Sub-Saharan Africa
Ghana in numbers Ghana is in Sub-Saharan Africa and is classed by the World Bank as lower middle income. Its capital is Accra. Its population was 35.06 million in 2025, ranking 47 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$3,257 in 2025.
Population 35.06 million 2025
GDP US$114.2 billion 2025
GDP per person US$3,257 2025
Life expectancy 65.7 2024
Area 238,539 2024
Urban share 58.9% 2025
People 35.06 million
2025 · +79% since 2000 · Rank 47 of 217
1.83%
2025 · 2.51% in 2000 · Rank 58 of 217
151.3
2024 · +75% since 2000 · Rank 75 of 216
58.9%
2025 · 43.9% in 2000 · Rank 132 of 217
35.4%
2025 · 42.3% in 2000 · Rank 51 of 217
3.8%
2025 · 3.1% in 2000 · Rank 172 of 217
3.34
2024 · -31% since 2000 · Rank 46 of 217
Health and living standards 65.7
2024 · +13% since 2000 · Rank 189 of 217
35.9
2024 · -64% since 2000 · Rank 51 of 196
US$70
2023 · +572% since 2000 · Rank 162 of 193
91.9%
2024 · 43.7% in 2000 · Rank 158 of 215
72.2%
2024 · 0.2% in 2000 · Rank 120 of 186
101.0%
2024 · 79.9% in 2000 · Rank 88 of 190
Economy US$114.2 billion
2025 · +2,192% since 2000 · Rank 70 of 210
US$3,257
2025 · +1,184% since 2000 · Rank 156 of 210
Int$8,610
2025 · +272% since 2000 · Rank 147 of 199
5.95%
2025 · 3.70% in 2000 · Rank 34 of 210
14.20%
2025 · 40.24% in 2000 · Rank 14 of 180
3.0%
2025 · 10.5% in 2000 · Rank 148 of 187
35.1%
2024 · 48.8% in 2000 · Rank 94 of 183
2.1%
2025 · 0.7% in 2000 · Rank 91 of 176
Land and environment 238,539
2024 · -0% since 2000 · Rank 81 of 216
30.9%
2024 · 27.1% in 2000 · Rank 111 of 214
0.70
2024 · +129% since 2000 · Rank 153 of 203
Elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Ghana. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.