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Population in Cyprus compared to Ghana: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cyprus was 1,358,282 in 2024 vs 34,427,414 people in Ghana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cyprus' population is 1,386,362 people compared to 35,885,254 in Ghana.

Population statistics:

  • Ghana's population is 25.9 times bigger than Cyprus'.
  • Cyprus is ranked the 153rd most populous country in the world, while Ghana is the 46th.
  • The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.02% for Cyprus vs 0.43% for Ghana.
  • For the last 10 years, Cyprus has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +2.1% in Ghana.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cyprus has increased from 1.05M people to 1.39M (31.5% growth), while Ghana has grown from 23M to 35.9M (55.7% growth).

Cyprus vs Ghana: population by year and forecast

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cyprus Ghana
2100 1,283,630 68,131,252
2099 1,288,020 68,021,644
2098 1,292,508 67,902,002
2097 1,296,742 67,772,694
2096 1,301,023 67,638,801
2095 1,305,479 67,494,855
2094 1,309,718 67,339,471
2093 1,313,969 67,176,337
2092 1,318,737 67,005,259
2091 1,323,639 66,817,473
2090 1,328,837 66,618,611
2089 1,334,392 66,408,323
2088 1,340,131 66,186,701
2087 1,346,159 65,950,524
2086 1,352,854 65,712,980
2085 1,359,724 65,464,770
2084 1,366,740 65,209,090
2083 1,373,868 64,935,455
2082 1,381,157 64,651,183
2081 1,388,924 64,355,091
2080 1,396,828 64,047,069
2079 1,404,677 63,730,285
2078 1,412,505 63,397,338
2077 1,420,434 63,059,578
2076 1,428,032 62,711,928
2075 1,435,762 62,350,445
2074 1,443,463 61,987,133
2073 1,450,943 61,616,792
2072 1,458,241 61,239,369
2071 1,464,781 60,847,204
2070 1,471,110 60,454,501
2069 1,477,182 60,053,700
2068 1,483,033 59,639,035
2067 1,488,356 59,215,226
2066 1,492,983 58,786,613
2065 1,497,204 58,353,059
2064 1,501,025 57,904,896
2063 1,504,504 57,451,482
2062 1,507,711 56,986,329
2061 1,509,940 56,511,652
2060 1,511,787 56,031,122
2059 1,513,161 55,540,726
2058 1,514,533 55,042,478
2057 1,515,475 54,535,407
2056 1,515,978 54,018,018
2055 1,516,427 53,492,136
2054 1,516,816 52,959,604
2053 1,517,078 52,417,582
2052 1,517,120 51,869,801
2051 1,516,244 51,311,110
2050 1,515,102 50,740,453
2049 1,513,890 50,163,262
2048 1,512,298 49,577,819
2047 1,510,494 48,982,219
2046 1,508,356 48,383,052
2045 1,506,087 47,776,375
2044 1,503,508 47,163,926
2043 1,500,726 46,548,210
2042 1,497,592 45,925,724
2041 1,493,983 45,300,725
2040 1,489,871 44,669,515
2039 1,485,335 44,038,043
2038 1,480,323 43,402,009
2037 1,475,124 42,760,604
2036 1,469,196 42,120,700
2035 1,463,098 41,478,927
2034 1,456,442 40,831,962
2033 1,449,244 40,184,070
2032 1,441,479 39,540,131
2031 1,433,522 38,900,194
2030 1,424,675 38,258,832
2029 1,415,483 37,623,609
2028 1,405,454 36,986,250
2027 1,394,504 36,349,705
2026 1,383,344 35,713,042
2025 1,371,233 35,071,292
2024 1,358,282 34,427,414
2023 1,344,976 33,787,914
2022 1,331,370 33,149,152
2021 1,317,309 32,518,665
2020 1,302,247 31,887,809
2019 1,286,671 31,258,945
2018 1,270,737 30,637,585
2017 1,254,275 30,008,354
2016 1,237,112 29,356,742
2015 1,219,502 28,696,068
2014 1,201,801 28,041,592
2013 1,183,895 27,386,193
2012 1,165,397 26,734,268
2011 1,146,493 26,095,088
2010 1,127,816 25,474,995
2009 1,109,371 24,862,664
2008 1,091,026 24,249,946
2007 1,072,714 23,642,279
2006 1,054,418 23,040,702
2005 1,036,151 22,449,438
2004 1,017,875 21,868,298
2003 999,590 21,296,705
2002 981,440 20,729,388
2001 964,127 20,167,069
2000 947,667 19,637,087
1999 931,234 19,149,864
1998 914,548 18,688,036
1997 897,568 18,238,958
1996 880,290 17,810,181
1995 862,695 17,399,017
1994 844,667 16,993,190
1993 826,034 16,589,519
1992 810,341 16,184,855
1991 798,944 15,787,496
1990 788,351 15,394,648
1989 777,420 15,006,813
1988 766,235 14,636,568
1987 754,785 14,289,108
1986 743,105 13,965,217
1985 731,277 13,661,229
1984 719,334 13,370,590
1983 707,225 13,029,836
1982 696,497 12,643,819
1981 688,893 12,281,712
1980 683,076 11,941,448
1979 677,549 11,597,255
1978 672,249 11,248,450
1977 667,101 10,911,871
1976 662,032 10,594,913
1975 659,405 10,294,308
1974 663,254 10,000,523
1973 665,937 9,714,617
1972 661,063 9,438,187
1971 654,050 9,176,264
1970 647,446 8,925,813
1969 641,189 8,690,383
1968 635,157 8,475,729
1967 629,251 8,271,913
1966 623,390 8,074,521
1965 617,736 7,882,606
1964 612,521 7,695,739
1963 607,252 7,514,714
1962 601,466 7,337,375
1961 595,514 7,162,667
1960 586,490 6,961,215

