Ghana Population Pyramid 1980

Ghana
1980
Population: 11,941,447

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-5 -1   1980  +1 +5

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Ghana in 1980

In 1980, Ghana had a total population of 11,941,448 people. That is 33.8% more than in 1970, when the population stood at 8,925,812. Half of the population was younger than 16.7 years; 46.2% were children under 15 and 2.7% were 65 or older. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.


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