Population ages 15-64, female in Ghana
Ghana: Population ages 15-64, female was 10.69 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population ages 15-64, female in Ghana, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, female in Ghana is 10.69 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, female in Ghana peaked at 10.69 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.75 million, in 1960.
That places Ghana 45th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.93 million | 1.75 million | 2.14 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.55 million | 2.20 million | 3.00 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.56 million | 3.11 million | 3.98 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.64 million | 4.08 million | 5.27 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.28 million | 5.43 million | 7.15 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.26 million | 7.35 million | 9.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.08 million | 9.47 million | 10.69 million | 6 |
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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 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0379 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5006 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, female in Ghana?
- Population ages 15-64, female in Ghana was 10.69 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 10.69 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 million in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for population ages 15-64, female?
- Ghana ranks 45th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.