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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ghana was 34,427,414 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ghana's population is 35,885,254 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 1.64 times bigger than Ghana's.
  • Ghana is ranked the 46th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 1.14% of the world: 0.43% for Ghana vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Ghana has had an average growth rate of +2.1% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ghana has increased from 23M people to 35.9M (55.7% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Ghana vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ghana Kenya
2100 68,131,252 105,238,162
2099 68,021,644 105,257,438
2098 67,902,002 105,257,489
2097 67,772,694 105,250,948
2096 67,638,801 105,220,085
2095 67,494,855 105,175,623
2094 67,339,471 105,118,372
2093 67,176,337 105,046,907
2092 67,005,259 104,955,024
2091 66,817,473 104,846,805
2090 66,618,611 104,718,130
2089 66,408,323 104,573,271
2088 66,186,701 104,414,197
2087 65,950,524 104,243,505
2086 65,712,980 104,056,143
2085 65,464,770 103,854,891
2084 65,209,090 103,640,244
2083 64,935,455 103,407,124
2082 64,651,183 103,158,580
2081 64,355,091 102,889,291
2080 64,047,069 102,594,978
2079 63,730,285 102,286,967
2078 63,397,338 101,961,280
2077 63,059,578 101,613,181
2076 62,711,928 101,239,843
2075 62,350,445 100,849,423
2074 61,987,133 100,436,632
2073 61,616,792 100,001,277
2072 61,239,369 99,533,234
2071 60,847,204 99,042,264
2070 60,454,501 98,529,166
2069 60,053,700 97,992,232
2068 59,639,035 97,428,138
2067 59,215,226 96,842,744
2066 58,786,613 96,230,345
2065 58,353,059 95,598,937
2064 57,904,896 94,942,874
2063 57,451,482 94,266,124
2062 56,986,329 93,561,519
2061 56,511,652 92,837,768
2060 56,031,122 92,098,717
2059 55,540,726 91,343,602
2058 55,042,478 90,569,828
2057 54,535,407 89,783,087
2056 54,018,018 88,994,126
2055 53,492,136 88,192,182
2054 52,959,604 87,379,992
2053 52,417,582 86,552,281
2052 51,869,801 85,710,403
2051 51,311,110 84,850,558
2050 50,740,453 83,976,685
2049 50,163,262 83,090,517
2048 49,577,819 82,191,119
2047 48,982,219 81,274,836
2046 48,383,052 80,340,592
2045 47,776,375 79,389,433
2044 47,163,926 78,414,158
2043 46,548,210 77,418,567
2042 45,925,724 76,399,781
2041 45,300,725 75,363,853
2040 44,669,515 74,308,480
2039 44,038,043 73,241,028
2038 43,402,009 72,153,876
2037 42,760,604 71,058,753
2036 42,120,700 69,949,421
2035 41,478,927 68,831,151
2034 40,831,962 67,705,051
2033 40,184,070 66,569,532
2032 39,540,131 65,431,402
2031 38,900,194 64,289,540
2030 38,258,832 63,153,520
2029 37,623,609 62,021,378
2028 36,986,250 60,894,078
2027 36,349,705 59,770,115
2026 35,713,042 58,653,621
2025 35,071,292 57,540,609
2024 34,427,414 56,432,944
2023 33,787,914 55,339,003
2022 33,149,152 54,252,461
2021 32,518,665 53,219,166
2020 31,887,809 52,217,334
2019 31,258,945 51,202,827
2018 30,637,585 50,207,107
2017 30,008,354 49,197,766
2016 29,356,742 48,139,687
2015 28,696,068 47,088,526
2014 28,041,592 46,051,440
2013 27,386,193 44,986,791
2012 26,734,268 43,888,303
2011 26,095,088 42,758,461
2010 25,474,995 41,598,567
2009 24,862,664 40,408,891
2008 24,249,946 39,206,351
2007 23,642,279 38,036,349
2006 23,040,702 36,904,008
2005 22,449,438 35,796,484
2004 21,868,298 34,713,455
2003 21,296,705 33,652,223
2002 20,729,388 32,629,808
2001 20,167,069 31,619,170
2000 19,637,087 30,642,890
1999 19,149,864 29,733,408
1998 18,688,036 28,888,057
1997 18,238,958 28,101,768
1996 17,810,181 27,344,211
1995 17,399,017 26,601,751
1994 16,993,190 25,857,130
1993 16,589,519 25,117,188
1992 16,184,855 24,382,460
1991 15,787,496 23,646,514
1990 15,394,648 22,892,651
1989 15,006,813 22,118,434
1988 14,636,568 21,356,219
1987 14,289,108 20,616,096
1986 13,965,217 19,901,646
1985 13,661,229 19,201,768
1984 13,370,590 18,514,906
1983 13,029,836 17,846,374
1982 12,643,819 17,206,175
1981 12,281,712 16,601,507
1980 11,941,448 16,018,459
1979 11,597,255 15,460,666
1978 11,248,450 14,934,126
1977 10,911,871 14,428,819
1976 10,594,913 13,957,623
1975 10,294,308 13,511,671
1974 10,000,523 13,070,078
1973 9,714,617 12,634,835
1972 9,438,187 12,206,060
1971 9,176,264 11,788,904
1970 8,925,813 11,368,791
1969 8,690,383 10,939,695
1968 8,475,729 10,518,823
1967 8,271,913 10,111,057
1966 8,074,521 9,717,816
1965 7,882,606 9,338,078
1964 7,695,739 8,973,535
1963 7,514,714 8,627,971
1962 7,337,375 8,299,308
1961 7,162,667 7,987,770
1960 6,961,215 7,695,307

