GHANA: Population hits 24 million

  1. Posted on Friday 4 February 2011 - 09:10
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    Mohammed Murtala Bako, AfricaNews reporter in Accra, Ghana
    Provisional results of the Ghana 2010 Population and Housing Census put Ghana's population size at 24,223,431, according to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). The figures put the total number of females in the country at 12,421,770 representing 51.3 percent while males totalled 11, 801,661 representing 48.7 percent.
    Ghana's population hits 24 million
    The figures show that the population of Ghana increased by 28.1 percent.

    In terms of growth rate, the Northern region recorded the highest followed by the Greater Accra region.

    The Ashanti (19.5%) and Greater Accra (16.1%) regions together constitute 35.6 percent of the total population.

    According to the Ghana Statistical Service, the intercensal growth rate for the country has declined from 2.7 percent per annum to 2.4 percent per annum, with growth rates in Central, Greater Accra, Ashanti and Northern Region rising significantly above the national figure of 2.4 percent. The least growth rate of 1.1 percent was recorded in the Upper East Region.

    The population in the Northern Region increased by 35.6 percent while that of the Greater Accra, Central and Ashanti regions increased by 34.6, 32.2 and 30.8 percent respectively.

    The provisional results, according the government statistician Dr. Grace Bediako, also indicate that the sex ratio for the country (The proportion of males to females) is low. For every 100 females, there are 95 males, with the Brong Ahafo and Western regions having sex ratios above 100.

    Michael Adu-Gyamfi, Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Statistical Service told Citi News last Monday, that final figures will be released in the first quarter of 2012 after every Ghanaian has been enumerated.

    Data collected from the census is crucial in determining the development policy direction of the country.

    It was also an important source of comprehensive data on persons with disabilities, helping to assess their social and living conditions in terms of school attendance and educational attainment, employment, marital status and living arrangements.

    The 2010 Census was the first to include disability issues in the national exercise.

    Ghana has had 10 population censuses since 1891. The last population census was in 2000 when 18.9 million people were counted.

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