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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ghana was 34,427,414 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ghana's population is 35,885,254 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 7.26 times bigger than Ghana's.
  • Ghana is ranked the 46th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.57% of the world: 0.43% for Ghana vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Ghana has had an average growth rate of +2.1% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ghana has increased from 23M people to 35.9M (55.7% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Ghana vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ghana Pakistan
2100 68,131,252 514,531,704
2099 68,021,644 513,655,674
2098 67,902,002 512,727,636
2097 67,772,694 511,735,790
2096 67,638,801 510,636,755
2095 67,494,855 509,437,875
2094 67,339,471 508,130,071
2093 67,176,337 506,765,644
2092 67,005,259 505,327,656
2091 66,817,473 503,824,444
2090 66,618,611 502,264,268
2089 66,408,323 500,660,501
2088 66,186,701 498,935,983
2087 65,950,524 497,190,466
2086 65,712,980 495,313,036
2085 65,464,770 493,366,305
2084 65,209,090 491,354,778
2083 64,935,455 489,225,193
2082 64,651,183 486,984,952
2081 64,355,091 484,673,501
2080 64,047,069 482,257,479
2079 63,730,285 479,813,404
2078 63,397,338 477,277,836
2077 63,059,578 474,593,860
2076 62,711,928 471,779,348
2075 62,350,445 468,855,468
2074 61,987,133 465,875,137
2073 61,616,792 462,811,079
2072 61,239,369 459,656,523
2071 60,847,204 456,423,506
2070 60,454,501 453,095,985
2069 60,053,700 449,655,599
2068 59,639,035 446,126,774
2067 59,215,226 442,540,629
2066 58,786,613 438,879,326
2065 58,353,059 435,169,856
2064 57,904,896 431,394,393
2063 57,451,482 427,575,887
2062 56,986,329 423,636,352
2061 56,511,652 419,672,017
2060 56,031,122 415,638,125
2059 55,540,726 411,576,344
2058 55,042,478 407,429,129
2057 54,535,407 403,233,874
2056 54,018,018 398,948,355
2055 53,492,136 394,645,693
2054 52,959,604 390,303,954
2053 52,417,582 385,922,748
2052 51,869,801 381,488,696
2051 51,311,110 377,018,239
2050 50,740,453 372,476,884
2049 50,163,262 367,909,407
2048 49,577,819 363,310,560
2047 48,982,219 358,659,474
2046 48,383,052 353,929,775
2045 47,776,375 349,156,085
2044 47,163,926 344,371,692
2043 46,548,210 339,561,029
2042 45,925,724 334,731,546
2041 45,300,725 329,875,686
2040 44,669,515 325,039,429
2039 44,038,043 320,137,108
2038 43,402,009 315,207,413
2037 42,760,604 310,312,684
2036 42,120,700 305,408,418
2035 41,478,927 300,541,523
2034 40,831,962 295,686,893
2033 40,184,070 290,851,174
2032 39,540,131 286,070,650
2031 38,900,194 281,351,929
2030 38,258,832 276,708,987
2029 37,623,609 272,189,955
2028 36,986,250 267,728,673
2027 36,349,705 263,390,059
2026 35,713,042 259,231,214
2025 35,071,292 255,166,301
2024 34,427,414 251,269,164
2023 33,787,914 247,504,495
2022 33,149,152 243,700,667
2021 32,518,665 239,477,801
2020 31,887,809 235,001,746
2019 31,258,945 230,800,899
2018 30,637,585 226,928,892
2017 30,008,354 223,273,967
2016 29,356,742 220,138,869
2015 28,696,068 217,290,883
2014 28,041,592 214,264,647
2013 27,386,193 211,073,978
2012 26,734,268 207,667,125
2011 26,095,088 203,746,065
2010 25,474,995 199,239,047
2009 24,862,664 194,376,534
2008 24,249,946 189,499,113
2007 23,642,279 184,493,231
2006 23,040,702 179,682,690
2005 22,449,438 175,453,212
2004 21,868,298 171,286,000
2003 21,296,705 167,110,248
2002 20,729,388 163,222,549
2001 20,167,069 159,270,907
2000 19,637,087 154,879,127
1999 19,149,864 150,565,377
1998 18,688,036 146,522,356
1997 18,238,958 142,531,804
1996 17,810,181 138,557,092
1995 17,399,017 134,582,253
1994 16,993,190 130,748,083
1993 16,589,519 127,020,117
1992 16,184,855 123,546,848
1991 15,787,496 120,060,406
1990 15,394,648 116,155,576
1989 15,006,813 112,336,629
1988 14,636,568 108,724,739
1987 14,289,108 105,130,717
1986 13,965,217 101,606,764
1985 13,661,229 98,229,285
1984 13,370,590 95,164,936
1983 13,029,836 92,227,711
1982 12,643,819 89,089,246
1981 12,281,712 85,802,049
1980 11,941,448 82,291,010
1979 11,597,255 78,997,039
1978 11,248,450 76,307,379
1977 10,911,871 73,901,827
1976 10,594,913 71,620,254
1975 10,294,308 69,461,175
1974 10,000,523 67,415,487
