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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ghana was 34,427,414 in 2024 vs 11,552,876 people in Jordan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ghana's population is 35,885,254 people compared to 11,555,022 in Jordan.

Population statistics:

  • Ghana's population is 3.11 times bigger than Jordan's.
  • Ghana is ranked the 46th most populous country in the world, while Jordan is the 86th.
  • The countries together account for 0.57% of the world: 0.43% for Ghana vs 0.14% for Jordan.
  • For the last 10 years, Ghana has had an average growth rate of +2.1% per year vs +3.45% in Jordan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ghana has increased from 23M people to 35.9M (55.7% growth), while Jordan has grown from 6.43M to 11.6M (79.8% growth).

Ghana vs Jordan: population by year and forecast

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Jordan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ghana Jordan
2100 68,131,252 21,346,709
2099 68,021,644 21,318,400
2098 67,902,002 21,276,587
2097 67,772,694 21,237,878
2096 67,638,801 21,204,195
2095 67,494,855 21,146,160
2094 67,339,471 21,113,543
2093 67,176,337 21,064,917
2092 67,005,259 21,015,511
2091 66,817,473 20,930,262
2090 66,618,611 20,864,971
2089 66,408,323 20,783,567
2088 66,186,701 20,713,897
2087 65,950,524 20,643,710
2086 65,712,980 20,580,263
2085 65,464,770 20,502,047
2084 65,209,090 20,434,545
2083 64,935,455 20,374,054
2082 64,651,183 20,288,057
2081 64,355,091 20,191,077
2080 64,047,069 20,105,784
2079 63,730,285 20,014,191
2078 63,397,338 19,927,535
2077 63,059,578 19,835,869
2076 62,711,928 19,742,371
2075 62,350,445 19,635,722
2074 61,987,133 19,539,085
2073 61,616,792 19,432,498
2072 61,239,369 19,323,034
2071 60,847,204 19,207,735
2070 60,454,501 19,084,510
2069 60,053,700 18,977,089
2068 59,639,035 18,837,786
2067 59,215,226 18,721,500
2066 58,786,613 18,585,819
2065 58,353,059 18,450,342
2064 57,904,896 18,327,889
2063 57,451,482 18,195,124
2062 56,986,329 18,046,701
2061 56,511,652 17,905,240
2060 56,031,122 17,766,923
2059 55,540,726 17,623,583
2058 55,042,478 17,480,101
2057 54,535,407 17,332,985
2056 54,018,018 17,199,988
2055 53,492,136 17,055,494
2054 52,959,604 16,922,360
2053 52,417,582 16,788,269
2052 51,869,801 16,629,867
2051 51,311,110 16,483,332
