Number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations in Ghana
Ghana: Number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations was 861,369 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
861,369 people
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
36th
of 236 countries
All-time high
861,369 people
in 2023
All-time low
484,339 people
in 1981
Years of data
44
1980–2023
Number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations in Ghana, 1980–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations in Ghana stood at 861,369 people. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations in Ghana peaked at 861,369 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 484,339 people, in 1981.
That places Ghana 36th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations in Ghana, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 486,416 people | — |
| 1981 | 484,339 people | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 506,404 people | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 532,149 people | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 541,573 people | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 544,936 people | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 553,457 people | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 561,295 people | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 567,315 people | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 573,143 people | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 581,423 people | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 589,724 people | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 595,746 people | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 600,473 people | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 602,255 people | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 603,045 people | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 604,137 people | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 609,661 people | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 621,938 people | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 637,513 people | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 658,322 people | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 677,348 people | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 690,534 people | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 701,926 people | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 711,990 people | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 727,837 people | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 743,301 people | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 750,455 people | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 758,271 people | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 770,867 people | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 789,345 people | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 810,659 people | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 829,521 people | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 844,700 people | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 852,954 people | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 858,864 people | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 860,403 people | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 849,253 people | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 842,048 people | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 844,510 people | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 847,741 people | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 852,001 people | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 855,949 people | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 861,369 people | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 535,103 people | 484,339 people | 573,143 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 604,592 people | 581,423 people | 637,513 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 719,085 people | 658,322 people | 770,867 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 838,226 people | 789,345 people | 860,403 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 854,265 people | 847,741 people | 861,369 people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations in Ghana?
- Number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations in Ghana was 861,369 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 861,369 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 484,339 people in 1981.
- How does Ghana rank for number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations?
- Ghana ranks 36th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people at birth.