Population ages 05-09, male, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Population ages 05-09, male, per capita was 0.0597 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 05-09, male, per capita in Ghana, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 05-09, male, per capita in Ghana stood at 0.0597 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, male, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0826 units per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0597 units per person, in 2025.
That places Ghana 51st out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 05-09, male, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0746 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0754 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0757 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0762 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0765 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0766 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0774 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0789 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0802 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0812 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0823 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0826 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0821 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0814 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0809 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0804 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0793 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0779 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0765 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0751 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0741 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0737 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0736 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0736 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0742 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0749 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0751 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0753 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0756 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0754 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0753 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0758 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0759 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0755 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0749 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0745 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.074 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0735 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0728 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0719 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0709 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0695 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0682 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0671 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0663 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.066 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.066 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0662 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0663 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0662 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0661 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0659 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0655 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.065 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0647 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0643 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0641 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0642 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0644 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0645 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0644 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.064 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0632 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0621 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0609 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0597 units per person | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0773 units per person | 0.0746 units per person | 0.0812 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0798 units per person | 0.0751 units per person | 0.0826 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0745 units per person | 0.0736 units per person | 0.0756 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0744 units per person | 0.0719 units per person | 0.0759 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0673 units per person | 0.066 units per person | 0.0709 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0649 units per person | 0.0641 units per person | 0.0661 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0624 units per person | 0.0597 units per person | 0.0644 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 48 Tuvalu 0.0606 units per person compare
- 49 Iraq 0.0599 units per person compare
- 50 Kenya 0.0599 units per person compare
- 52 Timor-Leste 0.0594 units per person compare
- 53 South Sudan 0.0587 units per person compare
- 54 Marshall Islands 0.0587 units per person 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0582 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.1355 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 05-09, male, per capita in Ghana?
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita in Ghana was 0.0597 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 05-09, male, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0826 units per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest population ages 05-09, male, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0597 units per person in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for population ages 05-09, male, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 51st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 05-09, male, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 05-09, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 05-09, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 05-09, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 05-09, male World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 05-09, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.