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/ghana | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cyprus increased by 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth), while Ghana gained 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cyprus gained 149,250 people (a 12.1% growth), while Ghana's population increased by 6,528,512 people (a 22.2% growth).

Cyprus was ranked 153rd most populous country in 2006 and is still 153rd in 2026. Ghana was ranked 48th in 2006 and ranked 46th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cyprus' population will grow by 9.29% to 1,515,102 people and will still be ranked 153rd. The population of Ghana will increase by 41.4% to 50,740,453 people and rank change from 46th to 42nd.

Cyprus is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 1.52M people compared to the peak of 68.1M people in 2100 for Ghana.

Population growth rate by year

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cyprus Ghana
2100 -0.34% 0.16%
2099 -0.35% 0.18%
2098 -0.33% 0.19%
2097 -0.33% 0.2%
2096 -0.34% 0.21%
2095 -0.32% 0.23%
2094 -0.32% 0.24%
2093 -0.36% 0.26%
2092 -0.37% 0.28%
2091 -0.39% 0.3%
2090 -0.42% 0.32%
2089 -0.43% 0.33%
2088 -0.45% 0.36%
2087 -0.49% 0.36%
2086 -0.51% 0.38%
2085 -0.51% 0.39%
2084 -0.52% 0.42%
2083 -0.53% 0.44%
2082 -0.56% 0.46%
2081 -0.57% 0.48%
2080 -0.56% 0.5%
2079 -0.55% 0.53%
2078 -0.56% 0.54%
2077 -0.53% 0.55%
2076 -0.54% 0.58%
2075 -0.53% 0.59%
2074 -0.52% 0.6%
2073 -0.5% 0.62%
2072 -0.45% 0.64%
2071 -0.43% 0.65%
2070 -0.41% 0.67%
2069 -0.39% 0.7%
2068 -0.36% 0.72%
2067 -0.31% 0.73%
2066 -0.28% 0.74%
2065 -0.25% 0.77%
2064 -0.23% 0.79%
2063 -0.21% 0.82%
2062 -0.15% 0.84%
2061 -0.12% 0.86%
2060 -0.09% 0.88%
2059 -0.09% 0.91%
2058 -0.06% 0.93%
2057 -0.03% 0.96%
2056 -0.03% 0.98%
2055 -0.03% 1.01%
2054 -0.02% 1.03%
2053 -0.003% 1.06%
2052 0.06% 1.09%
2051 0.08% 1.12%
2050 0.08% 1.15%
2049 0.11% 1.18%
2048 0.12% 1.22%
2047 0.14% 1.24%
2046 0.15% 1.27%
2045 0.17% 1.3%
2044 0.19% 1.32%
2043 0.21% 1.36%
2042 0.24% 1.38%
2041 0.28% 1.41%
2040 0.31% 1.43%
2039 0.34% 1.47%
2038 0.35% 1.5%
2037 0.4% 1.52%
2036 0.42% 1.55%
2035 0.46% 1.58%
2034 0.5% 1.61%
2033 0.54% 1.63%
2032 0.56% 1.65%
