Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.0585 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0585 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
50th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0585 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.023 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Ghana is 0.0585 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.0585 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.023 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Ghana 50th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.023 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0236 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0246 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0251 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0254 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0258 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0261 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0264 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0268 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0275 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0282 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0289 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0296 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0302 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0307 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0311 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0315 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.032 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0327 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0335 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0345 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0356 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0367 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0375 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0382 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0389 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0396 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0402 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0409 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0415 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0422 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0429 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0435 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0441 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0446 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0452 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0456 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0461 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0467 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0473 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0479 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0486 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0492 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0499 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0505 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0512 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0519 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0525 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0531 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0537 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0542 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0547 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0557 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0561 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0565 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0569 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0573 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0576 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0579 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0582 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0585 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0249 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.023 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0264 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0297 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0268 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.032 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0368 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0327 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0402 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0437 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0409 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0461 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0496 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0467 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0525 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0553 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0531 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0573 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0581 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0576 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0585 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 47 Indonesia 0.0613 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 48 Samoa 0.0604 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 49 Lebanon 0.0597 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 51 Myanmar 0.0584 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 52 Benin 0.0581 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 53 Switzerland 0.0578 1000 No per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Ghana
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1512 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1464 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1562 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2734 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 37,518 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 13,752 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 34,429 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 33,119 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 67,548 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.0585 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0585 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.023 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 50th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.