Ghana vs Madagascar: Female population by age group
Ghana
2.08 million people
in 2023
Madagascar
2.26 million people
in 2023
Ghana rank
34th
Madagascar rank
31st
Female population by age group over time
- Ghana
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 2.26 million people against 2.08 million people in Ghana, a difference of 179,360 people.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 34th and Madagascar ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 7 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 542,139 people | 415,364 people | 126,775 people | Ghana |
| 1960s | 789,272 people | 535,719 people | 253,553 people | Ghana |
| 1970s | 945,706 people | 725,062 people | 220,645 people | Ghana |
| 1980s | 1.20 million people | 944,757 people | 250,710 people | Ghana |
| 1990s | 1.41 million people | 1.26 million people | 148,545 people | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1.67 million people | 1.63 million people | 38,357 people | Ghana |
| 2010s | 2.00 million people | 1.93 million people | 62,359 people | Ghana |
| 2020s | 2.07 million people | 2.20 million people | 124,760 people | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female population by age group, Ghana or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 2.26 million people against 2.08 million people in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female population by age group between Ghana and Madagascar?
- 179,360 people, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Madagascar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Madagascar rank globally for female population by age group?
- Ghana ranks 34th and Madagascar ranks 31st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Female population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 0-4.