Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.0379 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Ghana, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Ghana is 0.0379 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0379 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0252 units per person, in 1982.
That places Ghana 172nd out of 217 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 65 and above, total, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0293 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0297 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0313 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0326 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0336 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0342 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0345 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0346 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0346 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0344 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0336 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0317 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0297 units per person | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0284 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0273 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0265 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0258 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0257 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0263 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0271 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0268 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0256 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0252 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0257 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0259 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0258 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0258 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0258 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0258 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0259 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0261 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0264 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0267 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0272 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0276 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0282 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0288 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0294 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0301 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0308 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0314 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0319 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0324 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0328 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0331 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0334 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0336 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0338 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0339 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0339 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0338 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0337 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0336 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0335 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0335 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0336 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0337 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0339 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0341 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0344 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0347 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0351 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0356 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0363 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0371 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0379 units per person | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0329 units per person | 0.0293 units per person | 0.0346 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0282 units per person | 0.0257 units per person | 0.0336 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0258 units per person | 0.0252 units per person | 0.0268 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0281 units per person | 0.0261 units per person | 0.0308 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.033 units per person | 0.0314 units per person | 0.0339 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0338 units per person | 0.0335 units per person | 0.0344 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0361 units per person | 0.0347 units per person | 0.0379 units per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Ghana?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Ghana was 0.0379 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0379 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0252 units per person in 1982.
- How does Ghana rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 172nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65 and above, total 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 65 and above, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.