Ghana birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Ghana chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Ghana is 3.4, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 5.41 — a -37.3% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Ghana	World
1960	6.89	4.69
1961	6.91	4.56
1962	6.94	5.02
1963	6.94	5.31
1964	6.9	5.13
1965	6.88	5.08
1966	6.86	4.97
1967	6.89	4.87
1968	6.89	4.98
1969	6.95	4.88
1970	6.95	4.84
1971	6.95	4.69
1972	6.92	4.55
1973	6.87	4.42
1974	6.82	4.26
1975	6.76	4.07
1976	6.7	3.97
1977	6.64	3.84
1978	6.56	3.77
1979	6.51	3.76
1980	6.47	3.73
1981	6.42	3.71
1982	6.31	3.72
1983	6.23	3.59
1984	6.15	3.57
1985	6.12	3.53
1986	6.08	3.51
1987	6.02	3.48
1988	5.92	3.39
1989	5.82	3.35
1990	5.74	3.31
1991	5.63	3.13
1992	5.52	3.04
1993	5.41	2.97
1994	5.25	2.92
1995	5.11	2.87
1996	4.96	2.82
1997	4.88	2.78
1998	4.83	2.75
1999	4.82	2.72
2000	4.83	2.73
2001	4.77	2.69
2002	4.69	2.66
2003	4.6	2.64
2004	4.5	2.63
2005	4.5	2.61
2006	4.4	2.61
2007	4.29	2.6
2008	4.22	2.6
2009	4.18	2.59
2010	4.18	2.57
2011	4.18	2.55
2012	4.15	2.56
2013	4.11	2.53
2014	4.03	2.52
2015	3.98	2.49
2016	3.87	2.49
2017	3.72	2.46
2018	3.65	2.39
2019	3.59	2.35
2020	3.54	2.28
2021	3.49	2.25
2022	3.43	2.22
2023	3.4	2.2
2024	3.34	2.19
2025	3.3	2.18
2026	3.26	2.18
2027	3.22	2.17
2028	3.18	2.16
2029	3.14	2.15
2030	3.1	2.14
2031	3.06	2.13
2032	3.03	2.12
2033	2.99	2.12
2034	2.96	2.11
2035	2.93	2.1
2036	2.9	2.09
2037	2.87	2.09
2038	2.84	2.08
2039	2.81	2.08
2040	2.78	2.08
2041	2.76	2.07
2042	2.73	2.07
2043	2.71	2.07
2044	2.68	2.07
2045	2.66	2.06
2046	2.64	2.06
2047	2.62	2.06
2048	2.59	2.05
2049	2.57	2.05
2050	2.55	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 11.2% were to women under 20 years old, 48.9% to women ages 20-29, and 39.9% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 14.9%, 51.7%, and 33.4% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Ghana by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Ghana	World
1960	45.4%	37.4%
1961	45.9%	37.5%
1962	46.4%	37.6%
1963	46.8%	37.8%
1964	47.1%	38%
1965	47.4%	38%
1966	47.6%	38%
1967	47.8%	38%
1968	47.9%	37.9%
1969	48.1%	37.8%
1970	48.2%	37.7%
1971	48.4%	37.6%
1972	48.4%	37.5%
1973	48.4%	37.3%
1974	48.3%	37.2%
1975	48.2%	37.1%
1976	47.9%	36.9%
1977	47.5%	36.7%
1978	47%	36.3%
1979	46.5%	35.9%
1980	46.2%	35.5%
1981	45.9%	35.2%
1982	45.7%	34.9%
1983	45.4%	34.6%
1984	45.2%	34.3%
1985	45.3%	34%
1986	45.4%	33.8%
1987	45.5%	33.6%
1988	45.4%	33.4%
1989	45.4%	33.2%
1990	45.3%	33%
1991	45.2%	32.9%
1992	45%	32.7%
1993	44.8%	32.5%
1994	44.5%	32.3%
1995	44.2%	32.1%
1996	43.9%	31.8%
1997	43.5%	31.5%
1998	43.1%	31.1%
1999	42.7%	30.8%
2000	42.3%	30.4%
2001	41.9%	30%
2002	41.5%	29.6%
2003	41.1%	29.2%
2004	40.7%	28.8%
2005	40.4%	28.5%
2006	40.1%	28.1%
2007	39.8%	27.9%
2008	39.5%	27.6%
2009	39.3%	27.5%
2010	39.1%	27.3%
2011	39%	27.1%
2012	38.9%	27%
2013	38.9%	26.9%
2014	38.8%	26.8%
2015	38.6%	26.6%
2016	38.4%	26.5%
2017	38.1%	26.4%
2018	37.8%	26.2%
2019	37.6%	26%
2020	37.2%	25.8%
2021	36.9%	25.6%
2022	36.5%	25.3%
2023	36.2%	25%
2024	35.8%	24.7%
2025	35.4%	24.4%
2026	35%	24.1%
2027	34.6%	23.8%
2028	34.1%	23.4%
2029	33.7%	23.1%
2030	33.3%	22.8%
2031	32.8%	22.6%
2032	32.5%	22.3%
2033	32.2%	22.1%
2034	31.9%	21.9%
2035	31.6%	21.7%
2036	31.4%	21.6%
2037	31.2%	21.5%
2038	30.9%	21.4%
2039	30.7%	21.3%
2040	30.5%	21.2%
2041	30.3%	21.1%
2042	30.1%	21%
2043	29.8%	21%