1973 9,714,617 65,461,912
1972 9,438,187 63,583,194
1971 9,176,264 61,847,899
1970 8,925,813 60,166,719
1969 8,690,383 58,460,939
1968 8,475,729 56,810,507
1967 8,271,913 55,214,768
1966 8,074,521 53,678,667
1965 7,882,606 52,209,010
1964 7,695,739 50,799,999
1963 7,514,714 49,447,776
1962 7,337,375 48,156,128
1961 7,162,667 46,921,277
1960 6,961,215 45,709,310

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 Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ghana gained 6,528,512 people (a 22.2% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Ghana was ranked 48th most populous country in 2006 and is 46th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Ghana is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.1M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ghana Pakistan
2100 0.16% 0.17%
2099 0.18% 0.18%
2098 0.19% 0.19%
2097 0.2% 0.22%
2096 0.21% 0.24%
2095 0.23% 0.26%
2094 0.24% 0.27%
2093 0.26% 0.28%
2092 0.28% 0.3%
2091 0.3% 0.31%
2090 0.32% 0.32%
2089 0.33% 0.35%
2088 0.36% 0.35%
2087 0.36% 0.38%
2086 0.38% 0.39%
2085 0.39% 0.41%
2084 0.42% 0.44%
2083 0.44% 0.46%
2082 0.46% 0.48%
2081 0.48% 0.5%
2080 0.5% 0.51%
2079 0.53% 0.53%
2078 0.54% 0.57%
2077 0.55% 0.6%
2076 0.58% 0.62%
2075 0.59% 0.64%
2074 0.6% 0.66%
2073 0.62% 0.69%
2072 0.64% 0.71%
2071 0.65% 0.73%
2070 0.67% 0.77%
2069 0.7% 0.79%
2068 0.72% 0.81%
2067 0.73% 0.83%
2066 0.74% 0.85%
2065 0.77% 0.88%
2064 0.79% 0.89%
2063 0.82% 0.93%
2062 0.84% 0.94%
2061 0.86% 0.97%
2060 0.88% 0.99%
2059 0.91% 1.02%
2058 0.93% 1.04%
2057 0.96% 1.07%
2056 0.98% 1.09%
2055 1.01% 1.11%
2054 1.03% 1.14%
2053 1.06% 1.16%
2052 1.09% 1.19%
2051 1.12% 1.22%
2050 1.15% 1.24%
2049 1.18% 1.27%
2048 1.22% 1.3%
2047 1.24% 1.34%
2046 1.27% 1.37%
2045 1.3% 1.39%
2044 1.32% 1.42%
2043 1.36% 1.44%
2042 1.38% 1.47%
2041 1.41% 1.49%
2040 1.43% 1.53%
2039 1.47% 1.56%
2038 1.5% 1.58%
2037 1.52% 1.61%
2036 1.55% 1.62%
2035 1.58% 1.64%
2034 1.61% 1.66%
2033 1.63% 1.67%
2032 1.65% 1.68%
2031 1.68% 1.68%
2030 1.69% 1.66%
2029 1.72% 1.67%
2028 1.75% 1.65%
2027 1.78% 1.6%
2026 1.83% 1.59%
2025 1.87% 1.55%
2024 1.89% 1.52%
2023 1.93% 1.56%
2022 1.94% 1.76%
2021 1.98% 1.9%
2020 2.01% 1.82%
2019 2.03% 1.71%
2018 2.1% 1.64%
2017 2.22% 1.42%
2016 2.3% 1.31%
2015 2.33% 1.41%
2014 2.39% 1.51%
2013 2.44% 1.64%
2012 2.45% 1.92%
2011 2.43% 2.26%
2010 2.46% 2.5%
2009 2.53% 2.57%
2008 2.57% 2.71%
2007 2.61% 2.68%
2006 2.63% 2.41%
2005 2.66% 2.43%
2004 2.68% 2.5%
2003 2.74% 2.38%
2002 2.79% 2.48%
2001 2.7% 2.84%
2000 2.54% 2.87%
1999 2.47% 2.76%
1998 2.46% 2.8%
1997 2.41% 2.87%
1996 2.36% 2.95%
1995 2.39% 2.93%
1994 2.43% 2.93%
1993 2.5% 2.81%
1992 2.52% 2.9%
1991 2.55% 3.36%
1990 2.58% 3.4%
1989 2.53% 3.32%
1988 2.43% 3.42%
1987 2.32% 3.47%
1986 2.23% 3.44%
1985 2.17% 3.22%
1984 2.62% 3.18%
1983 3.05% 3.52%
1982 2.95% 3.83%
1981 2.85% 4.27%
1980 2.97% 4.17%
1979 3.1% 3.52%
1978 3.08% 3.26%
1977 2.99% 3.19%
1976 2.92% 3.11%
1975 2.94% 3.03%
1974 2.94% 2.98%
1973 2.93% 2.95%
1972 2.85% 2.81%
1971 2.81% 2.79%
1970 2.71% 2.92%
1969 2.53% 2.91%
1968 2.46% 2.89%
1967 2.44% 2.86%
1966 2.43% 2.81%
1965 2.43% 2.77%
1964 2.41% 2.73%
1963 2.42% 2.68%
1962 2.44% 2.63%
1961 2.89% 2.65%

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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Ghana Pakistan
Current population
35885254
260356147
Population rank 46/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 3.14%
One net population change
49.3 seconds
8.38 seconds
One birth every
35.5 seconds
4.58 seconds
One death every
2.21 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,752 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +639,500 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +1.89% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 57/197 70/197
One migration net change every
30.9 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -17,079 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 150/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 532,286 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 77/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 145/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ghana
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ghana Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,079 - -1,235,336
