GH · GHA

Ghana

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population35,064,272 people202547 of 217 · 2025+22.19%
Life expectancy at birth65.7 years2024189 of 217 · 2024+4.56%
Total fertility rate3.34 births per woman202446 of 217 · 2024−17%
Population growth+1.83%202558 of 217 · 2025−0.47 pp
Infant mortality27.5 per 1,000 live births2024145 of 196 · 2024−30.03%
Urban population58.92%2025132 of 217 · 2025+5.3 pp
Population ages 65 and above3.79%2025172 of 217 · 2025+0.43 pp
Population density148.5 people per km²202376 of 215 · 2023+23.38%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP8,610.28 current international dollars (PPP)2025135 of 185 · 2025+65.86%
Annual GDP growth+5.95%202531 of 186 · 2025+3.83 pp
Consumer price inflation+14.2%2025156 of 165 · 2025−2.95 pp
Employment
Total unemployment2.98%202540 of 182 · 2025−3.83 pp
Youth unemployment5.83%202532 of 182 · 2025−8.41 pp
Labor force participation58.52%2025114 of 182 · 2025−10.73 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet72.18%2024117 of 182 · 2024+53.18 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions0.66 per 100 people2024133 of 151 · 2024+165.64%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption39%202163 of 212 · 2021−11.1 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita0.7 t CO₂e per person202451 of 203 · 2024+32.71%
Access to electricity91.9%2024158 of 215 · 2024+13.6 pp
Forest area35.19%202388 of 213 · 2023+0.45 pp
Society
Current health expenditure2.95%2023177 of 192 · 2023−1.65 pp
Maternal mortality234 per 100,000 live births2023163 of 194 · 2023−30.77%

Historical trend

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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