Rural population, female in Ghana
Ghana: Rural population, female was 22.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Ghana, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, female in Ghana stood at 22.8%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Ghana peaked at 33.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 2015.
That places Ghana 84th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.7% | — |
| 1985 | 32.9% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 31.1% | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 29.4% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 27.5% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.3% | 32.9% | 33.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 30.2% | 29.4% | 31.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 26.1% | 27.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 22.8% | 24.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 81 Cameroon 23.2% compare
- 82 Seychelles 23.2% compare
- 83 Romania 22.8% compare
- 85 Indonesia 22.8% compare
- 86 Côte d'Ivoire 22.7% compare
- 87 Azerbaijan 22.7% compare
More gender data for Ghana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,710 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3902 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Ghana?
- Rural population, female in Ghana was 22.8% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 2015.
- How does Ghana rank for rural population, female?
- Ghana ranks 84th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.