Key demographics
- Population
- 35.0M
- Density
- 137.7/km²
- HDI
- 0.628 (Medium)
- Gini index (2016)
- 43.5
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 65.7 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.34
- Urban population (2025)
- 58.9%
- Literacy rate (2021)
- 76.5%
- Labor force (2025)
- 60.4%
- Gender wage gap (2024)
- 19.3%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 64.5%
- Profile
- Very Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 58.9%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 25.9 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 7.0 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 19.5%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.34
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 27.5 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 33.5%
- Tourism (2015)
- 897.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 71.3% |
| Islam | 19.9% |
| Traditional faiths | 3.2% |
| Irreligion | 1.1% |
| Other | 4.5% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Akan | 45.7% |
| Mole-dagbon | 18.5% |
| Ewe | 12.8% |
| Ga-adangbe | 7.1% |
| Gurma | 6.4% |
| Guan | 3.2% |
| Gurunsi | 2.7% |
| Mande | 2.0% |
| Others | 1.6% |
- Demonym (male)
- Ghanaian
- Demonym (female)
- Ghanaian
- National anthem
- God Bless Our Homeland Ghana
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 65.7 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 57.9 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 3.0% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 27.5/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 56/100
- Hospital beds (2015)
- 0.7/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 0.27/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 4.11/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $70
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 26.7%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2021)
- 76.5%
- Education spending (2022)
- 2.9% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 307
- Internet users (2024)
- 72.2%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 113.7/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 0.7/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 49/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 0.7
Geography and practical
- Area
- 238,533 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Western Africa
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC
- Calling codes
- +233
- TLD
- .gh
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Ghana is composed of three equal horizontal bands of red, gold and green, with a five-pointed black star centered in the gold band.
- National anthem
- God Bless Our Homeland Ghana