Female population by age group in Ghana
Ghana: Female population by age group was 2.08 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female population by age group in Ghana, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 2.08 million people for female population by age group in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female population by age group in Ghana peaked at 2.08 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 399,332 people, in 1950.
That places Ghana 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 542,139 people | 399,332 people | 665,234 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 789,272 people | 686,934 people | 866,025 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 945,706 people | 880,462 people | 1.04 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.20 million people | 1.07 million people | 1.31 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 million people | 1.33 million people | 1.47 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.67 million people | 1.50 million people | 1.82 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.00 million people | 1.85 million people | 2.08 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.07 million people | 2.07 million people | 2.08 million people | 4 |
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More gender data for Ghana
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 428,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 442,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 424,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 437,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 420,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 433,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 417,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 429,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 413,911 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 425,637 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female population by age group in Ghana?
- Female population by age group in Ghana was 2.08 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female population by age group recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest female population by age group recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 399,332 people in 1950.
- How does Ghana rank for female population by age group?
- Ghana ranks 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female population by age group rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female population by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 0-4.