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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ghana was 34,427,414 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ghana's population is 35,885,254 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 3.95 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 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Ghana has had an average growth rate of +2.1% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ghana has increased from 23M people to 35.9M (55.7% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Ghana vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ghana Russia
2100 68,131,252 124,983,377
2099 68,021,644 125,086,144
2098 67,902,002 125,186,329
2097 67,772,694 125,264,415
2096 67,638,801 125,354,177
2095 67,494,855 125,422,006
2094 67,339,471 125,474,373
2093 67,176,337 125,529,632
2092 67,005,259 125,604,261
2091 66,817,473 125,652,742
2090 66,618,611 125,707,894
2089 66,408,323 125,760,026
2088 66,186,701 125,810,124
2087 65,950,524 125,858,116
2086 65,712,980 125,926,035
2085 65,464,770 126,001,913
2084 65,209,090 126,076,414
2083 64,935,455 126,151,046
2082 64,651,183 126,234,371
2081 64,355,091 126,317,768
2080 64,047,069 126,414,511
2079 63,730,285 126,534,688
2078 63,397,338 126,674,591
2077 63,059,578 126,830,956
2076 62,711,928 126,982,766
2075 62,350,445 127,165,304
2074 61,987,133 127,362,143
2073 61,616,792 127,576,856
2072 61,239,369 127,802,632
2071 60,847,204 128,080,998
2070 60,454,501 128,353,977
2069 60,053,700 128,642,208
2068 59,639,035 128,920,237
2067 59,215,226 129,203,483
2066 58,786,613 129,511,983
2065 58,353,059 129,842,007
2064 57,904,896 130,177,089
2063 57,451,482 130,522,107
2062 56,986,329 130,851,664
2061 56,511,652 131,200,160
2060 56,031,122 131,526,812
2059 55,540,726 131,884,461
2058 55,042,478 132,247,211
2057 54,535,407 132,584,941
2056 54,018,018 132,925,501
2055 53,492,136 133,271,436
2054 52,959,604 133,595,068
2053 52,417,582 133,914,243
2052 51,869,801 134,180,223
2051 51,311,110 134,443,510
2050 50,740,453 134,687,487
2049 50,163,262 134,909,323
2048 49,577,819 135,117,641
2047 48,982,219 135,311,492
2046 48,383,052 135,482,008
2045 47,776,375 135,664,379
2044 47,163,926 135,863,165
2043 46,548,210 136,085,277
2042 45,925,724 136,307,658
2041 45,300,725 136,557,818
2040 44,669,515 136,821,807
2039 44,038,043 137,122,219
2038 43,402,009 137,433,644
2037 42,760,604 137,770,811
2036 42,120,700 138,118,955
2035 41,478,927 138,478,809
2034 40,831,962 138,852,689
2033 40,184,070 139,237,595
2032 39,540,131 139,635,142
2031 38,900,194 140,058,187
2030 38,258,832 140,453,528
2029 37,623,609 140,840,370
2028 36,986,250 141,214,141
2027 36,349,705 141,580,416
2026 35,713,042 141,906,741
2025 35,071,292 142,772,403
2024 34,427,414 143,533,851
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 6,528,512 people (a 22.2% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% 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 41.4% to 50,740,453 people with a rank change from 46th to 42nd. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

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 125M 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 1.87% -0.53%
2024 1.89% -0.2%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Ghana grew by 1.89%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Ghana Russia
Current population
35885254
141906741
Population rank 46/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 1.71%
One net population change
49.3 seconds
1.8 minutes
One birth every
35.5 seconds
25.5 seconds
One death every
2.21 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,752 -801
Annual growth/decline +639,500 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.89% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 57/197 177/197
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 - -13,114 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 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 (1960–2024, 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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