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/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ghana increased by 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ghana gained 6,528,512 people (a 22.2% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Ghana was ranked 48th most populous country in 2006 and is 46th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Ghana is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.1M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ghana Kenya
2100 0.16% -0.02%
2099 0.18% -0%
2098 0.19% 0.006%
2097 0.2% 0.03%
2096 0.21% 0.04%
2095 0.23% 0.05%
2094 0.24% 0.07%
2093 0.26% 0.09%
2092 0.28% 0.1%
2091 0.3% 0.12%
2090 0.32% 0.14%
2089 0.33% 0.15%
2088 0.36% 0.16%
2087 0.36% 0.18%
2086 0.38% 0.19%
2085 0.39% 0.21%
2084 0.42% 0.23%
2083 0.44% 0.24%
2082 0.46% 0.26%
2081 0.48% 0.29%
2080 0.5% 0.3%
2079 0.53% 0.32%
2078 0.54% 0.34%
2077 0.55% 0.37%
2076 0.58% 0.39%
2075 0.59% 0.41%
2074 0.6% 0.44%
2073 0.62% 0.47%
2072 0.64% 0.5%
2071 0.65% 0.52%
2070 0.67% 0.55%
2069 0.7% 0.58%
2068 0.72% 0.6%
2067 0.73% 0.64%
2066 0.74% 0.66%
2065 0.77% 0.69%
2064 0.79% 0.72%
2063 0.82% 0.75%
2062 0.84% 0.78%
2061 0.86% 0.8%
2060 0.88% 0.83%
2059 0.91% 0.85%
2058 0.93% 0.88%
2057 0.96% 0.89%
2056 0.98% 0.91%
2055 1.01% 0.93%
2054 1.03% 0.96%
2053 1.06% 0.98%
2052 1.09% 1.01%
2051 1.12% 1.04%
2050 1.15% 1.07%
2049 1.18% 1.09%
2048 1.22% 1.13%
2047 1.24% 1.16%
2046 1.27% 1.2%
2045 1.3% 1.24%
2044 1.32% 1.29%
2043 1.36% 1.33%
2042 1.38% 1.37%
2041 1.41% 1.42%
2040 1.43% 1.46%
2039 1.47% 1.51%
2038 1.5% 1.54%
2037 1.52% 1.59%
2036 1.55% 1.62%
2035 1.58% 1.66%
2034 1.61% 1.71%
2033 1.63% 1.74%
2032 1.65% 1.78%
2031 1.68% 1.8%
2030 1.69% 1.83%
2029 1.72% 1.85%
2028 1.75% 1.88%
2027 1.78% 1.9%
2026 1.83% 1.93%
2025 1.87% 1.96%
2024 1.89% 1.98%
2023 1.93% 2%
2022 1.94% 1.94%
2021 1.98% 1.92%
2020 2.01% 1.98%
2019 2.03% 1.98%
2018 2.1% 2.05%
2017 2.22% 2.2%
2016 2.3% 2.23%
2015 2.33% 2.25%
2014 2.39% 2.37%
2013 2.44% 2.5%
2012 2.45% 2.64%
2011 2.43% 2.79%
2010 2.46% 2.94%
2009 2.53% 3.07%
2008 2.57% 3.08%
2007 2.61% 3.07%
2006 2.63% 3.09%
2005 2.66% 3.12%
2004 2.68% 3.15%
2003 2.74% 3.13%
2002 2.79% 3.2%
2001 2.7% 3.19%
2000 2.54% 3.06%
1999 2.47% 2.93%
1998 2.46% 2.8%
1997 2.41% 2.77%
1996 2.36% 2.79%
1995 2.39% 2.88%
1994 2.43% 2.95%
1993 2.5% 3.01%
1992 2.52% 3.11%
1991 2.55% 3.29%
1990 2.58% 3.5%
1989 2.53% 3.57%
1988 2.43% 3.59%
1987 2.32% 3.59%
1986 2.23% 3.64%
1985 2.17% 3.71%
1984 2.62% 3.75%
1983 3.05% 3.72%
1982 2.95% 3.64%
1981 2.85% 3.64%
1980 2.97% 3.61%
1979 3.1% 3.53%
1978 3.08% 3.5%
1977 2.99% 3.38%
1976 2.92% 3.3%
1975 2.94% 3.38%
1974 2.94% 3.44%
1973 2.93% 3.51%
1972 2.85% 3.54%
1971 2.81% 3.7%
1970 2.71% 3.92%
1969 2.53% 4%
1968 2.46% 4.03%
1967 2.44% 4.05%
1966 2.43% 4.07%
1965 2.43% 4.06%
1964 2.41% 4.01%
1963 2.42% 3.96%
1962 2.44% 3.9%
1961 2.89% 3.8%