2024 - -13,114 - -1,401,173
2023 651,094 -10,003 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 646,441 -10,003 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 635,805 -11,259 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 637,469 -291 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 642,403 -21,857 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 641,551 -19,375 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 641,218 -4,913 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 659,910 7,009 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 667,729 -13,306 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 660,829 -6,312 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 658,638 -2,377 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 646,595 1,005 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 631,501 -720 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 613,133 -3,726 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 592,825 22,416 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 579,695 30,506 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 572,332 32,813 4,690,187 576,349
2006 569,474 28,536 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 563,234 21,272 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 543,339 34,433 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 536,656 28,768 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 528,620 40,573 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 519,382 36,050 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 508,738 -4,206 4,281,169 252,869
1999 487,210 -17,304 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 471,313 -17,564 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 459,822 -15,409 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 450,259 -37,113 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 451,748 -42,558 3,977,175 11,534
1994 449,589 -47,120 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 454,669 -49,792 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 452,156 -47,736 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 448,159 -57,878 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 442,211 -46,789 3,731,730 275,242
1989 432,541 -52,293 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 425,031 -64,810 3,554,755 38,139
1987 419,328 -84,648 3,448,813 146,364
1986 411,191 -98,099 3,341,643 111,045
1985 401,722 -106,855 3,233,315 68,860
1984 392,053 -105,655 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 379,846 15,276 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 369,061 7,863 2,934,689 294,252
1981 359,572 -12,296 2,790,454 555,032
1980 346,816 -13,564 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 334,848 20,291 2,461,311 450,003
1978 324,428 18,041 2,356,601 111,386
1977 315,429 15,243 2,257,849 85,250
1976 305,769 -2,528 2,171,812 48,238
1975 298,267 -292 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 290,796 -1,197 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 283,385 -1,168 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 275,236 -4,589 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 265,442 -12,238 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 257,938 -10,233 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 251,925 -28,752 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 242,821 -36,683 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 237,156 -35,666 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 231,440 -38,143 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 229,061 -38,519 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 226,685 -43,480 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 225,367 -46,516 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 223,842 -48,017 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 222,372 -48,777 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 217,134 12,181 1,217,147 0

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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 532,286 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Ghana, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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