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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Ghana

Share of population under 15 in Ghana in 2025 — 35.4%. Ranked 51 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 10 pp.

2025 35.4% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 51of 217
Period maximum 48.4%1972
Period minimum 35.4%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Ghana, 1960–20253540455019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 45.4%1962: 46.4%1964: 47.1%1966: 47.6%1968: 47.9%1970: 48.2%1972: 48.4%1974: 48.3%1976: 47.9%1978: 47%1980: 46.2%1982: 45.7%1984: 45.2%1986: 45.4%1988: 45.4%1990: 45.3%1992: 45%1994: 44.5%1996: 43.9%1998: 43.1%2000: 42.3%2002: 41.5%2004: 40.7%2006: 40.1%2008: 39.5%2010: 39.1%2012: 38.9%2014: 38.8%2016: 38.4%2018: 37.8%2020: 37.2%2022: 36.5%2024: 35.8%2025: 35.4%
Change over the period: −10 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ghana

Ghana 35.4%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Western Africa computed 40.6%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 28.8%
Share of population under 15 — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 35.4 −0.4 pp
2024 35.8 −0.4 pp
2023 36.2 −0.4 pp
2022 36.5 −0.3 pp
2021 36.9 −0.3 pp
2020 37.2 −0.3 pp
2019 37.6 −0.3 pp
2018 37.8 −0.3 pp
2017 38.1 −0.3 pp
2016 38.4 −0.2 pp
2015 38.6 −0.1 pp
2014 38.8 −0.1 pp
2013 38.9 −0.1 pp
2012 38.9 −0.1 pp
2011 39 −0.1 pp
2010 39.1 −0.2 pp
2009 39.3 −0.2 pp
2008 39.5 −0.3 pp
2007 39.8 −0.3 pp
2006 40.1 −0.3 pp
2005 40.4 −0.3 pp
2004 40.7 −0.4 pp
2003 41.1 −0.4 pp
2002 41.5 −0.4 pp
2001 41.9 −0.4 pp
2000 42.3 −0.4 pp
1999 42.7 −0.4 pp
1998 43.1 −0.5 pp
1997 43.5 −0.4 pp
1996 43.9 −0.3 pp
1995 44.2 −0.3 pp
1994 44.5 −0.3 pp
1993 44.8 −0.2 pp
1992 45 −0.1 pp
1991 45.2 −0.1 pp
1990 45.3 −0.1 pp
1989 45.4 −0.1 pp
1988 45.4 −0 pp
1987 45.5 +0.1 pp
1986 45.4 +0.1 pp
1985 45.3 +0 pp
1984 45.2 −0.2 pp
1983 45.4 −0.3 pp
1982 45.7 −0.3 pp
1981 45.9 −0.2 pp
1980 46.2 −0.3 pp
1979 46.5 −0.5 pp
1978 47 −0.5 pp
1977 47.5 −0.5 pp
1976 47.9 −0.3 pp
1975 48.2 −0.1 pp
1974 48.3 −0.1 pp
1973 48.4 −0 pp
1972 48.4 +0.1 pp
1971 48.4 +0.1 pp
1970 48.2 +0.1 pp
1969 48.1 +0.2 pp
1968 47.9 +0.2 pp
1967 47.8 +0.2 pp
1966 47.6 +0.2 pp
1965 47.4 +0.3 pp
1964 47.1 +0.3 pp
1963 46.8 +0.4 pp
1962 46.4 +0.5 pp
1961 45.9 +0.5 pp
1960 45.4 —

Western Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NE Niger 46.2 ML Mali 45.8 MR Mauritania 42.4 BJ Benin 41.3 BF Burkina Faso 41.2 GN Guinea 40.5 NG Nigeria 40.5 CI Côte d'Ivoire 40.5 TG Togo 40.4 GM Gambia 39.7 LR Liberia 39.1 GW Guinea-Bissau 38.3 SN Senegal 37.7 SL Sierra Leone 37.7 GH Ghana 35.4 CV Cabo Verde 24.7
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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