Ghana Population Pyramid 1953
Ghana in 1953
The population of Ghana in 1953 was 5,553,970. Half of the population was younger than 18.9 years; 41.4% were children under 15 and 4.0% were 65 or older.
The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Ghana was 3.40 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 65.5 years in 2023: 67.9 for women and 63.1 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
453,291 immigrants live in Ghana, 1.3% of the population.
| Togo | 115,972 |
| Nigeria | 90,111 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 82,933 |
| Burkina Faso | 75,339 |
| Liberia | 39,038 |
1,055,447 people born in Ghana live in other countries.
| United States of America | 258,358 |
| Nigeria | 255,531 |
| United Kingdom | 154,782 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 97,313 |
| Italy | 48,828 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 5,553,970 | 18.9 | |
| Mali | 4,904,800 | 20.4 | |
| Burkina Faso | 4,361,317 | 19.8 | |
| Guinea | 3,162,523 | 21.2 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 2,965,132 | 18.3 |





