Total Fertility Rate in Ghana
Ghana: Total Fertility Rate was 3.51 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Ghana, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 3.51 for total fertility rate in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Ghana peaked at 6.98 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 3.51, in 2022.
That places Ghana 41st out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.91 | 6.85 | 6.98 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.78 | 6.56 | 6.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.21 | 5.83 | 6.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.19 | 4.84 | 5.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.52 | 4.21 | 4.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.99 | 3.68 | 4.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.56 | 3.51 | 3.62 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 total fertility rate in Ghana?
- Total fertility rate in Ghana was 3.51 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.98 in 1963.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.51 in 2022.
- How does Ghana rank for total fertility rate?
- Ghana ranks 41st out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.