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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ghana was 34,427,414 in 2024 vs 54,500,091 people in Myanmar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ghana's population is 35,885,254 people compared to 55,292,116 in Myanmar.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 1.54 times bigger than Ghana's.
  • Ghana is ranked the 46th most populous country in the world, while Myanmar is the 27th.
  • The countries together account for 1.1% of the world: 0.43% for Ghana vs 0.67% for Myanmar.
  • For the last 10 years, Ghana has had an average growth rate of +2.1% per year vs +0.74% in Myanmar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ghana has increased from 23M people to 35.9M (55.7% growth), while Myanmar has grown from 47.8M to 55.3M (15.7% growth).

Ghana vs Myanmar: population by year and forecast

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ghana Myanmar
2100 68,131,252 49,949,080
2099 68,021,644 50,198,343
2098 67,902,002 50,447,153
2097 67,772,694 50,695,410
2096 67,638,801 50,944,916
2095 67,494,855 51,196,278
2094 67,339,471 51,446,607
2093 67,176,337 51,693,545
2092 67,005,259 51,939,182
2091 66,817,473 52,186,904
2090 66,618,611 52,430,723
2089 66,408,323 52,669,995
2088 66,186,701 52,907,277
2087 65,950,524 53,143,840
2086 65,712,980 53,378,681
2085 65,464,770 53,610,966
2084 65,209,090 53,838,657
2083 64,935,455 54,062,724
2082 64,651,183 54,285,392
2081 64,355,091 54,505,055
2080 64,047,069 54,722,128
2079 63,730,285 54,937,654
2078 63,397,338 55,150,792
2077 63,059,578 55,357,283
2076 62,711,928 55,562,845
2075 62,350,445 55,765,753
2074 61,987,133 55,964,774
2073 61,616,792 56,160,415
2072 61,239,369 56,349,733
2071 60,847,204 56,533,780
2070 60,454,501 56,713,930
2069 60,053,700 56,887,406
2068 59,639,035 57,055,818
2067 59,215,226 57,217,287
2066 58,786,613 57,373,788
2065 58,353,059 57,525,666
2064 57,904,896 57,671,683
2063 57,451,482 57,808,968
2062 56,986,329 57,938,764
2061 56,511,652 58,067,183
2060 56,031,122 58,186,565
2059 55,540,726 58,295,246
2058 55,042,478 58,392,324
2057 54,535,407 58,481,859
2056 54,018,018 58,565,952
2055 53,492,136 58,636,423
2054 52,959,604 58,697,613
2053 52,417,582 58,745,390
2052 51,869,801 58,783,172
2051 51,311,110 58,809,843
2050 50,740,453 58,824,293
2049 50,163,262 58,829,688
