Ghana's POPULATION BY THE NUMBERS
Population (Mid-2015) - 26,327,649
Density (people per sq. km) - 115 Net Migration Rate (# per 1000 people) - -100,000 Birth Rate (# per 1000 people) - 31.40 Death Rate (# per 1000 people) - 7.37 Rate of Natural Increase - 1.82% Population Growth Rate - 2.18% Infant Mortality Rate (# of deaths per 1000 live births) - 44 Total Fertility Rate - 3.92 Population Age <15 % - 67.2% Population Ages 65+ % - 5.9% Dependency Rate - 73% Life Expectancy at Birth (total) - 66.18 Life Expectancy at Birth Females - 68.66 |
Life Expectancy at Birth Males - 63.76
Primary School Completion Rate (Females) - 75% Primary School Completion Rate (Males) - 74% Secondary School Enrollment Net (Females) - 54% Secondary School Enrollment Net (Males) - 80% GNI PPP per capita - $3880 Economically Active Females 15+ - 74% Economically Active Males 15+ - 75% Mobile Phone Subscribers (# per 100) - 85 Motor Vehicles (# per 1000) - 30 Undernourished Population - 5% Underweight Children Under Age 5 - 14.3% HIV/AIDS Among People Ages 15-49 - 1.5% |