2044	29.6%	20.9%
2045	29.4%	20.8%
2046	29.2%	20.7%
2047	29%	20.7%
2048	28.8%	20.6%
2049	28.5%	20.5%
2050	28.3%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Ghana was 45.4% in 1960, 44.8% in 1993, and 35.8% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Ghana.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Ghana, excluding migration, has been +2.1% annually. On average, 648,444 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Ghana
1960	217,134
1961	222,372
1962	223,842
1963	225,367
1964	226,685
1965	229,061
1966	231,440
1967	237,156
1968	242,821
1969	251,925
1970	257,938
1971	265,442
1972	275,236
1973	283,385
1974	290,796
1975	298,267
1976	305,769
1977	315,429
1978	324,428
1979	334,848
1980	346,816
1981	359,572
1982	369,061
1983	379,846
1984	392,053
1985	401,722
1986	411,191
1987	419,328
1988	425,031
1989	432,541
1990	442,211
1991	448,159
1992	452,156
1993	454,669
1994	449,589
1995	451,748
1996	450,259
1997	459,822
1998	471,313
1999	487,210
2000	508,738
2001	519,382
2002	528,620
2003	536,656
2004	543,339
2005	563,234
2006	569,474
2007	572,332
2008	579,695
2009	592,825
2010	613,133
2011	631,501
2012	646,595
2013	658,638
2014	660,829
2015	667,729
2016	659,910
2017	641,218
2018	641,551
2019	642,403
2020	637,469
2021	635,805
2022	646,441
2023	651,094

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Ghana was 234 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.23% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -50.4% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Ghana	World
1985	943	460
1986	908	438
1987	873	429
1988	834	414
1989	799	401
1990	769	391
1991	745	395
1992	718	395
1993	696	389
1994	670	382
1995	630	371
1996	591	366
1997	553	358
1998	521	360
1999	490	340
2000	472	328
2001	460	321
2002	434	311
2003	410	301
2004	403	291
2005	390	283
2006	385	276
2007	377	269
2008	380	264
2009	369	258
2010	363	253
2011	356	247
2012	351	239
2013	338	235
2014	317	231
2015	310	228
2016	296	220
2017	287	215
2018	276	211
2019	260	207
2020	253	211
2021	264	242
2022	239	203
2023	234	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Ghana was 37.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 3.71% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 100.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Ghana	World
1960	20.9%	18.5%
1961	20.7%	18.1%
1962	20.5%	17.8%
1963	20.4%	17.5%
1964	20.3%	17.7%
1965	20.3%	17.5%
1966	20.3%	17.3%
1967	20.3%	17%
1968	20.3%	16.5%
1969	20.3%	15.5%
1970	20.2%	15.2%
1971	20.1%	15.1%
1972	19.9%	14.4%
1973	19.6%	14.1%
1974	19.2%	13.7%
1975	18.7%	13.4%
1976	18.2%	13%
1977	17.7%	12.5%
1978	17.2%	12.1%
1979	16.9%	11.7%
1980	16.7%	11.4%
1981	16.6%	11%
1982	16.4%	10.8%
1983	16.2%	10.6%
1984	15.9%	10.4%
1985	15.5%	10.1%
1986	15%	9.81%
1987	14.4%	9.47%
1988	13.8%	9.31%
1989	13.3%	9.02%
1990	12.8%	8.81%
1991	12.3%	8.66%
1992	12%	8.46%
1993	11.8%	8.19%
1994	11.6%	7.98%
1995	11.5%	7.76%
1996	11.3%	7.52%
1997	11.1%	7.28%
1998	10.8%	7.05%
1999	10.4%	6.76%
2000	10%	6.48%
2001	9.61%	6.21%
2002	9.21%	5.94%
2003	8.85%	5.65%
2004	8.52%	5.43%
2005	8.22%	5.16%
2006	7.93%	4.92%
2007	7.63%	4.7%
2008	7.31%	4.5%
2009	6.99%	4.31%
2010	6.65%	4.11%
2011	6.33%	3.97%
2012	6.02%	3.77%
2013	5.74%	3.61%
2014	5.48%	3.48%
2015	5.25%	3.35%
2016	5.02%	3.23%
2017	4.81%	3.11%
2018	4.6%	2.97%
2019	4.39%	2.86%
2020	4.2%	2.75%
2021	4.02%	2.66%
2022	3.85%	2.59%
2023	3.71%	2.49%