2048 49,577,819 58,823,499
2047 48,982,219 58,805,696
2046 48,383,052 58,775,337
2045 47,776,375 58,728,250
2044 47,163,926 58,671,458
2043 46,548,210 58,601,589
2042 45,925,724 58,516,227
2041 45,300,725 58,417,678
2040 44,669,515 58,306,713
2039 44,038,043 58,181,537
2038 43,402,009 58,041,212
2037 42,760,604 57,888,662
2036 42,120,700 57,724,649
2035 41,478,927 57,544,156
2034 40,831,962 57,348,842
2033 40,184,070 57,137,545
2032 39,540,131 56,910,400
2031 38,900,194 56,667,160
2030 38,258,832 56,407,549
2029 37,623,609 56,133,620
2028 36,986,250 55,840,949
2027 36,349,705 55,531,050
2026 35,713,042 55,203,523
2025 35,071,292 54,860,498
2024 34,427,414 54,500,091
2023 33,787,914 54,133,798
2022 33,149,152 53,756,787
2021 32,518,665 53,387,102
2020 31,887,809 53,016,522
2019 31,258,945 52,640,713
2018 30,637,585 52,272,247
2017 30,008,354 51,894,938
2016 29,356,742 51,495,696
2015 28,696,068 51,089,056
2014 28,041,592 50,681,634
2013 27,386,193 50,262,658
2012 26,734,268 49,837,446
2011 26,095,088 49,419,820
2010 25,474,995 49,024,382
2009 24,862,664 48,660,459
2008 24,249,946 48,390,793
2007 23,642,279 48,125,043
2006 23,040,702 47,785,135
2005 22,449,438 47,438,365
2004 21,868,298 47,068,772
2003 21,296,705 46,667,192
2002 20,729,388 46,232,653
2001 20,167,069 45,771,139
2000 19,637,087 45,290,841
1999 19,149,864 44,787,724
1998 18,688,036 44,257,793
1997 18,238,958 43,708,798
1996 17,810,181 43,154,860
1995 17,399,017 42,605,338
1994 16,993,190 42,055,143
1993 16,589,519 41,502,429
1992 16,184,855 40,950,342
1991 15,787,496 40,394,154
1990 15,394,648 39,817,251
1989 15,006,813 39,214,618
1988 14,636,568 38,600,927
1987 14,289,108 37,971,594
1986 13,965,217 37,314,878
1985 13,661,229 36,622,827
1984 13,370,590 35,899,313
1983 13,029,836 35,162,715
1982 12,643,819 34,482,965
1981 12,281,712 33,858,783
1980 11,941,448 33,227,204
1979 11,597,255 32,596,550
1978 11,248,450 31,972,976
1977 10,911,871 31,355,966
1976 10,594,913 30,758,811
1975 10,294,308 30,176,565
1974 10,000,523 29,598,167
1973 9,714,617 29,026,388
1972 9,438,187 28,428,324
1971 9,176,264 27,807,219
1970 8,925,813 27,193,016
1969 8,690,383 26,585,112
1968 8,475,729 25,989,662
1967 8,271,913 25,406,429
1966 8,074,521 24,836,496
1965 7,882,606 24,279,431
1964 7,695,739 23,737,315
1963 7,514,714 23,213,408
1962 7,337,375 22,704,719
1961 7,162,667 22,210,581
1960 6,961,215 21,730,250

