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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ghana was 34,427,414 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ghana's population is 35,885,254 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 8.04 times bigger than Ghana's.
  • Ghana is ranked the 46th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 3.91% of the world: 0.43% for Ghana vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Ghana has had an average growth rate of +2.1% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ghana has increased from 23M people to 35.9M (55.7% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

Ghana vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ghana Indonesia
2100 68,131,252 297,263,579
2099 68,021,644 298,386,561
2098 67,902,002 299,496,396
2097 67,772,694 300,596,542
2096 67,638,801 301,680,965
2095 67,494,855 302,745,817
2094 67,339,471 303,798,670
2093 67,176,337 304,837,512
2092 67,005,259 305,857,297
2091 66,817,473 306,853,321
2090 66,618,611 307,827,852
2089 66,408,323 308,775,620
2088 66,186,701 309,700,566
2087 65,950,524 310,605,359
2086 65,712,980 311,483,180
2085 65,464,770 312,332,996
2084 65,209,090 313,155,965
2083 64,935,455 313,952,990
2082 64,651,183 314,719,759
2081 64,355,091 315,453,880
2080 64,047,069 316,158,503
2079 63,730,285 316,839,281
2078 63,397,338 317,487,448
2077 63,059,578 318,105,938
2076 62,711,928 318,684,532
2075 62,350,445 319,239,982
2074 61,987,133 319,759,087
2073 61,616,792 320,251,181
2072 61,239,369 320,709,370
2071 60,847,204 321,136,059
2070 60,454,501 321,534,979
2069 60,053,700 321,908,058
2068 59,639,035 322,252,027
2067 59,215,226 322,566,642
2066 58,786,613 322,849,032
2065 58,353,059 323,098,730
2064 57,904,896 323,318,973
2063 57,451,482 323,506,247
2062 56,986,329 323,662,911
2061 56,511,652 323,784,985
2060 56,031,122 323,865,045
2059 55,540,726 323,904,988
2058 55,042,478 323,894,318
2057 54,535,407 323,837,237
2056 54,018,018 323,721,448
2055 53,492,136 323,552,405
2054 52,959,604 323,324,404
2053 52,417,582 323,032,528
2052 51,869,801 322,677,809
2051 51,311,110 322,252,898
2050 50,740,453 321,749,772
2049 50,163,262 321,169,163
2048 49,577,819 320,507,607
2047 48,982,219 319,778,332
2046 48,383,052 318,970,565
2045 47,776,375 318,077,606
2044 47,163,926 317,100,688
2043 46,548,210 316,041,251
2042 45,925,724 314,905,847
2041 45,300,725 313,692,611
2040 44,669,515 312,407,319
2039 44,038,043 311,049,484
2038 43,402,009 309,626,850
2037 42,760,604 308,137,773
2036 42,120,700 306,592,068
2035 41,478,927 304,988,219
2034 40,831,962 303,322,890
2033 40,184,070 301,599,483
2032 39,540,131 299,828,261
2031 38,900,194 298,003,267
2030 38,258,832 296,127,253
2029 37,623,609 294,190,935
2028 36,986,250 292,188,833
2027 36,349,705 290,114,110
2026 35,713,042 287,972,484
2025 35,071,292 285,765,617
2024 34,427,414 283,487,931
2023 33,787,914 281,190,067
2022 33,149,152 278,830,529
2021 32,518,665 276,758,053
2020 31,887,809 274,814,866
2019 31,258,945 272,489,381
2018 30,637,585 269,951,846
2017 30,008,354 267,346,658
2016 29,356,742 264,627,418
2015 28,696,068 261,799,249
2014 28,041,592 258,877,399
2013 27,386,193 255,852,467
2012 26,734,268 252,698,525
2011 26,095,088 249,470,032
2010 25,474,995 246,305,322
2009 24,862,664 243,220,028
2008 24,249,946 240,157,903
2007 23,642,279 237,062,337
2006 23,040,702 233,951,652
2005 22,449,438 230,871,650
2004 21,868,298 227,926,649
2003 21,296,705 225,048,008
2002 20,729,388 222,088,495
2001 20,167,069 219,097,902
2000 19,637,087 216,077,790
1999 19,149,864 213,004,668
1998 18,688,036 209,826,788
1997 18,238,958 206,536,095
1996 17,810,181 203,204,348
1995 17,399,017 199,888,057
1994 16,993,190 196,591,828
1993 16,589,519 193,305,168
1992 16,184,855 190,043,744
1991 15,787,496 186,778,238
1990 15,394,648 183,501,098
1989 15,006,813 180,201,630
1988 14,636,568 176,855,065
1987 14,289,108 173,511,154
1986 13,965,217 170,175,065
1985 13,661,229 166,776,185
1984 13,370,590 163,251,124
1983 13,029,836 159,651,381
1982 12,643,819 156,052,152
1981 12,281,712 152,485,035
1980 11,941,448 148,950,540
1979 11,597,255 145,434,834
1978 11,248,450 141,953,163
1977 10,911,871 138,533,541
1976 10,594,913 135,173,655
1975 10,294,308 131,843,848
1974 10,000,523 128,555,045
1973 9,714,617 125,288,515
1972 9,438,187 122,039,841
1971 9,176,264 118,833,702
1970 8,925,813 115,657,495
1969 8,690,383 112,517,639
1968 8,475,729 109,450,006
1967 8,271,913 106,526,393
1966 8,074,521 103,792,754
1965 7,882,606 101,365,130
1964 7,695,739 98,833,749
1963 7,514,714 96,051,424
1962 7,337,375 93,375,850
1961 7,162,667 90,791,249
1960 6,961,215 88,296,070

