Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — Ghana

Number of immigrants in Ghana in 2024 — 532,286 people. Ranked 78 in the world out of 215. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 222.9%.

2024 532,286 people +11.73% vs 2020
World rank 78of 215
Period maximum 532,286 people2024
Period minimum 164,851 people1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — Ghana, 1990–20240200,000400,000600,00019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 164,851 people1995: 252,879 people2000: 191,601 people2005: 309,932 people2010: 337,766 people2015: 414,744 people2020: 476,412 people2024: 532,286 people
Change over the period: +367,435 (+222.89%) Average annual rate: 3.51 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Ghana 532,286 people
World 303M people
Sub-Saharan Africa 26.3M people
Western Africa computed 8.24M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 42.16M people
Number of immigrants — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 532,286
2020 476,412
2015 414,744
2010 337,766
2005 309,932
2000 191,601
1995 252,879
1990 164,851

About the indicator

The number of people living in a country but born outside it — the international migrant stock. These are estimates of the UN Population Division, built from census and population register data. It is a stock, not a flow: the indicator answers the question of how many newcomers live in the country now, not how many arrived during the year. For the flow there is a separate indicator, net migration.

Important: The series is updated once every five years, so values may repeat in the intervening years. Foreign-born people and foreign citizens are not the same thing: in many countries most of the former have long held local citizenship.

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