Ghana vs Guinea
Ghana vs Guinea: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.3 per 1,000 people in Ghana and -0.3 per 1,000 people in Guinea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Guinea, by 0 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Guinea has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Ghana.
- In 2023, Ghana ranked 132 and Guinea ranked 130 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ghana at -0.8 per 1,000 people and Guinea at -1 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Ghana | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| 2022 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| 2021 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| 2020 | -0 | -0.3 |
| 2019 | -0.7 | -0.2 |
| 2018 | -0.6 | -0.7 |
| 2017 | -0.2 | -1.1 |
| 2016 | 0.2 | -1.2 |
| 2015 | -0.5 | -1.3 |
| 2014 | -0.2 | -2 |
| 2013 | -0.1 | -2.6 |
| 2012 | 0 | -3 |
| 2011 | -0 | -2.7 |
| 2010 | -0.1 | -3 |
| 2009 | 0.9 | -3.4 |
| 2008 | 1.3 | -3.3 |
| 2007 | 1.4 | -3.6 |
| 2006 | 1.2 | -5.1 |
| 2005 | 0.9 | -7.7 |
| 2004 | 1.6 | -6.2 |
| 2003 | 1.4 | -4.2 |
| 2002 | 2 | -3.9 |
| 2001 | 1.8 | -18.2 |
| 2000 | -0.2 | -9.2 |
| 1999 | -0.9 | -5.6 |
| 1998 | -0.9 | -3.8 |
| 1997 | -0.8 | -13.6 |
| 1996 | -2.1 | -0.6 |
| 1995 | -2.4 | 2.4 |
| 1994 | -2.8 | -1.2 |
| 1993 | -3 | 6.4 |
| 1992 | -2.9 | -0.5 |
| 1991 | -3.7 | 10 |
| 1990 | -3 | 16.7 |
| 1989 | -3.5 | -0.8 |
| 1988 | -4.4 | -0.1 |
| 1987 | -5.9 | -0.1 |
| 1986 | -7 | -0.5 |
| 1985 | -7.8 | -1.2 |
| 1984 | -7.9 | -2.1 |
| 1983 | 1.2 | -2.8 |
| 1982 | 0.6 | -3.4 |
| 1981 | -1 | -4.2 |
| 1980 | -1.1 | -5 |
| 1979 | 1.8 | -5.8 |
| 1978 | 1.6 | -6.3 |
| 1977 | 1.4 | -6.5 |
| 1976 | -0.2 | -6.2 |
| 1975 | -0 | -5.6 |
| 1974 | -0.1 | -4.9 |
| 1973 | -0.1 | -4.2 |
| 1972 | -0.5 | -3.6 |
| 1971 | -1.3 | -2.7 |
| 1970 | -1.1 | -1.6 |
| 1969 | -3.3 | -0.7 |
| 1968 | -4.3 | -0.1 |
| 1967 | -4.3 | 0 |
| 1966 | -4.7 | 0 |
| 1965 | -4.9 | 0 |
| 1964 | -5.7 | 0 |
| 1963 | -6.2 | 0 |
| 1962 | -6.5 | 0 |
| 1961 | -6.8 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 1958 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 1957 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 1955 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 1954 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 1953 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 1952 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 1951 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 1950 | 2.8 | 0 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Ghana | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.4-3.6–3.5 | -0.8-8.3–5.9 |
| 2025 | -0.5-4.7–3.8 | -1.1-10–7.4 |
| 2026 | -0.7-5.7–3.9 | -1.3-11–7.6 |
| 2027 | -0.7-6.1–4.3 | -1.3-10.6–8.3 |
| 2028 | -0.8-6.3–4.2 | -1.3-11.1–8 |
| 2029 | -0.9-6.9–4.8 | -1.5-11.6–7.3 |
| 2030 | -0.8-6.4–4.9 | -1.3-11.1–8.3 |
| 2031 | -0.8-6.9–4.9 | -1.5-10.7–8.2 |
| 2032 | -0.8-6.9–4.8 | -1.5-10.9–7.7 |
| 2033 | -0.7-6.7–4.8 | -1.6-10.8–8 |
| 2034 | -0.8-7–4.9 | -1.8-11.9–7.6 |
| 2035 | -0.9-6.9–5 | -1.5-11.2–7.5 |
| 2036 | -1-7.3–5.1 | -1.4-11.1–7.6 |
| 2037 | -0.9-7.3–4.9 | -1.5-11.7–8 |
| 2038 | -1-7.4–5 | -1.4-11.6–7.8 |
| 2039 | -1-7.5–5.1 | -1.4-11.7–7.8 |
| 2040 | -1-7.3–5 | -1.2-10.9–8.3 |
| 2041 | -1-7.9–5.5 | -1.3-11.3–8.5 |
| 2042 | -1-7.5–5.3 | -1.3-11–8.8 |
| 2043 | -1-7.2–5.2 | -1.2-11.4–7.9 |
| 2044 | -0.9-7.3–5.5 | -1.5-11.5–7.8 |
| 2045 | -0.9-7.6–5.3 | -1.3-10.8–7.4 |
| 2046 | -0.9-7.3–5.8 | -1.4-12–8.1 |
| 2047 | -0.9-7.2–5.6 | -1.4-11.8–7.6 |
| 2048 | -0.9-7.4–5.5 | -1.5-11.4–7.9 |
| 2049 | -0.9-7.5–5.4 | -1.5-11.4–7.9 |
| 2050 | -0.9-7.7–5.3 | -1.3-11.1–7.6 |
