Ghana has a population density of 392 people per square mile compared to 1,384 people in the Netherlands. Ghana has 74,579 sq ft of land per person vs 22,359 sq ft in the Netherlands. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Ghana and the Netherlands are ranked 63rd and 17th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Ghana has 0.42% of the world's population and 0.15% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.22% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for the Netherlands, hence the population density in Ghana is 71.7% lower than in the Netherlands.
Population density comparison
Ghana
|
Netherlands
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 392 ppl/mi² | 1,384 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 63/197 | 17/197 |
| Population |
35572974
|
18191638
|
| Land area | 87,851 sq mi | 13,000 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 71,139 sq ft | 20,141 sq ft |
| Rural population | 40.1% | 6.55% |
| Urban population | 59.9% | 93.5% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 16.5% | 0% |
Ghana vs the Netherlands:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Ghana increased by 57.4%, compared to a 10.8% growth in the Netherlands.
In 2004, Ghana ranked 80th for population density and is in 63rd place now. The Netherlands was 15th in 2004 and ranks 17th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Ghana
|
Netherlands
|
|
| 2024 | 392 | 1,384 |
| 2023 | 385 | 1,375 |
| 2022 | 377 | 1,362 |
| 2021 | 370 | 1,349 |
| 2020 | 363 | 1,342 |
| 2019 | 356 | 1,334 |
| 2018 | 349 | 1,326 |
| 2017 | 342 | 1,318 |
| 2016 | 334 | 1,310 |
| 2015 | 327 | 1,303 |
| 2014 | 319 | 1,297 |
| 2013 | 312 | 1,292 |
| 2012 | 304 | 1,287 |
| 2011 | 297 | 1,282 |
| 2010 | 290 | 1,276 |
| 2009 | 283 | 1,269 |
| 2008 | 276 | 1,262 |
| 2007 | 269.1 | 1,257 |
| 2006 | 262.3 | 1,254 |
| 2005 | 255.5 | 1,252 |
| 2004 | 248.9 | 1,249 |
| 2003 | 242.4 | 1,245 |
| 2002 | 236 | 1,239 |
| 2001 | 229.6 | 1,231 |
| 2000 | 223.5 | 1,222 |
| 1999 | 218 | 1,213 |
| 1998 | 212.7 | 1,205 |
| 1997 | 207.6 | 1,198 |
| 1996 | 202.7 | 1,191 |
| 1995 | 198 | 1,186 |
| 1994 | 193.4 | 1,180 |
| 1993 | 188.8 | 1,173 |
| 1992 | 184.2 | 1,165 |
| 1991 | 179.7 | 1,156 |
| 1990 | 175.2 | 1,147 |
| 1989 | 170.8 | 1,139 |
| 1988 | 166.6 | 1,132 |
| 1987 | 162.6 | 1,125 |
| 1986 | 159 | 1,118 |
| 1985 | 155.5 | 1,112 |
| 1984 | 152.2 | 1,107 |
| 1983 | 148.3 | 1,102 |
| 1982 | 143.9 | 1,098 |
| 1981 | 139.8 | 1,093 |
| 1980 | 135.9 | 1,086 |
| 1979 | 132 | 1,077 |
| 1978 | 128 | 1,070 |
| 1977 | 124.2 | 1,063 |
| 1976 | 120.6 | 1,057 |
| 1975 | 117.2 | 1,048 |
| 1974 | 113.8 | 1,039 |
| 1973 | 110.6 | 1,031 |
| 1972 | 107.4 | 1,023 |
| 1971 | 104.4 | 1,012 |
| 1970 | 101.6 | 1,000 |
| 1969 | 98.9 | 988 |
| 1968 | 96.5 | 977 |
| 1967 | 94.2 | 967 |
| 1966 | 91.9 | 956 |
| 1965 | 89.7 | 943 |
| 1964 | 87.6 | 930 |
| 1963 | 85.5 | 918 |
| 1962 | 83.5 | 906 |
| 1961 | 81.5 | 893 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Ghana
|
Netherlands
|
|
| 2024 | 59.9% | 93.5% |
| 2023 | 59.2% | 93.2% |
| 2022 | 58.6% | 92.9% |
| 2021 | 58% | 92.6% |
| 2020 | 57.3% | 92.2% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | 91.9% |
| 2018 | 56.1% | 91.5% |
| 2017 | 55.4% | 91.1% |
| 2016 | 54.7% | 90.6% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | 90.2% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | 89.7% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | 52.1% | 88.6% |
| 2011 | 51.4% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | 87.1% |
| 2009 | 50% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | 49.4% | 85.4% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | 84.5% |
| 2006 | 48% | 83.6% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | 82.6% |
| 2004 | 46.6% | 81.5% |
| 2003 | 46% | 80.3% |
| 2002 | 45.3% | 79.1% |
| 2001 | 44.6% | 77.8% |
| 2000 | 43.9% | 76.8% |
| 1999 | 43.2% | 76% |
| 1998 | 42.4% | 75.3% |
| 1997 | 41.7% | 74.5% |
| 1996 | 40.9% | 73.6% |
| 1995 | 40.1% | 72.8% |
| 1994 | 39.4% | 72% |
| 1993 | 38.6% | 71.1% |
| 1992 | 37.9% | 70.2% |
| 1991 | 37.2% | 69.3% |
| 1990 | 36.4% | 68.7% |
| 1989 | 35.7% | 68.3% |
| 1988 | 35% | 67.9% |
| 1987 | 34.3% | 67.5% |
| 1986 | 33.6% | 67.1% |
| 1985 | 32.9% | 66.7% |
| 1984 | 32.2% | 66.3% |
| 1983 | 31.8% | 65.9% |
| 1982 | 31.6% | 65.5% |
| 1981 | 31.4% | 65.1% |
| 1980 | 31.2% | 64.7% |
| 1979 | 30.9% | 64.4% |
| 1978 | 30.7% | 64.1% |
| 1977 | 30.5% | 63.8% |
| 1976 | 30.3% | 63.5% |
| 1975 | 30% | 63.2% |
| 1974 | 29.8% | 62.9% |
| 1973 | 29.6% | 62.6% |
| 1972 | 29.4% | 62.2% |
| 1971 | 29.2% | 61.9% |
| 1970 | 29% | 61.7% |
| 1969 | 28.5% | 61.5% |
| 1968 | 27.9% | 61.3% |
| 1967 | 27.3% | 61.1% |
| 1966 | 26.7% | 60.9% |
| 1965 | 26.1% | 60.8% |
| 1964 | 25.5% | 60.6% |
| 1963 | 24.9% | 60.4% |
| 1962 | 24.4% | 60.2% |
| 1961 | 23.8% | 60% |
| 1960 | 23.3% | 59.8% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 46.6% to 59.9% in Ghana and from 81.5% to 93.5% in the Netherlands.
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