Fertility & birth rates in Ghana and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate in Ghana vs United Arab Emirates chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Ghana was 3.4 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.2 in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Ghana vs the United Arab Emirates population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Ghana	UAE
1960	6.89	6.5
1961	6.91	6.49
1962	6.94	6.49
1963	6.94	6.5
1964	6.9	6.49
1965	6.88	6.5
1966	6.86	6.5
1967	6.89	6.51
1968	6.89	6.53
1969	6.95	6.52
1970	6.95	6.52
1971	6.95	6.52
1972	6.92	6.5
1973	6.87	6.46
1974	6.82	6.41
1975	6.76	6.35
1976	6.7	6.29
1977	6.64	6.22
1978	6.56	6.15
1979	6.51	6.06
1980	6.47	5.95
1981	6.42	5.81
1982	6.31	5.66
1983	6.23	5.48
1984	6.15	5.3
1985	6.12	5.13
1986	6.08	5
1987	6.02	4.88
1988	5.92	4.77
1989	5.82	4.65
1990	5.74	4.51
1991	5.63	4.25
1992	5.52	4.09
1993	5.41	3.82
1994	5.25	3.76
1995	5.11	3.28
1996	4.96	3.06
1997	4.88	2.83
1998	4.83	2.77
1999	4.82	2.79
2000	4.83	2.73
2001	4.77	2.62
2002	4.69	2.54
2003	4.6	2.49
2004	4.5	2.38
2005	4.5	2.23
2006	4.4	1.96
2007	4.29	1.79
2008	4.22	1.52
2009	4.18	1.58
2010	4.18	1.57
2011	4.18	1.54
2012	4.15	1.53
2013	4.11	1.53
2014	4.03	1.48
2015	3.98	1.42
2016	3.87	1.37
2017	3.72	1.35
2018	3.65	1.29
2019	3.59	1.25
2020	3.54	1.29
2021	3.49	1.16
2022	3.43	1.15
2023	3.4	1.2
2024	3.34	1.21
2025	3.3	1.21
2026	3.26	1.21
2027	3.22	1.21
2028	3.18	1.22
2029	3.14	1.22
2030	3.1	1.23
2031	3.06	1.23
2032	3.03	1.24
2033	2.99	1.25
2034	2.96	1.25
2035	2.93	1.26
2036	2.9	1.26
2037	2.87	1.27
2038	2.84	1.28
2039	2.81	1.28
2040	2.78	1.28
2041	2.76	1.29
2042	2.73	1.29
2043	2.71	1.3
2044	2.68	1.3
2045	2.66	1.31
2046	2.64	1.31
2047	2.62	1.31
2048	2.59	1.32
2049	2.57	1.32
2050	2.55	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Ghana	UAE
1960	45.4%	37.8%
1961	45.9%	36.7%
1962	46.4%	35.8%
1963	46.8%	35.1%
1964	47.1%	34.5%
1965	47.4%	33.9%
1966	47.6%	33.2%
1967	47.8%	32.1%
1968	47.9%	31.2%
1969	48.1%	30.6%
1970	48.2%	29.8%
1971	48.4%	29%
1972	48.4%	28.3%
1973	48.4%	27.8%
1974	48.3%	27.4%
1975	48.2%	27.2%
1976	47.9%	26.9%
1977	47.5%	26.8%
1978	47%	26.9%
1979	46.5%	27.1%
1980	46.2%	27.4%
1981	45.9%	28%
1982	45.7%	28.8%
1983	45.4%	29.5%
1984	45.2%	30.2%
1985	45.3%	30.7%
1986	45.4%	31.2%
1987	45.5%	31.2%
1988	45.4%	30.9%
1989	45.4%	30.3%
1990	45.3%	29.6%
1991	45.2%	28.8%
1992	45%	28.1%
1993	44.8%	27.4%
1994	44.5%	26.7%
1995	44.2%	25.9%
1996	43.9%	25.2%
1997	43.5%	24.3%
1998	43.1%	23.1%
1999	42.7%	22%
2000	42.3%	20.8%
2001	41.9%	19.8%
2002	41.5%	18.9%
2003	41.1%	18.3%
2004	40.7%	17.8%
2005	40.4%	17.5%
2006	40.1%	17.2%
2007	39.8%	17%
2008	39.5%	16.9%
2009	39.3%	16.9%
2010	39.1%	16.9%
2011	39%	16.8%
2012	38.9%	16.8%
2013	38.9%	16.8%
2014	38.8%	16.8%
2015	38.6%	16.8%
2016	38.4%	16.8%
2017	38.1%	16.8%
2018	37.8%	16.7%
2019	37.6%	16.6%
2020	37.2%	16.6%
2021	36.9%	16.5%
2022	36.5%	16.5%
2023	36.2%	16.3%
2024	35.8%	16.1%
2025	35.4%	16%
2026	35%	15.9%
2027	34.6%	15.9%
2028	34.1%	15.9%
2029	33.7%	15.9%
2030	33.3%	16%
2031	32.8%	16.1%
2032	32.5%	16.3%
2033	32.2%	16.5%
2034	31.9%	16.7%
2035	31.6%	16.9%
2036	31.4%	17.1%
2037	31.2%	17.3%
2038	30.9%	17.5%
2039	30.7%	17.7%
2040	30.5%	17.9%
2041	30.3%	18%
2042	30.1%	18.1%
2043	29.8%	18.2%
2044	29.6%	18.3%
2045	29.4%	18.3%
2046	29.2%	18.3%
2047	29%	18.3%
2048	28.8%	18.3%
2049	28.5%	18.2%
2050	28.3%	18.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 35.8% of the population in Ghana and 16.1% in the United Arab Emirates in 2024, compared to 45.3% and 29.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Ghana and the United Arab Emirates compared.

