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

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The latest officially reported population of Ghana was 35,064,272 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ghana's population is 36,032,857 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 3.96 times bigger than Ghana's.
  • Ghana is ranked the 46th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 2.15% of the world: 0.43% for Ghana vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Ghana has had an average growth rate of +2.05% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ghana has increased from 23M people to 36M (56.4% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Ghana vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ghana Russia
2100 68,117,614 125,631,984
2099 68,008,028 125,735,285
2098 67,888,410 125,835,990
2097 67,759,128 125,914,480
2096 67,625,262 126,004,709
2095 67,481,344 126,072,890
2094 67,325,992 126,125,529
2093 67,162,890 126,181,074
2092 66,991,846 126,256,091
2091 66,804,098 126,304,823
2090 66,605,276 126,360,262
2089 66,395,029 126,412,664
2088 66,173,453 126,463,022
2087 65,937,323 126,511,263
2086 65,699,827 126,579,534
2085 65,451,666 126,655,806
2084 65,196,037 126,730,694
2083 64,922,457 126,805,713
2082 64,638,242 126,889,471
2081 64,342,209 126,973,300
2080 64,034,249 127,070,546
2079 63,717,528 127,191,346
2078 63,384,648 127,331,975
2077 63,046,955 127,489,152
2076 62,699,375 127,641,749
2075 62,337,964 127,825,235
2074 61,974,725 128,023,096
2073 61,604,458 128,238,922
2072 61,227,111 128,465,870
2071 60,835,024 128,745,681
2070 60,442,399 129,020,076
2069 60,041,679 129,309,803
2068 59,627,097 129,589,275
2067 59,203,373 129,873,991
2066 58,774,846 130,184,092
2065 58,341,378 130,515,828
2064 57,893,305 130,852,649
2063 57,439,982 131,199,458
2062 56,974,922 131,530,725
2061 56,500,340 131,881,030
2060 56,019,906 132,209,377
2059 55,529,609 132,568,882
2058 55,031,460 132,933,515
2057 54,524,491 133,272,997
2056 54,007,205 133,615,325
2055 53,481,428 133,963,055
2054 52,949,003 134,288,366
2053 52,407,089 134,609,198
2052 51,859,418 134,876,558
2051 51,300,839 135,141,211
2050 50,730,296 135,386,454
2049 50,153,221 135,609,441
2048 49,567,895 135,818,840
2047 48,972,414 136,013,698
2046 48,373,367 136,185,098
2045 47,766,811 136,368,416
2044 47,154,486 136,568,234
2043 46,538,892 136,791,498
2042 45,916,531 137,015,033
2041 45,291,657 137,266,491
2040 44,660,573 137,531,851
2039 44,029,228 137,833,822
2038 43,393,321 138,146,863
2037 42,752,045 138,485,780
2036 42,112,269 138,835,731
2035 41,470,624 139,197,452
2034 40,823,789 139,573,272
2033 40,176,026 139,960,175
2032 39,532,216 140,359,785
2031 38,892,407 140,785,026
2030 38,251,174 141,182,418
2029 37,616,078 141,571,268
2028 36,978,847 141,946,979
2027 36,342,429 142,315,155
2026 35,705,894 142,643,173
2025 35,064,272 143,513,328
2024 34,427,414 143,669,648
2023 33,787,914 143,826,130
2022 33,149,152 144,236,933
2021 32,518,665 144,746,762
2020 31,887,809 145,245,148
2019 31,258,945 145,453,291
2018 30,637,585 145,398,106
2017 30,008,354 145,293,260
2016 29,356,742 145,015,460
2015 28,696,068 144,640,716
2014 28,041,592 144,237,223
2013 27,386,193 143,805,638
2012 26,734,268 143,378,447
2011 26,095,088 143,018,195
2010 25,474,995 142,849,468
2009 24,862,664 142,785,348
2008 24,249,946 142,742,366
2007 23,642,279 142,805,114
2006 23,040,702 143,049,637
2005 22,449,438 143,518,814
2004 21,868,298 144,067,316
2003 21,296,705 144,648,618
2002 20,729,388 145,306,497
2001 20,167,069 145,976,482
2000 19,637,087 146,596,869
1999 19,149,864 147,214,776
1998 18,688,036 147,670,784
1997 18,238,958 147,915,361
1996 17,810,181 148,160,129
1995 17,399,017 148,375,787
1994 16,993,190 148,407,912
1993 16,589,519 148,458,777
1992 16,184,855 148,538,197
1991 15,787,496 148,394,216
1990 15,394,648 147,969,406
1989 15,006,813 147,721,000
1988 14,636,568 146,857,000
1987 14,289,108 145,908,000