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/kenya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ghana grew by 1.89%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Ghana Kenya
Current population
35885254
58955623
Population rank 46/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 0.71%
One net population change
49.3 seconds
28.8 seconds
One birth every
35.5 seconds
21 seconds
One death every
2.21 minutes
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,752 +2,997
Annual growth/decline +639,500 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate +1.89% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 57/197 53/197
One migration net change every
30.9 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -17,079 -27,330
Net migration rank 150/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 532,286 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 77/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 145/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ghana
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ghana Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,079 - -27,330
2024 - -13,114 - -19,781
2023 651,094 -10,003 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 646,441 -10,003 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 635,805 -11,259 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 637,469 -291 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 642,403 -21,857 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 641,551 -19,375 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 641,218 -4,913 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 659,910 7,009 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 667,729 -13,306 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 660,829 -6,312 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 658,638 -2,377 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 646,595 1,005 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 631,501 -720 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 613,133 -3,726 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 592,825 22,416 1,193,598 7,096
2008 579,695 30,506 1,174,818 29,612
2007 572,332 32,813 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 569,474 28,536 1,113,357 15,767
2005 563,234 21,272 1,080,446 5,501
2004 543,339 34,433 1,048,590 31,525
2003 536,656 28,768 1,018,182 24,175
2002 528,620 40,573 992,044 10,431
2001 519,382 36,050 963,721 55,052
2000 508,738 -4,206 928,357 5,407
1999 487,210 -17,304 898,484 -13,257
1998 471,313 -17,564 875,511 -70,023
1997 459,822 -15,409 847,493 -80,443
1996 450,259 -37,113 827,326 -79,276
1995 451,748 -42,558 812,391 -75,506
1994 449,589 -47,120 792,702 -40,367
1993 454,669 -49,792 788,579 -61,054
1992 452,156 -47,736 785,018 -43,085
1991 448,159 -57,878 790,030 -60,087
1990 442,211 -46,789 789,087 -11,338
1989 432,541 -52,293 795,622 -24,949
1988 425,031 -64,810 785,652 -31,894
1987 419,328 -84,648 775,124 -48,633
1986 411,191 -98,099 755,606 -53,183
1985 401,722 -106,855 732,739 -35,400
1984 392,053 -105,655 709,639 -33,253
1983 379,846 15,276 684,587 -23,905
1982 369,061 7,863 663,109 -43,382
1981 359,572 -12,296 642,379 -52,761
1980 346,816 -13,564 616,390 -39,920
1979 334,848 20,291 595,390 -56,280
1978 324,428 18,041 574,695 -60,718
1977 315,429 15,243 554,124 -57,493
1976 305,769 -2,528 536,740 -90,990
1975 298,267 -292 517,579 -71,421
1974 290,796 -1,197 500,008 -62,973
1973 283,385 -1,168 485,556 -52,102
1972 275,236 -4,589 472,557 -48,466
1971 265,442 -12,238 459,897 -49,671
1970 257,938 -10,233 443,065 -13,064
1969 251,925 -28,752 427,819 369
1968 242,821 -36,683 411,948 1,611
1967 237,156 -35,666 396,920 5,060
1966 231,440 -38,143 382,891 1,616
1965 229,061 -38,519 366,444 8,524
1964 226,685 -43,480 349,322 4,788
1963 225,367 -46,516 332,763 4,246
1962 223,842 -48,017 315,797 4,521
1961 222,372 -48,777 298,463 4,296
1960 217,134 12,181 280,032 2,134

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

GeoRank.org/population/ghana/kenya | 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 Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 people).

As of 2024, 532,286 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Ghana, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

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
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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