Natural population change in Ghana vs United Arab Emirates by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.1% in Ghana and +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Ghana	UAE
1960	217,134	3,418
1961	222,372	3,657
1962	223,842	3,901
1963	225,367	4,157
1964	226,685	4,410
1965	229,061	4,675
1966	231,440	4,955
1967	237,156	5,264
1968	242,821	5,588
1969	251,925	6,138
1970	257,938	6,922
1971	265,442	7,839
1972	275,236	8,818
1973	283,385	9,822
1974	290,796	10,835
1975	298,267	11,859
1976	305,769	12,876
1977	315,429	15,787
1978	324,428	18,879
1979	334,848	21,987
1980	346,816	25,005
1981	359,572	27,560
1982	369,061	29,585
1983	379,846	31,480
1984	392,053	33,250
1985	401,722	34,855
1986	411,191	36,829
1987	419,328	37,741
1988	425,031	38,861
1989	432,541	40,148
1990	442,211	41,339
1991	448,159	41,409
1992	452,156	42,119
1993	454,669	41,324
1994	449,589	42,976
1995	451,748	38,685
1996	450,259	37,886
1997	459,822	38,207
1998	471,313	41,176
1999	487,210	46,198
2000	508,738	49,993
2001	519,382	52,789
2002	528,620	55,922
2003	536,656	59,118
2004	543,339	60,344
2005	563,234	60,046
2006	569,474	54,338
2007	572,332	55,048
2008	579,695	55,426
2009	592,825	66,521
2010	613,133	69,907
2011	631,501	73,496
2012	646,595	78,682
2013	658,638	82,977
2014	660,829	84,277
2015	667,729	85,044
2016	659,910	87,028
2017	641,218	89,382
2018	641,551	86,840
2019	642,403	86,296
2020	637,469	87,871
2021	635,805	76,802
2022	646,441	81,758
2023	651,094	92,698

Maternal mortality chart: Ghana vs United Arab Emirates

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 234 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ghana, compared to 3 deaths in the United Arab Emirates.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Ghana	UAE
1985	943	19
1986	908	19
1987	873	19
1988	834	19
1989	799	19
1990	769	19
1991	745	19
1992	718	19
1993	696	19
1994	670	19
1995	630	18
1996	591	16
1997	553	14
1998	521	12
1999	490	10
2000	472	8
2001	460	7
2002	434	5
2003	410	5
2004	403	4
2005	390	4
2006	385	3
2007	377	3
2008	380	3
2009	369	3
2010	363	3
2011	356	4
2012	351	4
2013	338	4
2014	317	3
2015	310	3
2016	296	3
2017	287	3
2018	276	3
2019	260	3
2020	253	6
2021	264	6
2022	239	2
2023	234	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.71% in Ghana and 0.5% in the United Arab Emirates. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Ghana	UAE
1960	20.9%	20.1%
1961	20.7%	19%
1962	20.5%	18%
1963	20.4%	16.9%
1964	20.3%	15.8%
1965	20.3%	14.8%
1966	20.3%	13.7%
1967	20.3%	12.6%
1968	20.3%	11.6%
1969	20.3%	10.6%
1970	20.2%	9.62%
1971	20.1%	8.72%
1972	19.9%	7.89%
1973	19.6%	7.12%
1974	19.2%	6.43%
1975	18.7%	5.8%
1976	18.2%	5.23%
1977	17.7%	4.7%
1978	17.2%	4.22%
1979	16.9%	3.78%
1980	16.7%	3.4%
1981	16.6%	3.06%
1982	16.4%	2.77%
1983	16.2%	2.52%
1984	15.9%	2.31%
1985	15.5%	2.12%
1986	15%	1.97%
1987	14.4%	1.83%
1988	13.8%	1.71%
1989	13.3%	1.61%
1990	12.8%	1.51%
1991	12.3%	1.43%
1992	12%	1.37%
1993	11.8%	1.31%
1994	11.6%	1.26%
1995	11.5%	1.21%
1996	11.3%	1.18%
1997	11.1%	1.15%
1998	10.8%	1.12%
1999	10.4%	1.09%
2000	10%	1.07%
2001	9.61%	1.05%
2002	9.21%	1.03%
2003	8.85%	1.01%
2004	8.52%	1%
2005	8.22%	0.98%
2006	7.93%	0.96%
2007	7.63%	0.94%
2008	7.31%	0.92%
2009	6.99%	0.9%
2010	6.65%	0.88%
2011	6.33%	0.86%
2012	6.02%	0.84%
2013	5.74%	0.82%
2014	5.48%	0.79%
2015	5.25%	0.77%
2016	5.02%	0.73%
2017	4.81%	0.7%
2018	4.6%	0.67%
2019	4.39%	0.63%
2020	4.2%	0.6%
2021	4.02%	0.56%
2022	3.85%	0.53%
2023	3.71%	0.5%