🇬🇭 Ghana
GH / GHA #80
Nomad Score
53.0
Cities
14
Currency
GHS
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
35.0M
Density
137.7/km²
HDI
0.628
(Medium)
Gini Index (2016)
43.5
Life Expectancy (2023)
65.5 yrs
Fertility Rate (2023)
3.40
Urban Population (2024)
58.4%
Literacy Rate (2021)
76.5%
Gender Wage Gap (2024)
19.3%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 71.3% |
| Islam | 19.9% |
| Traditional faiths | 3.2% |
| Irreligion | 1.1% |
| Other | 4.5% |
Ethnicities
| 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
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 35.8% | |
| 15-64 Working | 60.5% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 3.7% |
Dependency Ratio
65.4%
Profile
Very Young
Urban Pop. (2024)
58.4%
Birth Rate (2023)
26.3 /1000
Death Rate (2023)
7.0 /1000
Fertility Rate (2023)
3.40
Infant Mortality (2023)
28.2 /1000
🏥 HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2023)
65.5 yrs
HALE (2021)
57.9 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
3.0% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2023)
28.2/1000
UHC Index (2021)
48/100
Hospital Beds (2015)
0.7/1000
Physicians (2023)
0.27/1000
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Literacy Rate (2021)
76.5%
Education Spending (2022)
2.9% of GDP
Learning Outcomes (2020)
307
Internet Users (2023)
69.9%
Mobile Subscriptions (2023)
98.8/100
Broadband (2023)
0.6/100
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2023)
0.6
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
238,533 km²
Capital
Accra
📍
Continent
Africa
Region
Africa
Subregion
Western Africa
Landlocked
No
Driving Side
Right
Timezones
UTC
Calling Codes
+233
TLD
.gh
Maps
Google Maps
| OpenStreetMap
Borders
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso,
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast,
🇹🇬 Togo
🏅 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
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