2050 50,740,453 16,313,641
2049 50,163,262 16,143,037
2048 49,577,819 15,960,692
2047 48,982,219 15,782,848
2046 48,383,052 15,601,379
2045 47,776,375 15,401,446
2044 47,163,926 15,203,736
2043 46,548,210 15,009,222
2042 45,925,724 14,814,702
2041 45,300,725 14,610,184
2040 44,669,515 14,387,461
2039 44,038,043 14,180,166
2038 43,402,009 13,969,908
2037 42,760,604 13,763,230
2036 42,120,700 13,565,172
2035 41,478,927 13,367,627
2034 40,831,962 13,173,095
2033 40,184,070 12,977,990
2032 39,540,131 12,780,785
2031 38,900,194 12,572,455
2030 38,258,832 12,372,453
2029 37,623,609 12,165,594
2028 36,986,250 11,949,107
2027 36,349,705 11,734,783
2026 35,713,042 11,488,370
2025 35,071,292 11,596,825
2024 34,427,414 11,552,876
2023 33,787,914 11,439,213
2022 33,149,152 11,256,263
2021 32,518,665 11,066,356
2020 31,887,809 10,865,228
2019 31,258,945 10,671,891
2018 30,637,585 10,462,306
2017 30,008,354 10,234,226
2016 29,356,742 10,006,367
2015 28,696,068 9,544,729
2014 28,041,592 8,791,710
2013 27,386,193 7,991,809
2012 26,734,268 7,587,127
2011 26,095,088 7,480,424
2010 25,474,995 7,297,043
2009 24,862,664 7,141,753
2008 24,249,946 6,989,866
2007 23,642,279 6,827,227
2006 23,040,702 6,427,371
2005 22,449,438 6,029,587
2004 21,868,298 5,882,061
2003 21,296,705 5,741,828
2002 20,729,388 5,616,066
2001 20,167,069 5,498,894
2000 19,637,087 5,386,945
1999 19,149,864 5,276,444
1998 18,688,036 5,164,284
1997 18,238,958 5,046,285
1996 17,810,181 4,912,516
1995 17,399,017 4,752,096
1994 16,993,190 4,561,406
1993 16,589,519 4,348,020
1992 16,184,855 4,127,693
1991 15,787,496 3,915,149
1990 15,394,648 3,621,908
1989 15,006,813 3,349,627
1988 14,636,568 3,193,039
1987 14,289,108 3,047,634
1986 13,965,217 2,909,887
1985 13,661,229 2,778,810
1984 13,370,590 2,654,688
1983 13,029,836 2,537,307
1982 12,643,819 2,426,927
1981 12,281,712 2,325,517
1980 11,941,448 2,234,186
1979 11,597,255 2,153,882
1978 11,248,450 2,083,595
1977 10,911,871 2,019,002
1976 10,594,913 1,958,177
1975 10,294,308 1,899,055
1974 10,000,523 1,839,182
1973 9,714,617 1,778,094
1972 9,438,187 1,714,555
1971 9,176,264 1,645,145
1970 8,925,813 1,565,163
1969 8,690,383 1,473,100
1968 8,475,729 1,372,460
1967 8,271,913 1,271,183
1966 8,074,521 1,178,360
1965 7,882,606 1,099,440
1964 7,695,739 1,035,640
1963 7,514,714 984,714
1962 7,337,375 940,554
1961 7,162,667 897,591
1960 6,961,215 853,471

