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Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Ghana

Rural population share in Ghana in 2025 — 41.1%. Ranked 86 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 35.6 pp.

2025 41.1% −0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 86of 217
Period maximum 76.7%1960
Period minimum 41.1%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Ghana, 1960–2025405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 76.7%1962: 75.4%1964: 74%1966: 72.8%1968: 71.8%1970: 71%1972: 70.5%1974: 70%1976: 69.7%1978: 69.3%1980: 69%1982: 68.5%1984: 67.9%1986: 67%1988: 65.7%1990: 64.3%1992: 62.6%1994: 60.9%1996: 59.2%1998: 57.5%2000: 56.1%2002: 54.7%2004: 53.2%2006: 51.9%2008: 50.5%2010: 49.3%2012: 48.1%2014: 46.9%2016: 45.8%2018: 44.8%2020: 43.8%2022: 42.7%2024: 41.6%2025: 41.1%
Change over the period: −35.6 pp Annual average: -0.55 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Ghana 41.1%
World 42.2%
Sub-Saharan Africa 55.3%
Western Africa computed 45.8%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 56.6%
Rural population share — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 41.1 −0.6 pp
2024 41.6 −0.6 pp
2023 42.2 −0.6 pp
2022 42.7 −0.6 pp
2021 43.3 −0.5 pp
2020 43.8 −0.5 pp
2019 44.3 −0.5 pp
2018 44.8 −0.5 pp
2017 45.3 −0.5 pp
2016 45.8 −0.5 pp
2015 46.4 −0.6 pp
2014 46.9 −0.6 pp
2013 47.5 −0.6 pp
2012 48.1 −0.6 pp
2011 48.7 −0.6 pp
2010 49.3 −0.6 pp
2009 49.9 −0.6 pp
2008 50.5 −0.7 pp
2007 51.2 −0.7 pp
2006 51.9 −0.7 pp
2005 52.5 −0.7 pp
2004 53.2 −0.7 pp
2003 53.9 −0.7 pp
2002 54.7 −0.7 pp
2001 55.4 −0.7 pp
2000 56.1 −0.7 pp
1999 56.8 −0.8 pp
1998 57.5 −0.8 pp
1997 58.4 −0.8 pp
1996 59.2 −0.9 pp
1995 60 −0.9 pp
1994 60.9 −0.9 pp
1993 61.8 −0.9 pp
1992 62.6 −0.8 pp
1991 63.5 −0.8 pp
1990 64.3 −0.8 pp
1989 65 −0.7 pp
1988 65.7 −0.7 pp
1987 66.4 −0.6 pp
1986 67 −0.5 pp
1985 67.5 −0.4 pp
1984 67.9 −0.3 pp
1983 68.2 −0.3 pp
1982 68.5 −0.2 pp
1981 68.8 −0.2 pp
1980 69 −0.2 pp
1979 69.2 −0.2 pp
1978 69.3 −0.2 pp
1977 69.5 −0.2 pp
1976 69.7 −0.2 pp
1975 69.9 −0.2 pp
1974 70 −0.2 pp
1973 70.2 −0.2 pp
1972 70.5 −0.3 pp
1971 70.7 −0.3 pp
1970 71 −0.3 pp
1969 71.4 −0.4 pp
1968 71.8 −0.5 pp
1967 72.3 −0.5 pp
1966 72.8 −0.6 pp
1965 73.4 −0.6 pp
1964 74 −0.7 pp
1963 74.7 −0.7 pp
1962 75.4 −0.7 pp
1961 76.1 −0.7 pp
1960 76.7 —

Western Africa, 2025

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

NE Niger 81.6 BF Burkina Faso 71.1 ML Mali 67.8 GN Guinea 61.5 TG Togo 55.6 SL Sierra Leone 54.1 GW Guinea-Bissau 53.3 BJ Benin 46.6 CI Côte d'Ivoire 45.5 SN Senegal 44.2 LR Liberia 43.9 GH Ghana 41.1 MR Mauritania 38.5 NG Nigeria 36.2 GM Gambia 35 CV Cabo Verde 22.4
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

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

Other indicators for Ghana

Demography Rural population

How many people live outside cities — in absolute numbers.

Ghana by year Demography Urban population share

What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.

Ghana by year Labor Employment in agriculture

The share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.

Ghana by year Agriculture Agricultural land share

What part of the territory is used for arable land, permanent crops and pasture.

Ghana by year
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