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/myanmar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ghana increased by 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth), while Myanmar gained 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ghana gained 6,528,512 people (a 22.2% growth), while Myanmar's population increased by 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth).

Ghana was ranked 48th most populous country in 2006 and is 46th in 2026. Myanmar was ranked 26th in 2006 and ranked 27th 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 Myanmar will increase by 6.39% to 58,824,293 people and rank change from 27th to 35th.

Ghana is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.1M people compared to the peak of 58.8M people in 2049 for Myanmar.

Population growth rate by year

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ghana Myanmar
2100 0.16% -0.5%
2099 0.18% -0.49%
2098 0.19% -0.49%
2097 0.2% -0.49%
2096 0.21% -0.49%
2095 0.23% -0.49%
2094 0.24% -0.48%
2093 0.26% -0.47%
2092 0.28% -0.47%
2091 0.3% -0.47%
2090 0.32% -0.45%
2089 0.33% -0.45%
2088 0.36% -0.45%
2087 0.36% -0.44%
2086 0.38% -0.43%
2085 0.39% -0.42%
2084 0.42% -0.41%
2083 0.44% -0.41%
2082 0.46% -0.4%
2081 0.48% -0.4%
2080 0.5% -0.39%
2079 0.53% -0.39%
2078 0.54% -0.37%
2077 0.55% -0.37%
2076 0.58% -0.36%
2075 0.59% -0.36%
2074 0.6% -0.35%
2073 0.62% -0.34%
2072 0.64% -0.33%
2071 0.65% -0.32%
2070 0.67% -0.3%
2069 0.7% -0.3%
2068 0.72% -0.28%
2067 0.73% -0.27%
2066 0.74% -0.26%
2065 0.77% -0.25%
2064 0.79% -0.24%
2063 0.82% -0.22%
2062 0.84% -0.22%
2061 0.86% -0.21%
2060 0.88% -0.19%
2059 0.91% -0.17%
2058 0.93% -0.15%
2057 0.96% -0.14%
2056 0.98% -0.12%
2055 1.01% -0.1%
2054 1.03% -0.08%
2053 1.06% -0.06%
2052 1.09% -0.05%
2051 1.12% -0.02%
2050 1.15% -0.009%
2049 1.18% 0.01%
2048 1.22% 0.03%
2047 1.24% 0.05%
2046 1.27% 0.08%
2045 1.3% 0.1%
2044 1.32% 0.12%
2043 1.36% 0.15%
2042 1.38% 0.17%
2041 1.41% 0.19%
2040 1.43% 0.22%
2039 1.47% 0.24%
2038 1.5% 0.26%
2037 1.52% 0.28%
2036 1.55% 0.31%
2035 1.58% 0.34%
2034 1.61% 0.37%
2033 1.63% 0.4%
2032 1.65% 0.43%
2031 1.68% 0.46%
2030 1.69% 0.49%
2029 1.72% 0.52%
2028 1.75% 0.56%
2027 1.78% 0.59%
2026 1.83% 0.63%
2025 1.87% 0.66%
2024 1.89% 0.68%
2023 1.93% 0.7%
2022 1.94% 0.69%
2021 1.98% 0.7%
2020 2.01% 0.71%
2019 2.03% 0.7%
2018 2.1% 0.73%
2017 2.22% 0.78%
2016 2.3% 0.8%
2015 2.33% 0.8%
2014 2.39% 0.83%
2013 2.44% 0.85%
2012 2.45% 0.85%
2011 2.43% 0.81%
2010 2.46% 0.75%
2009 2.53% 0.56%
2008 2.57% 0.55%
2007 2.61% 0.71%
2006 2.63% 0.73%
2005 2.66% 0.79%
2004 2.68% 0.86%
2003 2.74% 0.94%
2002 2.79% 1.01%
2001 2.7% 1.06%
2000 2.54% 1.12%
1999 2.47% 1.2%
1998 2.46% 1.26%
1997 2.41% 1.28%
1996 2.36% 1.29%
1995 2.39% 1.31%
1994 2.43% 1.33%
1993 2.5% 1.35%
1992 2.52% 1.38%
1991 2.55% 1.45%
1990 2.58% 1.54%
1989 2.53% 1.59%
1988 2.43% 1.66%
1987 2.32% 1.76%
1986 2.23% 1.89%
1985 2.17% 2.02%
1984 2.62% 2.09%
1983 3.05% 1.97%
1982 2.95% 1.84%
1981 2.85% 1.9%
1980 2.97% 1.93%
1979 3.1% 1.95%
1978 3.08% 1.97%
1977 2.99% 1.94%
1976 2.92% 1.93%
1975 2.94% 1.95%
1974 2.94% 1.97%
1973 2.93% 2.1%
1972 2.85% 2.23%
1971 2.81% 2.26%
1970 2.71% 2.29%
1969 2.53% 2.29%
1968 2.46% 2.3%
1967 2.44% 2.29%
1966 2.43% 2.29%
1965 2.43% 2.28%
1964 2.41% 2.26%
1963 2.42% 2.24%
1962 2.44% 2.22%
1961 2.89% 2.21%

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/myanmar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ghana grew by 1.89%, while Myanmar's population grew by 0.68%.

