Ghana

Net migration rate in Ghana

Net migration rate in Ghana: 2.8 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
-0.3 per 1,000 people
Since 1950
−3.1 per 1,000 people
Rank, 2023
132 of 229
counting from the highest
Projected, 2100
-0.8 per 1,000 people
UN projection (medium variant)
Watch it change on the map

per 1,000 people · UN

Net migration rate in GhanaNet migration rate in Ghana: 2.8 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -8.5 per 1,000 people and 6.1 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -8.5 per 1,000 people and 6.1 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 2.8 per 1,000 people in 1950, the lowest -7.9 per 1,000 people in 1984.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearGhana
2023-0.3
2022-0.3
2021-0.3
2020-0
2019-0.7
2018-0.6
2017-0.2
20160.2
2015-0.5
2014-0.2
2013-0.1
20120
2011-0
2010-0.1
20090.9
20081.3
20071.4
20061.2
20050.9
20041.6
20031.4
20022
20011.8
2000-0.2
1999-0.9
1998-0.9
1997-0.8
1996-2.1
1995-2.4
1994-2.8
1993-3
1992-2.9
1991-3.7
1990-3
1989-3.5
1988-4.4
1987-5.9
1986-7
1985-7.8
1984-7.9
19831.2
19820.6
1981-1
1980-1.1
19791.8
19781.6
19771.4
1976-0.2
1975-0
1974-0.1
1973-0.1
1972-0.5
1971-1.3
1970-1.1
1969-3.3
1968-4.3
1967-4.3
1966-4.7
1965-4.9
1964-5.7
1963-6.2
1962-6.5
1961-6.8
19601.8
19591.6
19580.6
19571.4
19561.6
19551.6
19541.7
19531.6
19522.3
19512.7
19502.8
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearGhana
2024-0.4-3.6–3.5
2025-0.5-4.7–3.8
2026-0.7-5.7–3.9
2027-0.7-6.1–4.3
2028-0.8-6.3–4.2
2029-0.9-6.9–4.8
2030-0.8-6.4–4.9
2031-0.8-6.9–4.9
2032-0.8-6.9–4.8
2033-0.7-6.7–4.8
2034-0.8-7–4.9
2035-0.9-6.9–5
2036-1-7.3–5.1
2037-0.9-7.3–4.9
2038-1-7.4–5
2039-1-7.5–5.1
2040-1-7.3–5
2041-1-7.9–5.5
2042-1-7.5–5.3
2043-1-7.2–5.2
2044-0.9-7.3–5.5
2045-0.9-7.6–5.3
2046-0.9-7.3–5.8
2047-0.9-7.2–5.6
2048-0.9-7.4–5.5
2049-0.9-7.5–5.4
2050-0.9-7.7–5.3
2051-0.9-7.9–5.4
2052-0.9-8.1–5.1
2053-0.9-7.8–5.4
2054-0.9-7.9–5.7
2055-0.9-7.5–5.8
2056-0.9-7.7–5.3
2057-0.9-7.8–5.8
2058-0.9-7.7–5.7
2059-0.9-7.6–5.9
2060-0.9-7.5–5.2
2061-0.8-7.5–5.4
2062-0.9-7.8–5.6
2063-0.9-7.8–5.9
2064-0.9-7.8–6
2065-1-7.9–6.1
2066-0.9-7.8–6.1
2067-0.9-7.5–6.1
2068-0.9-8.2–6.1
2069-0.9-7.9–6.1
2070-0.9-8.1–6
2071-0.8-7.6–6.6
2072-0.9-7.6–6.3
2073-0.9-8.2–6
2074-0.9-8.1–6.1
2075-0.7-8.1–6.1
2076-0.8-7.9–5.8
2077-0.8-8.2–5.8
2078-0.7-7.8–5.7
2079-0.8-8.2–5.8
2080-0.8-8.1–5.6
2081-0.8-8.1–6
2082-0.8-8.3–5.8
2083-0.8-8–5.8
2084-0.9-8.4–5.8
2085-0.8-8–5.8
2086-0.8-8.4–6.1
2087-0.7-7.6–5.7
2088-0.7-7.4–6.2
2089-0.7-7.5–5.9
2090-0.7-7.5–5.6
2091-0.8-7.8–5.9
2092-0.9-8.1–5.5
2093-0.8-7.9–5.7
2094-0.8-8.3–5.9
2095-0.8-8.4–5.7
2096-0.9-8.3–5.5
2097-0.8-8–5.7
2098-0.8-8.8–5.9
2099-0.8-8.3–5.9
2100-0.8-8.5–6.1

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 in numbers

Every measure for Ghana on one page

Health

People

Economy

Education

Politics

Conflict

Military

Climate

Technology and environment

Other places nearby