Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Population ages 55-59, male, per capita was 0.0152 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Ghana, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0152 units per person for population ages 55-59, male, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0152 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0094 units per person, in 1970.
That places Ghana 167th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0099 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0098 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0098 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0097 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0097 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0096 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0096 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0095 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0094 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0094 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0094 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0095 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0095 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0096 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0097 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0098 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0098 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0099 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.01 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.01 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0101 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0101 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0103 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0104 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0106 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0108 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.011 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0111 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0112 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0113 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0113 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0113 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0111 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0109 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0107 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0105 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0104 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0102 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0101 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0099 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0098 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0097 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0095 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0095 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0096 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0097 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0097 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0099 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.01 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0101 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0103 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0106 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0109 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0112 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0115 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0118 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0122 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0128 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0133 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0138 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0142 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0145 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0146 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0147 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0149 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0152 units per person | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0097 units per person | 0.0094 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0097 units per person | 0.0094 units per person | 0.01 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0107 units per person | 0.0101 units per person | 0.0113 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0106 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | 0.0113 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0097 units per person | 0.0095 units per person | 0.0101 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0118 units per person | 0.0103 units per person | 0.0138 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0147 units per person | 0.0142 units per person | 0.0152 units per person | 6 |
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- 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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0186 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0162 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Ghana?
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Ghana was 0.0152 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, male, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0152 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, male, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0094 units per person in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for population ages 55-59, male, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 167th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, male, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. 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 55-59, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 55-59, 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 55-59, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 55-59, 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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Population ages 55-59, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.