Ghana - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Ghana. Lake Volta is the world's largest artificial lake (manmade reservoir) by surface area (8,482 sq km; 3,275 sq mi); the lake was created after the Akosombo Dam was completed in 1965. Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.
Population Distribution
Population is concentrated in the southern half of the country, with the highest concentrations on or near the Atlantic coast, as shown in this population distribution map
People and Society
In Ghana, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Akan 45.7%, Mole-Dagbani 18.5%, Ewe 12.8%, Ga-Dangme 7.1%, Gurma 6.4%, Guan 3.2%, Grusi 2.7%, Mande 2%, other 1.6% (2021 est.)
| Population | N/A |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 2.12% (2025 est.) |
| Birth rate | 27.09 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Death rate | 5.73 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Current health expenditure | N/A |
| Physicians Density | N/A |
| Hospital bed Density | 0.7 beds/1,000 population (2015 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 3.51 children born/woman (2025 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 1.73 (2025 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | N/A |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | N/A |
| Literacy | N/A |
| Education expenditures | N/A |
| Net Migration rate | N/A |
| Nationality | Ghanaian | Ghanaian(s) |
| Languages | N/A |
| Religions | N/A |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 37.4% (male 6,527,386/female 6,400,245) |
| 15-64 years | 58.2% (male 9,690,498/female 10,444,197) |
| 65 years and over | 4.4% (2024 est.) (male 684,189/female 842,577) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 70.8 (2025 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 63.2 (2025 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 7.6 (2025 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 13.1 (2025 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 21.6 years (2025 est.) |
| Male | 20.6 years |
| Female | 22.3 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 59.2% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 3.06% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 3.768 million Kumasi, 2.660 million ACCRA (capital), 1.078 million Sekondi Takoradi (2023). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.03 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.02 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 0.93 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.81 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 0.96 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 30.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) |
| Male | 34.5 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 27.8 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 70.1 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 68.4 years |
| Female | 71.8 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 98.4% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 74.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 88.4% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 1.6% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 25.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 11.6% of population (2022 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 85.7% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 55.3% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 73.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 14.3% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 44.7% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 26.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Major Infectious diseases | |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 1.59 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 0.53 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 0.05 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 0.39 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0.61 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 2.8% (2025 est.) |
| Male | 5.4% (2025 est.) |
| Female | 0.3% (2025 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
| Women married by age 15 | 3.3% (2022) |
| Women married by age 18 | 16.1% (2022) |
| Men married by age 18 | 2.4% (2022) |
Demographic profile
All Important Facts about Ghana
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