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ghana increased by 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth), while Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ghana gained 6,528,512 people (a 22.2% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth).

Ghana was ranked 48th most populous country in 2006 and is 46th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Ghana's population will grow by 41.4% to 50,740,453 people with a rank change from 46th to 42nd. The population of Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Ghana is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.1M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ghana Indonesia
2100 0.16% -0.38%
2099 0.18% -0.37%
2098 0.19% -0.37%
2097 0.2% -0.36%
2096 0.21% -0.35%
2095 0.23% -0.35%
2094 0.24% -0.34%
2093 0.26% -0.33%
2092 0.28% -0.32%
2091 0.3% -0.32%
2090 0.32% -0.31%
2089 0.33% -0.3%
2088 0.36% -0.29%
2087 0.36% -0.28%
2086 0.38% -0.27%
2085 0.39% -0.26%
2084 0.42% -0.25%
2083 0.44% -0.24%
2082 0.46% -0.23%
2081 0.48% -0.22%
2080 0.5% -0.21%
2079 0.53% -0.2%
2078 0.54% -0.19%
2077 0.55% -0.18%
2076 0.58% -0.17%
2075 0.59% -0.16%
2074 0.6% -0.15%
2073 0.62% -0.14%
2072 0.64% -0.13%
2071 0.65% -0.12%
2070 0.67% -0.12%
2069 0.7% -0.11%
2068 0.72% -0.1%
2067 0.73% -0.09%
2066 0.74% -0.08%
2065 0.77% -0.07%
2064 0.79% -0.06%
2063 0.82% -0.05%
2062 0.84% -0.04%
2061 0.86% -0.02%
2060 0.88% -0.01%
2059 0.91% 0.003%
2058 0.93% 0.02%
2057 0.96% 0.04%
2056 0.98% 0.05%
2055 1.01% 0.07%
2054 1.03% 0.09%
2053 1.06% 0.11%
2052 1.09% 0.13%
2051 1.12% 0.16%
2050 1.15% 0.18%
2049 1.18% 0.21%
2048 1.22% 0.23%
2047 1.24% 0.25%
2046 1.27% 0.28%
2045 1.3% 0.31%
2044 1.32% 0.34%
2043 1.36% 0.36%
2042 1.38% 0.39%
2041 1.41% 0.41%
2040 1.43% 0.44%
2039 1.47% 0.46%
2038 1.5% 0.48%
2037 1.52% 0.5%
2036 1.55% 0.53%
2035 1.58% 0.55%
2034 1.61% 0.57%
2033 1.63% 0.59%
2032 1.65% 0.61%
2031 1.68% 0.63%
2030 1.69% 0.66%
2029 1.72% 0.69%
2028 1.75% 0.72%
2027 1.78% 0.74%
2026 1.83% 0.77%
2025 1.87% 0.8%
2024 1.89% 0.82%
2023 1.93% 0.85%
2022 1.94% 0.75%
2021 1.98% 0.71%
2020 2.01% 0.85%
2019 2.03% 0.94%
2018 2.1% 0.97%
2017 2.22% 1.03%
2016 2.3% 1.08%
2015 2.33% 1.13%
2014 2.39% 1.18%
2013 2.44% 1.25%
2012 2.45% 1.29%
2011 2.43% 1.28%
2010 2.46% 1.27%
2009 2.53% 1.28%
2008 2.57% 1.31%
2007 2.61% 1.33%
2006 2.63% 1.33%
2005 2.66% 1.29%
2004 2.68% 1.28%
2003 2.74% 1.33%
2002 2.79% 1.36%
2001 2.7% 1.4%
2000 2.54% 1.44%
1999 2.47% 1.51%
1998 2.46% 1.59%
1997 2.41% 1.64%
1996 2.36% 1.66%
1995 2.39% 1.68%
1994 2.43% 1.7%
1993 2.5% 1.72%
1992 2.52% 1.75%
1991 2.55% 1.79%
1990 2.58% 1.83%
1989 2.53% 1.89%
1988 2.43% 1.93%
1987 2.32% 1.96%
1986 2.23% 2.04%
1985 2.17% 2.16%
1984 2.62% 2.25%
1983 3.05% 2.31%
1982 2.95% 2.34%
1981 2.85% 2.37%
1980 2.97% 2.42%
1979 3.1% 2.45%
1978 3.08% 2.47%
1977 2.99% 2.49%
1976 2.92% 2.53%
1975 2.94% 2.56%
1974 2.94% 2.61%
1973 2.93% 2.66%
1972 2.85% 2.7%
1971 2.81% 2.75%
1970 2.71% 2.79%
1969 2.53% 2.8%
1968 2.46% 2.74%
1967 2.44% 2.63%
1966 2.43% 2.39%
1965 2.43% 2.56%
1964 2.41% 2.9%
1963 2.42% 2.87%
1962 2.44% 2.85%
1961 2.89% 2.83%

