend?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Ghana ranks 46th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 47th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.