2031 0.62% 1.68%
2030 0.65% 1.69%
2029 0.71% 1.72%
2028 0.79% 1.75%
2027 0.81% 1.78%
2026 0.88% 1.83%
2025 0.95% 1.87%
2024 0.99% 1.89%
2023 1.02% 1.93%
2022 1.07% 1.94%
2021 1.16% 1.98%
2020 1.21% 2.01%
2019 1.25% 2.03%
2018 1.31% 2.1%
2017 1.39% 2.22%
2016 1.44% 2.3%
2015 1.47% 2.33%
2014 1.51% 2.39%
2013 1.59% 2.44%
2012 1.65% 2.45%
2011 1.66% 2.43%
2010 1.66% 2.46%
2009 1.68% 2.53%
2008 1.71% 2.57%
2007 1.74% 2.61%
2006 1.76% 2.63%
2005 1.8% 2.66%
2004 1.83% 2.68%
2003 1.85% 2.74%
2002 1.8% 2.79%
2001 1.74% 2.7%
2000 1.76% 2.54%
1999 1.82% 2.47%
1998 1.89% 2.46%
1997 1.96% 2.41%
1996 2.04% 2.36%
1995 2.13% 2.39%
1994 2.26% 2.43%
1993 1.94% 2.5%
1992 1.43% 2.52%
1991 1.34% 2.55%
1990 1.41% 2.58%
1989 1.46% 2.53%
1988 1.52% 2.43%
1987 1.57% 2.32%
1986 1.62% 2.23%
1985 1.66% 2.17%
1984 1.71% 2.62%
1983 1.54% 3.05%
1982 1.1% 2.95%
1981 0.85% 2.85%
1980 0.82% 2.97%
1979 0.79% 3.1%
1978 0.77% 3.08%
1977 0.77% 2.99%
1976 0.4% 2.92%
1975 -0.58% 2.94%
1974 -0.4% 2.94%
1973 0.74% 2.93%
1972 1.07% 2.85%
1971 1.02% 2.81%
1970 0.98% 2.71%
1969 0.95% 2.53%
1968 0.94% 2.46%
1967 0.94% 2.44%
1966 0.92% 2.43%
1965 0.85% 2.43%
1964 0.87% 2.41%
1963 0.96% 2.42%
1962 1% 2.44%
1961 1.54% 2.89%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/ghana | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cyprus grew by 0.99%, while Ghana's population grew by 1.89%.

Live population counters

Cyprus Ghana
Current population
1386362
35885254
Population rank 153/197 46/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.43%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
49.3 seconds
One birth every
36.2 minutes
35.5 seconds
One death every
55.3 minutes
2.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +36 +1,752
Annual growth/decline +13,306 +639,500
Annual growth/decline rate +0.99% +1.89%
Population growth rate rank 103/197 57/197
One migration net change every
1.13 hours
30.9 minutes
Annual migration change +7,749 -17,079
Net migration rank 46/196 150/196
Foreign-born residents 202,062 532,286
Foreign-born residents rank 111/195 77/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 42/195 145/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cyprus
Natural

