Ghana
Urban population in Ghana
Urban population in Ghana: 15.3% in 1950 and 58.9% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 58.9%
- Since 1950
- +43.6 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 139 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 73.4%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 73.4% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Ghana |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 58.9 |
| 2024 | 58.4 |
| 2023 | 57.8 |
| 2022 | 57.3 |
| 2021 | 56.7 |
| 2020 | 56.2 |
| 2019 | 55.7 |
| 2018 | 55.2 |
| 2017 | 54.7 |
| 2016 | 54.2 |
| 2015 | 53.6 |
| 2014 | 53.1 |
| 2013 | 52.5 |
| 2012 | 51.9 |
| 2011 | 51.3 |
| 2010 | 50.7 |
| 2009 | 50.1 |
| 2008 | 49.5 |
| 2007 | 48.8 |
| 2006 | 48.1 |
| 2005 | 47.5 |
| 2004 | 46.8 |
| 2003 | 46.1 |
| 2002 | 45.4 |
| 2001 | 44.6 |
| 2000 | 43.9 |
| 1999 | 43.2 |
| 1998 | 42.5 |
| 1997 | 41.7 |
| 1996 | 40.8 |
| 1995 | 40 |
| 1994 | 39.1 |
| 1993 | 38.2 |
| 1992 | 37.4 |
| 1991 | 36.6 |
| 1990 | 35.7 |
| 1989 | 35 |
| 1988 | 34.3 |
| 1987 | 33.6 |
| 1986 | 33 |
| 1985 | 32.5 |
| 1984 | 32.1 |
| 1983 | 31.8 |
| 1982 | 31.5 |
| 1981 | 31.2 |
| 1980 | 31 |
| 1979 | 30.8 |
| 1978 | 30.7 |
| 1977 | 30.5 |
| 1976 | 30.3 |
| 1975 | 30.2 |
| 1974 | 30 |
| 1973 | 29.8 |
| 1972 | 29.5 |
| 1971 | 29.3 |
| 1970 | 29 |
| 1969 | 28.7 |
| 1968 | 28.2 |
| 1967 | 27.7 |
| 1966 | 27.2 |
| 1965 | 26.6 |
| 1964 | 26 |
| 1963 | 25.3 |
| 1962 | 24.6 |
| 1961 | 24 |
| 1960 | 23.3 |
| 1959 | 22.6 |
| 1958 | 21.9 |
| 1957 | 21.1 |
| 1956 | 20.2 |
| 1955 | 19.3 |
| 1954 | 18.5 |
| 1953 | 17.6 |
| 1952 | 16.8 |
| 1951 | 16 |
| 1950 | 15.3 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Ghana |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 59.5 |
| 2027 | 60.1 |
| 2028 | 60.6 |
| 2029 | 61.2 |
| 2030 | 61.7 |
| 2031 | 62.3 |
| 2032 | 62.9 |
| 2033 | 63.5 |
| 2034 | 64 |
| 2035 | 64.6 |
| 2036 | 65.2 |
| 2037 | 65.7 |
| 2038 | 66.3 |
| 2039 | 66.9 |
| 2040 | 67.5 |
| 2041 | 68.1 |
| 2042 | 68.7 |
| 2043 | 69.2 |
| 2044 | 69.8 |
| 2045 | 70.4 |
| 2046 | 71 |
| 2047 | 71.6 |
| 2048 | 72.2 |
| 2049 | 72.8 |
| 2050 | 73.4 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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- Military spending0.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$385M in 2025
- Military spending per person$15 in 2025
- Military share of state spending2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel16,000 people in 2020
- National power0.17% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports5 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports19 million TIV in 2005