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Population of Ghana 2022
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is the second-most populous country in West Africa, after Nigeria. As per the World Population Prospects, 2019 by the United Nations, the population of Ghana in 2021 is 31,700,945 (31.7 million or 3.17 Crores)
Source: World Population Prospects 2019
Ghana Population 2022
Ghana has a population growth rate during 2020-2021 of 2.15%. Its estimated population in 2022 is 32,395,454 (32.4 million)* equivalent to 0.4% of the total world population. The total Land Area of Ghana is 227,533 sq. km (87,851 sq. mi) & the Population Density of Ghana is 137 per Km2 (354 people per mi2)
Population of Ghana in 2022 – 32.4 million or 3.24 crore (Approx)
| Ghana | 2020 Population |
| Total Population | 32,395,454 (32.4 million or 3.24 crore ) |
| Global Rank | 47 |
| Share of World Pop. | 0.49% |
| Land Area | 227,533 sq. km (87,851 sq. mi) |
| Area Rank | 80 |
| Pop. Density | 124 people/sq. km |
| Capital City | Accra |
Source: World Population Prospects 2019
Ghana Demographics
| Fertility Rate* of Ghana | 3.89 |
| Infant mortality rate ** in Ghana | 30.8 |
| Median Age in Ghana | 21.5 Years |
| Life Expectancy in Ghana | 64.94 years |
| Urban Population of Ghana | 56.7% |
*Fertility rate, average number of children born to women during their reproductive years.
**Infant mortality rate is the number of deaths per 1,000 live births of children under one year of age.
Religion in Ghana
- Christianity – 71.2%
— 46.7% Protestantism
—13.1% Catholicism
—11.4% Other Christian - Islam – 17.6%
- Traditional faiths – 6.2%
- No religion – 4.1%
- Other – 0.9%
Source: Wikipedia
Top Cities in Ghana by Population
| # | Metropolitan Area | State | Population |
| 1 | Accra | Greater Accra | 22,91,352 |
| 2 | Kumasi | Ashanti | 20,69,350 |
| 3 | Tamale | Northern region | 5,62,919 |
| 4 | Sekondi-Takoradi | Western region | 4,45,205 |
| 5 | Sunyani | Brong-Ahafo | 2,48,496 |
| 6 | Cape Coast | Central region | 2,27,269 |
| 7 | Obuasi | Ashanti | 1,80,334 |
| 8 | Teshie | Greater Accra | 1,76,597 |
| 9 | Tema | Greater Accra | 1,61,612 |
| 10 | Koforidua | Eastern region | 1,30,810 |