The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has pegged Ghana’s population at 30.8 million per provisional results from the 2021 Population and Housing Census.
Speaking at a press conference in Accra, Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, the Government Statistician, said the provisional results show that Ghana’s population has increased by 6.1 million since 2010 when the population was around 24.7 million.
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Breaking down the numbers, Prof Annim said there are more females (50.7%) in Ghana as compared to males representing 49.3%.
Ashanti and Greater Accra have a combined total of 5.4 million people making them the two regions with the highest population.
The Ahafo Region is the least populated territory in Ghana with 600,000 inhabitants.
Prof Annim said the final population results will be presented on 18 November 2021.
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The 2021 PHC is Ghana’s first duly digital census and the first census in an African country to be conducted successfully during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The provisional results highlight findings from the 2021 PHC Preliminary Report which focuses on population size and sex composition, population density, and structures by region.
The preliminary report is the first of several census data products to be released over the next two years.
Download the provisional results below
