Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre was 53.72 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
53.72 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
50th
of 215 countries
All-time high
53.72 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
14.46 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Ghana stood at 53.72 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 53.72 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.46 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 50th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.46 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 14.96 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 15.46 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 15.93 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 16.41 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 16.88 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 17.37 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 17.86 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 18.37 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 18.92 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 19.5 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 20.09 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 20.67 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 21.24 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 21.81 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 22.31 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 22.76 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 23.21 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 23.7 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 24.23 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 24.79 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 25.38 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 25.98 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 26.57 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 27.17 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 27.84 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 28.54 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 29.23 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 29.92 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 30.63 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 31.35 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 32.04 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 32.66 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 33.21 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 33.77 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 34.36 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 34.9 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 35.38 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 35.9 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 36.48 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 37.11 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 37.77 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 38.45 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 39.14 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 39.85 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 40.6 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 41.35 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 42.11 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 42.91 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 43.78 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 44.74 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 45.75 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 46.77 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 47.76 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 48.69 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 49.54 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 50.29 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 50.96 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 51.59 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 52.17 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 52.7 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 53.22 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 53.72 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.41 units per square kilometre | 14.46 units per square kilometre | 18.37 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.42 units per square kilometre | 18.92 units per square kilometre | 23.7 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.97 units per square kilometre | 24.23 units per square kilometre | 29.92 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.42 units per square kilometre | 30.63 units per square kilometre | 35.9 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.58 units per square kilometre | 36.48 units per square kilometre | 42.91 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.99 units per square kilometre | 43.78 units per square kilometre | 51.59 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.95 units per square kilometre | 52.17 units per square kilometre | 53.72 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 47 Kiribati 57.15 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 56.24 units per square kilometre compare
- 49 Guatemala 54.36 units per square kilometre compare
- 51 Curacao 53.09 units per square kilometre compare
- 52 Saint Lucia 52.52 units per square kilometre compare
- 53 Seychelles 52.44 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1749 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.7544 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1794 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Ghana was 53.72 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 53.72 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.46 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 50th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.