Population Topic (Ghana)

Ghana
160 939

people

As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Topic is 160 939 people, including children under the age of 6 - 15 933 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 19 152 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 19 152 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 69 365 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 35 085 people, and the centenarians Topic over 80 years old - 2 253 people.

47

place is occupied by Ghana in the ranking of countries by population

Population size Topic by age groups

Children under 6 years old 15 933 / 9.9%
Teenagers from 7 to 17 19 152 / 11.9%
Young people from 18 to 29 19 152 / 11.9%
Adults from 30 to 59 69 365 / 43.1%
Elderly over 60 35 085 / 21.8%
Centenarians over 80 2 253 / 1.4%

Gender composition of the population Topic

Total Topic permanent residents 75 078 men (46.65%) and 85 861 women (53.35%).

Age Men Women Percentage of women
0 – 44 916 / 5.9%3 934 / 5.8%47.1%
5 – 94 916 / 5.9%3 858 / 5.7%46.9%
10 - 14 4 387 / 5.2%3 480 / 5.2%46.9%
15 - 19 3 706 / 4.3%3 026 / 4.6%47.4%
20 - 24 4 387 / 5.2%3 631 / 5.4%48.4%
25 - 29 6 505 / 8%5 447 / 7.8%48.3%
30 - 34 6 353 / 7.8%5 447 / 7.8%48.8%
35 - 39 5 824 / 7.1%5 295 / 7.6%50.5%
40 - 44 5 370 / 6.5%4 993 / 7.2%50.9%
45 - 49 4 916 / 5.9%4 615 / 6.7%51.2%
50 - 54 5 597 / 6.8%5 598 / 8%53%
55 - 59 5 899 / 7.2%6 430 / 9.1%54.9%
60 - 64 4 916 / 5.9%5 749 / 8.2%56.7%
65 - 69 3 403 / 3.9%4 539 / 6.6%59.8%
70 - 74 1 437 / 1.3%2 421 / 3.8%65.2%
75 - 79 1 815 / 1.8%3 783 / 5.6%69.4%
80+1 285 / 1.1%3 404 / 5.1%74.6%

Education level

Education level of residents Topic: have higher education 22.5% (36 211 people), incomplete higher education — 3.1% (4 989 people), secondary vocational — 35.5% (57 133 people), 11 classes — 15.5% (24 946 people), 9 classes — 8.5% (13 680 people), 5 classes — 8.4% (13 519 people), have no education — 0.2% (322 people), illiterate — 0.8% (1 288 people).

Higher education 36 211 / 22.5%
Incomplete higher 4 989 / 3.1%
Secondary vocational 57 133 / 35.5%
Elementary school 24 946 / 15.5%
Middle school 13 680 / 8.5%
High school 13 519 / 8.4%
Without education 322 / 0.2%
Illiterate 1 288 / 0.8%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners Topic

Total Topic the number of officially employed population is 101 874 people (63.3%), pensioners 43 454 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 10 783 people (6.7%).

Employed population 101 874 / 63.3%
Unemployed 10 783 / 6.7%
Pensioners 43 454 / 27%

Disability

Total Topic have a disability 16 625 people, what constitutes 10.33% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 2 688 (1.67.%), disabled of the group II are 6 309 (3.92.%), disabled of the group III are 6 067 (3.77.%), disabled children 1 561 (0.97.%).

Total disabled 16 625 / 10.33%
Disabled of the group I 2 688 / 1.67%
Disabled of the group II 6 309 / 3.92%
Disabled of the group III 6 067 / 3.77%
Disabled children 1 561 / 0.97%