Migration
Ghana
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cyprus Ghana
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 7,749 - -17,079
2024 - 8,138 - -13,114
2023 5,025 8,697 651,094 -10,003
2022 4,466 9,014 646,441 -10,003
2021 5,305 9,341 635,805 -11,259
2020 5,826 9,653 637,469 -291
2019 5,679 9,983 642,403 -21,857
2018 5,905 10,311 641,551 -19,375
2017 6,082 10,632 641,218 -4,913
2016 6,643 10,951 659,910 7,009
2015 6,340 11,277 667,729 -13,306
2014 6,193 11,599 660,829 -6,312
2013 6,116 11,914 658,638 -2,377
2012 6,726 12,237 646,595 1,005
2011 6,271 12,566 631,501 -720
2010 6,723 11,793 613,133 -3,726
2009 6,820 11,555 592,825 22,416
2008 6,429 11,887 579,695 30,506
2007 5,983 12,332 572,332 32,813
2006 6,166 12,110 569,474 28,536
2005 5,646 12,616 563,234 21,272
2004 5,705 12,583 543,339 34,433
2003 5,484 12,786 536,656 28,768
2002 5,225 12,814 528,620 40,573
2001 5,308 11,283 519,382 36,050
2000 5,570 10,753 508,738 -4,206
1999 5,524 11,023 487,210 -17,304
1998 5,879 10,942 471,313 -17,564
1997 6,444 10,696 459,822 -15,409
1996 6,911 10,506 450,259 -37,113
1995 7,226 10,549 451,748 -42,558
1994 7,973 10,305 449,589 -47,120
1993 8,463 10,520 454,669 -49,792
1992 9,844 2,562 452,156 -47,736
1991 9,102 1,294 448,159 -57,878
1990 9,417 1,371 442,211 -46,789
1989 9,156 1,903 432,541 -52,293
1988 9,595 1,727 425,031 -64,810
1987 9,114 2,465 419,328 -84,648
1986 9,412 2,362 411,191 -98,099
1985 9,242 2,647 401,722 -106,855
1984 9,516 2,485 392,053 -105,655
1983 9,318 2,899 379,846 15,276
1982 9,282 -46 369,061 7,863
1981 7,135 -1,171 359,572 -12,296
1980 7,954 -2,284 346,816 -13,564
1979 6,620 -1,232 334,848 20,291
1978 5,949 -735 324,428 18,041
1977 5,607 -521 315,429 15,243
1976 6,546 -1,496 305,769 -2,528
1975 5,023 -4,820 298,267 -292
1974 321 -8,220 290,796 -1,197
1973 5,405 -2,877 283,385 -1,168
1972 8,244 -1,037 275,236 -4,589
1971 8,398 -1,586 265,442 -12,238
1970 8,412 -2,001 257,938 -10,233
1969 8,857 -2,744 251,925 -28,752
1968 9,153 -3,207 242,821 -36,683
1967 9,313 -3,451 237,156 -35,666
1966 9,478 -3,623 231,440 -38,143
1965 9,643 -4,184 229,061 -38,519
1964 8,322 -3,347 226,685 -43,480
1963 8,568 -3,005 225,367 -46,516
1962 9,455 -3,441 223,842 -48,017
1961 9,584 -3,695 222,372 -48,777
1960 8,385 3,766 217,134 12,181

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/ghana | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 36.2% of the population change in Cyprus is from natural causes (a gain of 57,464 people) and 63.8% is from migration (a gain of 101,458 people). In Ghana 98.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,484,449 people) and 1.37% is from migration (a loss of 90,310 people).

As of 2024, 202,062 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Cyprus, compared to 532,286 people or 1.5% in Ghana.

Biggest cities by population

Cyprus
City Population
Limassol 108K
Larnaca 59.2K
Nicosia 56.8K
Famagusta 40.9K
Paphos 36K
Kyrenia 33.2K
Aradippou 19.2K
Paralimni 15K
Ypsonas 11.1K
Dali 10.5K
Ghana
City Population
Kumasi 3.9M
Accra 1.78M
Tamale 730K
Sekondi-Takoradi 540K
Ashaiman 208K
Obuasi 180K
Tema 162K
Koforidua 127K
Ho 126K
Hohoe 56.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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