Urban population, male (% of total) in Ghana
Ghana: Urban population, male (% of total) was 26.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Ghana, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, male in Ghana stood at 26.5%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Ghana peaked at 26.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 1980.
Ghana ranks 110th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male (% of total) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.7% | — |
| 1985 | 16.6% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 18.4% | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 20.1% | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 22.0% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | +7.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 26.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.3%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 26.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.3%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.2% | 15.7% | 16.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 18.4% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 22.0% | 23.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 24.7% | 26.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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)
- Population 25,512 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 25,512 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.34 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Ghana?
- Urban population, male in Ghana was 26.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 1980.
- How does Ghana rank for urban population, male?
- Ghana ranks 110th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.