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/ghana/jordan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ghana increased by 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth), while Jordan gained 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ghana gained 6,528,512 people (a 22.2% growth), while Jordan's population increased by 1,548,655 people (a 15.5% growth).

Ghana was ranked 48th most populous country in 2006 and is 46th in 2026. Jordan was ranked 101st in 2006 and ranked 86th 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 Jordan will increase by 41.2% to 16,313,641 people and rank change from 86th to 79th.

Ghana is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.1M people compared to the peak of 21.3M people in 2100 for Jordan.

Population growth rate by year

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Jordan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ghana Jordan
2100 0.16% 0.13%
2099 0.18% 0.2%
2098 0.19% 0.18%
2097 0.2% 0.16%
2096 0.21% 0.27%
2095 0.23% 0.15%
2094 0.24% 0.23%
2093 0.26% 0.24%
2092 0.28% 0.41%
2091 0.3% 0.31%
2090 0.32% 0.39%
2089 0.33% 0.34%
2088 0.36% 0.34%
2087 0.36% 0.31%
2086 0.38% 0.38%
2085 0.39% 0.33%
2084 0.42% 0.3%
2083 0.44% 0.42%
2082 0.46% 0.48%
2081 0.48% 0.42%
2080 0.5% 0.46%
2079 0.53% 0.43%
2078 0.54% 0.46%
2077 0.55% 0.47%
2076 0.58% 0.54%
2075 0.59% 0.49%
2074 0.6% 0.55%
2073 0.62% 0.57%
2072 0.64% 0.6%
2071 0.65% 0.65%
2070 0.67% 0.57%
2069 0.7% 0.74%
2068 0.72% 0.62%
2067 0.73% 0.73%
2066 0.74% 0.73%
2065 0.77% 0.67%
2064 0.79% 0.73%
2063 0.82% 0.82%
2062 0.84% 0.79%
2061 0.86% 0.78%
2060 0.88% 0.81%
2059 0.91% 0.82%
2058 0.93% 0.85%
2057 0.96% 0.77%
2056 0.98% 0.85%
2055 1.01% 0.79%
2054 1.03% 0.8%
2053 1.06% 0.95%
2052 1.09% 0.89%
2051 1.12% 1.04%
2050 1.15% 1.06%
2049 1.18% 1.14%
2048 1.22% 1.13%
2047 1.24% 1.16%
2046 1.27% 1.3%
2045 1.3% 1.3%
2044 1.32% 1.3%
2043 1.36% 1.31%
2042 1.38% 1.4%
2041 1.41% 1.55%
2040 1.43% 1.46%
2039 1.47% 1.51%
2038 1.5% 1.5%
2037 1.52% 1.46%
2036 1.55% 1.48%
2035 1.58% 1.48%
2034 1.61% 1.5%
2033 1.63% 1.54%
2032 1.65% 1.66%
2031 1.68% 1.62%
2030 1.69% 1.7%
2029 1.72% 1.81%
2028 1.75% 1.83%
2027 1.78% 2.14%
2026 1.83% -0.94%
2025 1.87% 0.38%
2024 1.89% 0.99%
2023 1.93% 1.63%
2022 1.94% 1.72%
2021 1.98% 1.85%
2020 2.01% 1.81%
2019 2.03% 2%
2018 2.1% 2.23%
2017 2.22% 2.28%
2016 2.3% 4.84%
2015 2.33% 8.57%
2014 2.39% 10%
2013 2.44% 5.33%
2012 2.45% 1.43%
2011 2.43% 2.51%
2010 2.46% 2.17%
2009 2.53% 2.17%
2008 2.57% 2.38%
2007 2.61% 6.22%
2006 2.63% 6.6%
2005 2.66% 2.51%
2004 2.68% 2.44%
2003 2.74% 2.24%
2002 2.79% 2.13%
2001 2.7% 2.08%
2000 2.54% 2.09%
1999 2.47% 2.17%
1998 2.46% 2.34%
1997 2.41% 2.72%
1996 2.36% 3.38%
1995 2.39% 4.18%
1994 2.43% 4.91%
1993 2.5% 5.34%
1992 2.52% 5.43%
1991 2.55% 8.1%
1990 2.58% 8.13%
1989 2.53% 4.9%
1988 2.43% 4.77%
1987 2.32% 4.73%
1986 2.23% 4.72%
1985 2.17% 4.68%
1984 2.62% 4.63%
1983 3.05% 4.55%
1982 2.95% 4.36%
1981 2.85% 4.09%
1980 2.97% 3.73%
1979 3.1% 3.37%
1978 3.08% 3.2%
1977 2.99% 3.11%
1976 2.92% 3.11%
1975 2.94% 3.26%
1974 2.94% 3.44%
1973 2.93% 3.71%
1972 2.85% 4.22%
1971 2.81% 5.11%
1970 2.71% 6.25%
1969 2.53% 7.33%
1968 2.46% 7.97%
1967 2.44% 7.88%
1966 2.43% 7.18%
1965 2.43% 6.16%
1964 2.41% 5.17%
1963 2.42% 4.7%
1962 2.44% 4.79%
1961 2.89% 5.17%

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/ghana/jordan | CC BY

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

Live population counters

Ghana Jordan
Current population
35885254
11555022
Population rank 46/197 86/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 0.14%
One net population change
49.3 seconds
4.62 minutes
One birth every
35.5 seconds
2.23 minutes
One death every
2.21 minutes
15.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,752 +311
Annual growth/decline +639,500 +113,663
Annual growth/decline rate +1.89% +0.99%
Population growth rate rank 57/197 102/197
One migration net change every
30.9 minutes
1.74 minutes
Annual migration change -17,079 -303,267
Net migration rank 150/196 190/196
Foreign-born residents 532,286 5,280,168
Foreign-born residents rank 77/195 13/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 45.7%
Foreign-born share rank 145/195 10/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ghana
Natural