| 2051 | -0.9-7.9–5.4 | -1.3-10.8–8 |
| 2052 | -0.9-8.1–5.1 | -1.3-11–7.7 |
| 2053 | -0.9-7.8–5.4 | -1.1-11.2–8.4 |
| 2054 | -0.9-7.9–5.7 | -1.4-11.6–8.3 |
| 2055 | -0.9-7.5–5.8 | -1.3-11.1–7.9 |
| 2056 | -0.9-7.7–5.3 | -1.3-11.5–7.5 |
| 2057 | -0.9-7.8–5.8 | -1.4-11.6–7.9 |
| 2058 | -0.9-7.7–5.7 | -1.2-11–8 |
| 2059 | -0.9-7.6–5.9 | -1.3-11.2–7.7 |
| 2060 | -0.9-7.5–5.2 | -1.5-11.9–7.6 |
| 2061 | -0.8-7.5–5.4 | -1.3-11.5–8.1 |
| 2062 | -0.9-7.8–5.6 | -1.2-11.1–8.1 |
| 2063 | -0.9-7.8–5.9 | -1.2-11.5–7.7 |
| 2064 | -0.9-7.8–6 | -1.3-11.6–7.5 |
| 2065 | -1-7.9–6.1 | -1.3-11.3–8.1 |
| 2066 | -0.9-7.8–6.1 | -1.2-11–7.7 |
| 2067 | -0.9-7.5–6.1 | -1.2-10.5–8.1 |
| 2068 | -0.9-8.2–6.1 | -1.2-11.1–7.8 |
| 2069 | -0.9-7.9–6.1 | -1.2-11.5–8.1 |
| 2070 | -0.9-8.1–6 | -1.3-11.1–8.6 |
| 2071 | -0.8-7.6–6.6 | -1.2-11.4–7.7 |
| 2072 | -0.9-7.6–6.3 | -1.3-11.6–7.5 |
| 2073 | -0.9-8.2–6 | -1.3-11.9–8.3 |
| 2074 | -0.9-8.1–6.1 | -1.2-12.3–7.5 |
| 2075 | -0.7-8.1–6.1 | -1-11.3–8.6 |
| 2076 | -0.8-7.9–5.8 | -1.2-12–8.3 |
| 2077 | -0.8-8.2–5.8 | -1.3-12–8.3 |
| 2078 | -0.7-7.8–5.7 | -1.2-12.1–8.4 |
| 2079 | -0.8-8.2–5.8 | -1-11.7–8.2 |
| 2080 | -0.8-8.1–5.6 | -1.2-12.2–7.8 |
| 2081 | -0.8-8.1–6 | -0.9-11.6–8.1 |
| 2082 | -0.8-8.3–5.8 | -1.1-11.3–7.8 |
| 2083 | -0.8-8–5.8 | -1-11.5–7.8 |
| 2084 | -0.9-8.4–5.8 | -1.1-11.3–8.1 |
| 2085 | -0.8-8–5.8 | -1-10.5–8.2 |
| 2086 | -0.8-8.4–6.1 | -1.2-11.7–7.7 |
| 2087 | -0.7-7.6–5.7 | -1.4-12.2–7.7 |
| 2088 | -0.7-7.4–6.2 | -1.2-11.2–7.9 |
| 2089 | -0.7-7.5–5.9 | -1.2-12.1–7.6 |
| 2090 | -0.7-7.5–5.6 | -1.2-12.4–7.6 |
| 2091 | -0.8-7.8–5.9 | -1.3-12.7–7.6 |
| 2092 | -0.9-8.1–5.5 | -1-11.5–8.1 |
| 2093 | -0.8-7.9–5.7 | -1.1-11.4–7.6 |
| 2094 | -0.8-8.3–5.9 | -1.1-11.2–8.3 |
| 2095 | -0.8-8.4–5.7 | -1.2-11.8–7.6 |
| 2096 | -0.9-8.3–5.5 | -1.1-11.9–8.2 |
| 2097 | -0.8-8–5.7 | -1-11.7–7.4 |
| 2098 | -0.8-8.8–5.9 | -0.9-11.6–8 |
| 2099 | -0.8-8.3–5.9 | -0.9-11.8–7.8 |
| 2100 | -0.8-8.5–6.1 | -1-11.7–8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ghana vs Guinea
Health
- Life expectancyGhana: 65.5 years in 2023Guinea: 60.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGhana: 3.6 per 100 live births in 2024Guinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGhana: 30.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGhana: 3.4% in 2017Guinea: 3.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateGhana: 9.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Guinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGhana: 33.8 million people in 2023Guinea: 14.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthGhana: 1.9% a year in 2023Guinea: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGhana: 3.4 births per woman in 2023Guinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGhana: 58.9% in 2025Guinea: 38.5% in 2025
- Median ageGhana: 20.9 years in 2023Guinea: 18 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGhana: 3.6% in 2023Guinea: 3.4% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGhana: 0.48% of GDP in 2025Guinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGhana: $385M in 2025Guinea: $586M in 2025
- Military spending per personGhana: $15 in 2025Guinea: $40 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGhana: 2.4% of government spending in 2025Guinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGhana: 16,000 people in 2020Guinea: 13,000 people in 2020
- National powerGhana: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Guinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGhana: 0.13% of the labour force in 2020Guinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGhana: 5 million TIV in 2025Guinea: 6 million TIV in 2025