Rural population in Ghana in 2025 — 14,402,760 people. Ranked 40 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 169.7%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ghana
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.4M | +69,074 | +0.48% |
| 2024 | 14.33M | +77,712 | +0.55% |
| 2023 | 14.26M | +84,914 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 14.17M | +88,935 | +0.63% |
| 2021 | 14.08M | +120,737 | +0.86% |
| 2020 | 13.96M | +121,374 | +0.88% |
| 2019 | 13.84M | +120,037 | +0.87% |
| 2018 | 13.72M | +125,935 | +0.93% |
| 2017 | 13.59M | +138,982 | +1.03% |
| 2016 | 13.46M | +146,582 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 13.31M | +147,533 | +1.12% |
| 2014 | 13.16M | +152,114 | +1.17% |
| 2013 | 13.01M | +154,939 | +1.21% |
| 2012 | 12.85M | +153,519 | +1.21% |
| 2011 | 12.7M | +148,765 | +1.19% |
| 2010 | 12.55M | +147,905 | +1.19% |
| 2009 | 12.4M | +150,416 | +1.23% |
| 2008 | 12.25M | +151,398 | +1.25% |
| 2007 | 12.1M | +152,726 | +1.28% |
| 2006 | 11.95M | +152,622 | +1.29% |
| 2005 | 11.8M | +153,247 | +1.32% |
| 2004 | 11.64M | +154,743 | +1.35% |
| 2003 | 11.49M | +159,623 | +1.41% |
| 2002 | 11.33M | +164,651 | +1.47% |
| 2001 | 11.16M | +155,211 | +1.41% |
| 2000 | 11.01M | +135,357 | +1.24% |
| 1999 | 10.87M | +119,291 | +1.11% |
| 1998 | 10.75M | +111,704 | +1.05% |
| 1997 | 10.64M | +101,642 | +0.96% |
| 1996 | 10.54M | +94,793 | +0.91% |
| 1995 | 10.45M | +96,902 | +0.94% |
| 1994 | 10.35M | +102,603 | +1% |
| 1993 | 10.25M | +111,827 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 10.13M | +117,255 | +1.17% |
| 1991 | 10.02M | +125,586 | +1.27% |
| 1990 | 9.89M | +134,619 | +1.38% |
| 1989 | 9.76M | +136,258 | +1.42% |
| 1988 | 9.62M | +134,936 | +1.42% |
| 1987 | 9.49M | +133,407 | +1.43% |
| 1986 | 9.35M | +134,618 | +1.46% |
| 1985 | 9.22M | +141,040 | +1.55% |
| 1984 | 9.08M | +187,877 | +2.11% |
| 1983 | 8.89M | +227,403 | +2.63% |
| 1982 | 8.66M | +217,639 | +2.58% |
| 1981 | 8.44M | +207,918 | +2.52% |
| 1980 | 8.24M | +214,787 | +2.68% |
| 1979 | 8.02M | +221,151 | +2.84% |
| 1978 | 7.8M | +214,927 | +2.83% |
| 1977 | 7.59M | +202,675 | +2.75% |
| 1976 | 7.38M | +191,883 | +2.67% |
| 1975 | 7.19M | +187,043 | +2.67% |
| 1974 | 7M | +180,858 | +2.65% |
| 1973 | 6.82M | +173,014 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 6.65M | +161,129 | +2.48% |
| 1971 | 6.49M | +150,920 | +2.38% |
| 1970 | 6.34M | +137,099 | +2.21% |
| 1969 | 6.2M | +117,275 | +1.93% |
| 1968 | 6.08M | +105,592 | +1.77% |
| 1967 | 5.98M | +98,263 | +1.67% |
| 1966 | 5.88M | +92,728 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 5.79M | +88,521 | +1.55% |
| 1964 | 5.7M | +84,650 | +1.51% |
| 1963 | 5.61M | +83,223 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 5.53M | +83,383 | +1.53% |
| 1961 | 5.45M | +107,068 | +2% |
| 1960 | 5.34M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
