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Ghana's first post independence population census in 1961 counted about 6.7 million inhabitants. [9] Between 1965 and 1989, a constant 45% of Ghana total female population was of childbearing age. [9] The crude death rate of 18 per 1,000 population in 1965 fell to 13 per 1,000 population in 1992.
This is a list of Ghanaian regions by population, ranked according to the latest census, which took place on 26 September 2010. Past census data (1960, 1970, 1984, and 2000) is included for comparison. (Note: The current boundaries of Ghana's administrative regions were not fully established until 1983.
Christianity is the largest religion in Ghana, with 71.3% of the population being members of various Christian denominations as of the 2021 census. [208] Islam is practised by 20% of the total population.
Ghanaians predominantly inhabit the Republic of Ghana and are the predominant cultural group and residents of Ghana, numbering 34 million people as of 2024, making up 85% of the population. [27] [30] The word "Ghana" means "warrior king". [31] An estimated diaspora population of 4 million people worldwide are of Ghanaian descent. [32]
Demographics of Ghana; I. Immigration to Ghana This page was last edited on 12 May 2022, at 22:38 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
The Electoral Commission of Ghana did a demarcation exercise which increased the number of constituencies from 200 to 230. [6] The total list of constituencies was increased to 275 prior to the 2012 Ghanaian general election. [1] This was done by the Electoral Commission of Ghana after the final results of the 2010 population census became ...
According to the 2010 census, the region had a population of 4,010,054, making it the second most populous (total number of people) region of Ghana behind the Ashanti Region. [4] Owing to in-migration and a high population growth rate, however, the region has the highest population density in the country.Greater Accra is the regional capital of ...
Accra's population is a very youthful one, with 56% of the population being under 24 years of age. This predominance of young people is not expected to decline in the foreseeable future. Fifty-one percent (51%) of the population are females, and the remaining 49% males. This gives a males-to-females ratio of 1:1.04.