Population, long-run history in Ghana

Latest: 34,280
Previous: 33,622
Change: +658.29 (+2.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2022
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Persons, thousands

Population, long-run history over time

Annual, Persons, thousands, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Observations for Population, long-run history in Ghana
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1963	7,564
Dec 31, 1964	7,782
Dec 31, 1965	8,010
Dec 31, 1966	8,245
Dec 31, 1967	8,490
Dec 31, 1968	8,744
Dec 31, 1969	9,009
Dec 31, 1970	8,789
Dec 31, 1971	9,065
Dec 31, 1972	9,354
Dec 31, 1973	9,649
Dec 31, 1974	9,905
Dec 31, 1975	10,118
Dec 31, 1976	10,333
Dec 31, 1977	10,538
Dec 31, 1978	10,721
Dec 31, 1979	10,879
Dec 31, 1980	11,017
Dec 31, 1981	11,178
Dec 31, 1982	11,402
Dec 31, 1983	12,152
Dec 31, 1984	12,833
Dec 31, 1985	13,228
Dec 31, 1986	13,781
Dec 31, 1987	14,175
Dec 31, 1988	14,577
Dec 31, 1989	14,987
Dec 31, 1990	15,414
Dec 31, 1991	15,833
Dec 31, 1992	16,256
Dec 31, 1993	16,751
Dec 31, 1994	17,231
Dec 31, 1995	17,626
Dec 31, 1996	18,020
Dec 31, 1997	18,432
Dec 31, 1998	18,873
Dec 31, 1999	19,327
Dec 31, 2000	19,792
Dec 31, 2001	20,280
Dec 31, 2002	20,806
Dec 31, 2003	21,350
Dec 31, 2004	21,900
Dec 31, 2005	22,469
Dec 31, 2006	23,058
Dec 31, 2007	23,661
Dec 31, 2008	24,270
Dec 31, 2009	24,899
Dec 31, 2010	25,559
Dec 31, 2011	26,244
Dec 31, 2012	26,945
Dec 31, 2013	27,664
Dec 31, 2014	28,405
Dec 31, 2015	29,146
Dec 31, 2016	29,879
Dec 31, 2017	30,617
Dec 31, 2018	31,362
Dec 31, 2019	32,111
Dec 31, 2020	32,864
Dec 31, 2021	33,622
Dec 31, 2022	34,280

About this indicator

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023 (opens in a new tab)

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

All data sources

Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Ghana

1885-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

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