Live population counters

Ghana Myanmar
Current population
35885254
55292116
Population rank 46/197 27/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 0.67%
One net population change
49.3 seconds
1.43 minutes
One birth every
35.5 seconds
34.9 seconds
One death every
2.21 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,752 +1,004
Annual growth/decline +639,500 +366,293
Annual growth/decline rate +1.89% +0.68%
Population growth rate rank 57/197 118/197
One migration net change every
30.9 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -17,079 -39,661
Net migration rank 150/196 172/196
Foreign-born residents 532,286 79,052
Foreign-born residents rank 77/195 139/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 145/195 194/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ghana
Natural

Migration
Myanmar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ghana Myanmar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,079 - -39,661
2024 - -13,114 - -37,979
2023 651,094 -10,003 408,331 -34,989
2022 646,441 -10,003 415,647 -34,988
2021 635,805 -11,259 394,104 -35,370
2020 637,469 -291 448,626 -66,213
2019 642,403 -21,857 469,924 -100,783
2018 641,551 -19,375 482,316 -114,598
2017 641,218 -4,913 492,276 -105,415
2016 659,910 7,009 499,508 -87,907
2015 667,729 -13,306 495,769 -94,108
2014 660,829 -6,312 488,114 -74,901
2013 658,638 -2,377 487,648 -62,863
2012 646,595 1,005 487,210 -61,536
2011 631,501 -720 492,271 -82,713
2010 613,133 -3,726 497,745 -116,481
2009 592,825 22,416 505,144 -158,542
2008 579,695 30,506 373,287 -180,533
2007 572,332 32,813 523,745 -184,989
2006 569,474 28,536 527,165 -186,098
2005 563,234 21,272 537,429 -185,009
2004 543,339 34,433 556,494 -169,736
2003 536,656 28,768 582,173 -165,739
2002 528,620 40,573 602,873 -150,232
2001 519,382 36,050 601,524 -131,124
2000 508,738 -4,206 596,979 -106,772
1999 487,210 -17,304 597,916 -81,874
1998 471,313 -17,564 606,110 -62,281
1997 459,822 -15,409 613,103 -58,954
1996 450,259 -37,113 619,488 -65,766
1995 451,748 -42,558 620,376 -75,097
1994 449,589 -47,120 626,411 -71,359
1993 454,669 -49,792 633,576 -83,214
1992 452,156 -47,736 634,484 -80,661
1991 448,159 -57,878 637,622 -79,059
1990 442,211 -46,789 636,081 -40,859
1989 432,541 -52,293 636,610 -26,585
1988 425,031 -64,810 630,392 -13,046
1987 419,328 -84,648 652,960 -11,642
1986 411,191 -98,099 679,467 -7,351
1985 401,722 -106,855 705,905 6,074
1984 392,053 -105,655 723,623 11,433
1983 379,846 15,276 719,710 18,427
1982 369,061 7,863 701,212 -79,856
1981 359,572 -12,296 679,851 -52,839
1980 346,816 -13,564 673,815 -37,679
1979 334,848 20,291 669,338 -44,174
1978 324,428 18,041 658,068 -36,055
1977 315,429 15,243 649,915 -37,879
1976 305,769 -2,528 642,829 -60,561
1975 298,267 -292 635,005 -52,763
1974 290,796 -1,197 628,458 -53,875
1973 283,385 -1,168 624,619 -55,659
1972 275,236 -4,589 616,411 10,735
1971 265,442 -12,238 608,784 6,306
1970 257,938 -10,233 595,337 17,997
1969 251,925 -28,752 584,979 17,491
1968 242,821 -36,683 571,123 17,293
1967 237,156 -35,666 559,577 18,470
1966 231,440 -38,143 546,378 15,453
1965 229,061 -38,519 533,443 18,847
1964 226,685 -43,480 516,334 15,600
1963 225,367 -46,516 501,548 14,350
1962 223,842 -48,017 487,925 13,546
1961 222,372 -48,777 474,818 11,972
1960 217,134 12,181 465,049 8,807

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

GeoRank.org/population/ghana/myanmar | 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 Myanmar 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,594,615 people) and 14% is from migration (a loss of 749,272 people).

As of 2024, 532,286 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Ghana, compared to 79,052 people or 0.1% in Myanmar.

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
Myanmar
City Population
Yangon 6.87M
Mandalay 1.23M
Naypyidaw 1.16M
Hpa-an 422K
Mawlamyine 289K
Pathein 287K
Bago 284K
Taunggyi 265K
Myitkyina 243K
Myeik 222K

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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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