1986 13,965,217 144,894,000
1985 13,661,229 143,858,000
1984 13,370,590 142,745,000
1983 13,029,836 141,668,000
1982 12,643,819 140,823,000
1981 12,281,712 139,941,000
1980 11,941,448 139,010,000
1979 11,597,255 138,027,000
1978 11,248,450 137,060,000
1977 10,911,871 136,100,000
1976 10,594,913 135,147,000
1975 10,294,308 134,200,000
1974 10,000,523 133,432,000
1973 9,714,617 132,669,000
1972 9,438,187 131,909,000
1971 9,176,264 131,155,000
1970 8,925,813 130,404,000
1969 8,690,383 129,664,000
1968 8,475,729 128,928,000
1967 8,271,913 128,196,000
1966 8,074,521 127,468,000
1965 7,882,606 126,745,000
1964 7,695,739 125,345,000
1963 7,514,714 123,960,000
1962 7,337,375 122,591,000
1961 7,162,667 121,236,000
1960 6,961,215 119,897,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ghana increased by 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ghana gained 6,676,115 people (a 22.7% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Ghana was ranked 48th most populous country in 2006 and is 46th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Ghana's population will grow by 40.8% to 50,730,296 people with a rank change from 46th to 43rd. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Ghana is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.1M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ghana Russia
2100 0.16% -0.08%
2099 0.18% -0.08%
2098 0.19% -0.06%
2097 0.2% -0.07%
2096 0.21% -0.05%
2095 0.23% -0.04%
2094 0.24% -0.04%
2093 0.26% -0.06%
2092 0.28% -0.04%
2091 0.3% -0.04%
2090 0.32% -0.04%
2089 0.33% -0.04%
2088 0.36% -0.04%
2087 0.36% -0.05%
2086 0.38% -0.06%
2085 0.39% -0.06%
2084 0.42% -0.06%
2083 0.44% -0.07%
2082 0.46% -0.07%
2081 0.48% -0.08%
2080 0.5% -0.09%
2079 0.53% -0.11%
2078 0.54% -0.12%
2077 0.55% -0.12%
2076 0.58% -0.14%
2075 0.59% -0.15%
2074 0.6% -0.17%
2073 0.62% -0.18%
2072 0.64% -0.22%
2071 0.65% -0.21%
2070 0.67% -0.22%
2069 0.7% -0.22%
2068 0.72% -0.22%
2067 0.73% -0.24%
2066 0.74% -0.25%
2065 0.77% -0.26%
2064 0.79% -0.26%
2063 0.82% -0.25%
2062 0.84% -0.27%
2061 0.86% -0.25%
2060 0.88% -0.27%
2059 0.91% -0.27%
2058 0.93% -0.25%
2057 0.96% -0.26%
2056 0.98% -0.26%
2055 1.01% -0.24%
2054 1.03% -0.24%
2053 1.06% -0.2%
2052 1.09% -0.2%
2051 1.12% -0.18%
2050 1.15% -0.16%
2049 1.18% -0.15%
2048 1.22% -0.14%
2047 1.24% -0.13%
2046 1.27% -0.13%
2045 1.3% -0.15%
2044 1.32% -0.16%
2043 1.36% -0.16%
2042 1.38% -0.18%
2041 1.41% -0.19%
2040 1.43% -0.22%
2039 1.47% -0.23%
2038 1.5% -0.24%
2037 1.52% -0.25%
2036 1.55% -0.26%
2035 1.58% -0.27%
2034 1.61% -0.28%
2033 1.63% -0.28%
2032 1.65% -0.3%
2031 1.68% -0.28%
2030 1.69% -0.27%
2029 1.72% -0.26%
2028 1.75% -0.26%
2027 1.78% -0.23%
2026 1.83% -0.61%
2025 1.85% -0.11%
2024 1.89% -0.11%
2023 1.93% -0.28%
2022 1.94% -0.35%
2021 1.98% -0.34%
2020 2.01% -0.14%
2019 2.03% 0.04%
2018 2.1% 0.07%
2017 2.22% 0.19%
2016 2.3% 0.26%
2015 2.33% 0.28%
2014 2.39% 0.3%
2013 2.44% 0.3%
2012 2.45% 0.25%
2011 2.43% 0.12%
2010 2.46% 0.04%
2009 2.53% 0.03%
2008 2.57% -0.04%
2007 2.61% -0.17%
2006 2.63% -0.33%
2005 2.66% -0.38%
2004 2.68% -0.4%
2003 2.74% -0.45%
2002 2.79% -0.46%
2001 2.7% -0.42%
2000 2.54% -0.42%
1999 2.47% -0.31%
1998 2.46% -0.17%
1997 2.41% -0.17%
1996 2.36% -0.15%
1995 2.39% -0.02%
1994 2.43% -0.03%
1993 2.5% -0.05%
1992 2.52% 0.1%
1991 2.55% 0.29%
1990 2.58% 0.17%
1989 2.53% 0.59%
1988 2.43% 0.65%
1987 2.32% 0.7%
1986 2.23% 0.72%
1985 2.17% 0.78%
1984 2.62% 0.76%
1983 3.05% 0.6%
1982 2.95% 0.63%
1981 2.85% 0.67%
1980 2.97% 0.71%
1979 3.1% 0.71%
1978 3.08% 0.71%
1977 2.99% 0.71%
1976 2.92% 0.71%
1975 2.94% 0.58%
1974 2.94% 0.58%
1973 2.93% 0.58%
1972 2.85% 0.57%
1971 2.81% 0.58%
1970 2.71% 0.57%
1969 2.53% 0.57%
1968 2.46% 0.57%
1967 2.44% 0.57%
1966 2.43% 0.57%
1965 2.43% 1.12%
1964 2.41% 1.12%
1963 2.42% 1.12%
1962 2.44% 1.12%
1961 2.89% 1.12%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Ghana grew by 1.85%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Ghana Russia
Current population
36032857
142643173