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

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In 2024, the population of Ghana grew by 1.89%, while Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

Ghana Indonesia
Current population
35885254
288551776
Population rank 46/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 3.48%
One net population change
49.3 seconds
13.7 seconds
One birth every
35.5 seconds
7.04 seconds
One death every
2.21 minutes
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,752 +6,296
Annual growth/decline +639,500 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate +1.89% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 57/197 115/197
One migration net change every
30.9 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -17,079 -39,509
Net migration rank 150/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 532,286 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 77/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 145/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ghana
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ghana Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,079 - -39,509
2024 - -13,114 - -38,469
2023 651,094 -10,003 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 646,441 -10,003 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 635,805 -11,259 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 637,469 -291 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 642,403 -21,857 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 641,551 -19,375 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 641,218 -4,913 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 659,910 7,009 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 667,729 -13,306 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 660,829 -6,312 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 658,638 -2,377 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 646,595 1,005 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 631,501 -720 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 613,133 -3,726 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 592,825 22,416 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 579,695 30,506 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 572,332 32,813 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 569,474 28,536 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 563,234 21,272 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 543,339 34,433 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 536,656 28,768 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 528,620 40,573 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 519,382 36,050 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 508,738 -4,206 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 487,210 -17,304 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 471,313 -17,564 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 459,822 -15,409 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 450,259 -37,113 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 451,748 -42,558 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 449,589 -47,120 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 454,669 -49,792 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 452,156 -47,736 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 448,159 -57,878 3,288,791 3,096
1990 442,211 -46,789 3,250,906 11,539
1989 432,541 -52,293 3,316,792 19,905
1988 425,031 -64,810 3,331,242 25,383
1987 419,328 -84,648 3,304,520 26,705
1986 411,191 -98,099 3,309,905 30,988
1985 401,722 -106,855 3,419,412 37,451
1984 392,053 -105,655 3,549,570 43,693
1983 379,846 15,276 3,558,949 47,375
1982 369,061 7,863 3,545,504 46,792
1981 359,572 -12,296 3,497,244 44,710
1980 346,816 -13,564 3,484,846 42,254
1979 334,848 20,291 3,460,621 43,900
1978 324,428 18,041 3,412,980 45,911
1977 315,429 15,243 3,334,779 45,610
1976 305,769 -2,528 3,291,479 48,010
1975 298,267 -292 3,263,794 56,386
1974 290,796 -1,197 3,196,136 61,188
1973 283,385 -1,168 3,210,643 64,991
1972 275,236 -4,589 3,149,726 72,007
1971 265,442 -12,238 3,111,304 79,264
1970 257,938 -10,233 3,080,421 81,368
1969 251,925 -28,752 3,034,825 82,955
1968 242,821 -36,683 2,961,608 55,731
1967 237,156 -35,666 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 231,440 -38,143 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 229,061 -38,519 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 226,685 -43,480 2,700,138 144,819
1963 225,367 -46,516 2,609,526 110,166
1962 223,842 -48,017 2,525,163 106,264
1961 222,372 -48,777 2,434,113 103,628
1960 217,134 12,181 2,350,971 101,631

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

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Over the last 10 years, 98.6% of the population change in Ghana is from natural causes (a gain of 6,484,449 people) and 1.37% is from migration (a loss of 90,310 people). In Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people).

As of 2024, 532,286 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Ghana, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

Biggest cities by population

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
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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