Migration
Jordan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ghana Jordan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,079 - -303,267
2024 - -13,114 - -156,369
2023 651,094 -10,003 200,895 -17,445
2022 646,441 -10,003 199,900 -17,445
2021 635,805 -11,259 190,795 6,573
2020 637,469 -291 198,138 6,745
2019 642,403 -21,857 204,933 -23,156
2018 641,551 -19,375 205,333 32,062
2017 641,218 -4,913 205,903 12,873
2016 659,910 7,009 205,891 31,046
2015 667,729 -13,306 195,495 490,844
2014 660,829 -6,312 184,169 635,528
2013 658,638 -2,377 170,473 609,631
2012 646,595 1,005 175,437 -146,181
2011 631,501 -720 177,076 7,057
2010 613,133 -3,726 177,748 4,872
2009 592,825 22,416 177,651 -49,687
2008 579,695 30,506 175,048 767
2007 572,332 32,813 167,574 -18,108
2006 569,474 28,536 147,643 502,609
2005 563,234 21,272 141,816 3,500
2004 543,339 34,433 141,752 7,979
2003 536,656 28,768 142,443 -11,699
2002 528,620 40,573 139,250 -18,463
2001 519,382 36,050 136,450 -22,896
2000 508,738 -4,206 136,414 -26,077
1999 487,210 -17,304 138,201 -27,530
1998 471,313 -17,564 140,696 -27,036
1997 459,822 -15,409 145,358 -23,021
1996 450,259 -37,113 147,852 -2,655
1995 451,748 -42,558 147,652 27,991
1994 449,589 -47,120 144,199 61,533
1993 454,669 -49,792 139,467 81,576
1992 452,156 -47,736 134,241 85,376
1991 448,159 -57,878 129,642 75,824
1990 442,211 -46,789 114,912 266,100
1989 432,541 -52,293 112,608 50,941
1988 425,031 -64,810 109,754 39,873
1987 419,328 -84,648 106,536 34,646
1986 411,191 -98,099 103,551 30,763
1985 401,722 -106,855 99,801 28,040
1984 392,053 -105,655 96,092 24,316
1983 379,846 15,276 92,863 21,487
1982 369,061 7,863 89,473 16,944
1981 359,572 -12,296 86,751 9,659
1980 346,816 -13,564 84,508 1,735
1979 334,848 20,291 82,076 -7,706
1978 324,428 18,041 79,908 -13,701
1977 315,429 15,243 78,101 -15,132
1976 305,769 -2,528 75,981 -17,309
1975 298,267 -292 74,392 -14,822
1974 290,796 -1,197 72,212 -12,024
1973 283,385 -1,168 70,058 -8,072
1972 275,236 -4,589 67,707 -2,622
1971 265,442 -12,238 64,763 8,976
1970 257,938 -10,233 60,321 25,894
1969 251,925 -28,752 57,431 40,481
1968 242,821 -36,683 53,336 50,036
1967 237,156 -35,666 48,791 50,397
1966 231,440 -38,143 44,580 41,882
1965 229,061 -38,519 41,635 29,737
1964 226,685 -43,480 39,205 17,018
1963 225,367 -46,516 36,858 8,763
1962 223,842 -48,017 34,598 8,098
1961 222,372 -48,777 32,143 11,097
1960 217,134 12,181 29,491 15,509

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

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

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 Jordan 63.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,991,452 people) and 36.8% is from migration (a gain of 1,157,625 people).

As of 2024, 532,286 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Ghana, compared to 5,280,168 people or 45.7% in Jordan.

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
Jordan
City Population
Amman 4.01M
Irbid 1.91M
Aqaba 140K
Al-Salt 88.9K
Jerash 50.7K
Al-Karak 32.2K
Ma'an 30K
Tafilah 23.5K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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