Population rank 46/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 1.72%
One net population change
49.7 seconds
3.37 minutes
One birth every
35.3 seconds
26.1 seconds
One death every
2.18 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,745 -428
Annual growth/decline +636,858 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +1.85% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 57/197 166/197
One migration net change every
30.9 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -17,079 -251,822
Net migration rank 150/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 532,286 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 77/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 145/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ghana
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ghana Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,079 - -251,822
2024 651,057 -13,114 -574,678 -178,042
2023 651,094 -10,003 -503,392 27,807
2022 646,441 -10,003 -576,948 765,629
2021 635,805 -11,259 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 637,469 -291 -697,177 334,094
2019 642,403 -21,857 -319,997 336,494
2018 641,551 -19,375 -232,637 339,972
2017 641,218 -4,913 -130,764 396,619
2016 659,910 7,009 0 447,645
2015 667,729 -13,306 43,392 384,756
2014 660,829 -6,312 28,848 264,698
2013 658,638 -2,377 28,761 289,872
2012 646,595 1,005 0 285,977
2011 631,501 -720 -128,716 309,377
2010 613,133 -3,726 -242,844 307,555
2009 592,825 22,416 -257,014 350,206
2008 579,695 30,506 -356,856 360,840
2007 572,332 32,813 -471,257 365,717
2006 569,474 28,536 -686,638 308,370
2005 563,234 21,272 -846,761 263,541
2004 543,339 34,433 -792,370 261,519
2003 536,656 28,768 -896,822 256,804
2002 528,620 40,573 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 519,382 36,050 -963,445 259,614
2000 508,738 -4,206 -967,540 550,401
1999 487,210 -17,304 -927,453 375,468
1998 471,313 -17,564 -694,053 528,135
1997 459,822 -15,409 -769,159 541,387
1996 450,259 -37,113 -785,248 587,171
1995 451,748 -42,558 -845,742 723,875
1994 449,589 -47,120 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 454,669 -49,792 -757,140 507,229
1992 452,156 -47,736 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 448,159 -57,878 103,876 125,505
1990 442,211 -46,789 325,533 299,863
1989 432,541 -52,293 576,112 89,400
1988 425,031 -64,810 778,343 269,862
1987 419,328 -84,648 977,583 275,611
1986 411,191 -98,099 985,279 283,553
1985 401,722 -106,855 762,447 280,614
1984 392,053 -105,655 756,548 247,026
1983 379,846 15,276 906,676 200,159
1982 369,061 7,863 830,855 107,520
1981 359,572 -12,296 713,700 36,686
1980 346,816 -13,564 681,149 10,440
1979 334,848 20,291 690,135 -5,791
1978 324,428 18,041 812,766 108,882
1977 315,429 15,243 832,932 122,316
1976 305,769 -2,528 852,237 113,851
1975 298,267 -292 843,850 80,069
1974 290,796 -1,197 883,186 -51,759
1973 283,385 -1,168 846,561 -107,568
1972 275,236 -4,589 872,050 -111,168
1971 265,442 -12,238 854,999 -134,968
1970 257,938 -10,233 785,554 -264,464
1969 251,925 -28,752 753,088 -64,643
1968 242,821 -36,683 787,621 -83,221
1967 237,156 -35,666 854,554 -116,029
1966 231,440 -38,143 989,279 -111,360
1965 229,061 -38,519 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 226,685 -43,480 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 225,367 -46,516 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 223,842 -48,017 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 222,372 -48,777 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 217,134 12,181 1,962,834 -234,895

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 98.5% of the population change in Ghana is from natural causes (a gain of 6,474,677 people) and 1.48% is from migration (a loss of 97,112 people). In Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 532,286 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Ghana, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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