Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square in Ghana

Ghana: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square was 0.0742 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0742 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
66th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0742 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0161 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square in Ghana, 1961–2023

0.020.040.060.08196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square in Ghana stood at 0.0742 1000 No per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square in Ghana peaked at 0.0742 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0161 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

Ghana ranks 66th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0161 1000 No per square kilometre
1962 0.0164 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1963 0.0167 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1964 0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1965 0.0175 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1966 0.0178 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1967 0.0182 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1968 0.0186 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1969 0.0191 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1970 0.0196 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
1971 0.0201 1000 No per square kilometre +2.8%
1972 0.0207 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
1973 0.0213 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
1974 0.0219 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
1975 0.0226 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
1976 0.0232 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
1977 0.0239 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
1978 0.0246 1000 No per square kilometre +3.0%
1979 0.0253 1000 No per square kilometre +3.0%
1980 0.0261 1000 No per square kilometre +3.0%
1981 0.0269 1000 No per square kilometre +2.9%
1982 0.0276 1000 No per square kilometre +3.0%
1983 0.0285 1000 No per square kilometre +3.0%
1984 0.0292 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
1985 0.0298 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1986 0.0305 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1987 0.0312 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1988 0.032 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
1989 0.0328 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
1990 0.0337 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
1991 0.0345 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
1992 0.0354 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
1993 0.0363 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
1994 0.0372 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
1995 0.0381 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1996 0.039 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1997 0.0399 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
1998 0.0409 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
1999 0.0419 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
2000 0.043 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
2001 0.0441 1000 No per square kilometre +2.7%
2002 0.0454 1000 No per square kilometre +2.8%
2003 0.0466 1000 No per square kilometre +2.8%
2004 0.0479 1000 No per square kilometre +2.7%
2005 0.0492 1000 No per square kilometre +2.7%
2006 0.0505 1000 No per square kilometre +2.7%
2007 0.0519 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
2008 0.0532 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
2009 0.0546 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
2010 0.0559 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
2011 0.0573 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
2012 0.0587 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
2013 0.0601 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
2014 0.0616 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
2015 0.063 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
2016 0.0645 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
2017 0.0659 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
2018 0.0673 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
2019 0.0687 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
2020 0.07 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
2021 0.0714 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
2022 0.0728 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
2023 0.0742 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0175 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0161 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0191 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0223 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0196 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0253 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0295 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0261 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0328 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0377 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0337 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0419 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0486 1000 No per square kilometre 0.043 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0546 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0623 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0559 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0687 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0721 1000 No per square kilometre 0.07 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0742 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 63 Kiribati 0.0793 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 64 China 0.0789 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 65 Indonesia 0.0746 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 67 Denmark 0.0739 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 68 Togo 0.0738 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 69 Cyprus 0.0733 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square in Ghana?
Population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square in Ghana was 0.0742 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.0742 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0161 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Ghana rank for population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square?
Ghana ranks 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — total population - male, per square rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. 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. — Total Population - Male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 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.