The latest officially reported population of Ghana was 34,427,414 in 2024 vs 46,843 people in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ghana's population is 35,572,974 people compared to 46,977 in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Population statistics:
- Ghana's population is 757 times bigger than Saint Kitts and Nevis'.
- Ghana is ranked the 47th most populous country in the world, while Saint Kitts and Nevis is the 189th.
- The countries together account for 0.43% of the world: 0.43% for Ghana vs 0.0006% for Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- For the last 10 years, Ghana has had an average growth rate of +2.1% per year vs -0.04% in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- Since 2005, the population of Ghana has increased from 22.4M people to 35.6M (58.5% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis has grown from 46.4K to 47K (1.16% growth).
- Ghana is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 67.5M people, while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population already peaked in 1960 at 55.8K people and is projected to decrease to 30.2K people by 2100.
Ghana vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: live population counter
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| Current population |
35572974
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46977
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| Population rank | 47/197 | 189/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.43% | 0.0006% |
| One net population change |
49.3 seconds
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4.29 days
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| One birth every |
35.5 seconds
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16 hours
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| One death every |
2.21 minutes
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18.8 hours
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| One migration net change every |
40.1 minutes
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1.86 months
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| Annual migration change | -13,114 | -7 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,752 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +639,500 | +85 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.89% | +0.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 59/197 | 154/197 |
Ghana and Saint Kitts and Nevis: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 6,961,215 | 55,810 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,162,667 | 55,334 | 2.89% | -0.85% |
| 1962 | 7,337,375 | 54,461 | 2.44% | -1.58% |
| 1963 | 7,514,714 | 53,441 | 2.42% | -1.87% |
| 1964 | 7,695,739 | 52,326 | 2.41% | -2.09% |
| 1965 | 7,882,606 | 51,139 | 2.43% | -2.27% |
| 1966 | 8,074,521 | 49,898 | 2.43% | -2.43% |
| 1967 | 8,271,913 | 48,605 | 2.44% | -2.59% |
| 1968 | 8,475,729 | 47,245 | 2.46% | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 8,690,383 | 45,731 | 2.53% | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 8,925,813 | 44,606 | 2.71% | -2.46% |
| 1971 | 9,176,264 | 44,206 | 2.81% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 9,438,187 | 44,033 | 2.85% | -0.39% |
| 1973 | 9,714,617 | 43,880 | 2.93% | -0.35% |
| 1974 | 10,000,523 | 43,738 | 2.94% | -0.32% |
| 1975 | 10,294,308 | 43,606 | 2.94% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 10,594,913 | 43,482 | 2.92% | -0.28% |
| 1977 | 10,911,871 | 43,358 | 2.99% | -0.29% |
| 1978 | 11,248,450 | 43,217 | 3.08% | -0.33% |
| 1979 | 11,597,255 | 43,033 | 3.1% | -0.43% |
| 1980 | 11,941,448 | 42,850 | 2.97% | -0.43% |
| 1981 | 12,281,712 | 42,698 | 2.85% | -0.35% |
| 1982 | 12,643,819 | 42,532 | 2.95% | -0.39% |
| 1983 | 13,029,836 | 42,334 | 3.05% | -0.47% |
| 1984 | 13,370,590 | 42,113 | 2.62% | -0.52% |
| 1985 | 13,661,229 | 41,874 | 2.17% | -0.57% |
| 1986 | 13,965,217 | 41,618 | 2.23% | -0.61% |
| 1987 | 14,289,108 | 41,348 | 2.32% | -0.65% |
| 1988 | 14,636,568 | 41,062 | 2.43% | -0.69% |
| 1989 | 15,006,813 | 40,758 | 2.53% | -0.74% |
| 1990 | 15,394,648 | 40,432 | 2.58% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 15,787,496 | 40,358 | 2.55% | -0.18% |
| 1992 | 16,184,855 | 40,715 | 2.52% | 0.88% |
| 1993 | 16,589,519 | 41,242 | 2.5% | 1.29% |
| 1994 | 16,993,190 | 41,776 | 2.43% | 1.29% |
| 1995 | 17,399,017 | 42,326 | 2.39% | 1.32% |
| 1996 | 17,810,181 | 42,877 | 2.36% | 1.3% |
| 1997 | 18,238,958 | 43,428 | 2.41% | 1.29% |
| 1998 | 18,688,036 | 43,998 | 2.46% | 1.31% |
| 1999 | 19,149,864 | 44,601 | 2.47% | 1.37% |
| 2000 | 19,637,087 | 45,248 | 2.54% | 1.45% |
| 2001 | 20,167,069 | 45,761 | 2.7% | 1.13% |
| 2002 | 20,729,388 | 46,020 | 2.79% | 0.57% |
| 2003 | 21,296,705 | 46,176 | 2.74% | 0.34% |
| 2004 | 21,868,298 | 46,315 | 2.68% | 0.3% |
| 2005 | 22,449,438 | 46,437 | 2.66% | 0.26% |
| 2006 | 23,040,702 | 46,569 | 2.63% | 0.28% |
| 2007 | 23,642,279 | 46,706 | 2.61% | 0.29% |
| 2008 | 24,249,946 | 46,835 | 2.57% | 0.28% |
| 2009 | 24,862,664 | 46,916 | 2.53% | 0.17% |
| 2010 | 25,474,995 | 46,846 | 2.46% | -0.15% |
| 2011 | 26,095,088 | 46,886 | 2.43% | 0.09% |
| 2012 | 26,734,268 | 47,033 | 2.45% | 0.31% |
| 2013 | 27,386,193 | 47,069 | 2.44% | 0.08% |
| 2014 | 28,041,592 | 47,089 | 2.39% | 0.04% |
| 2015 | 28,696,068 | 47,087 | 2.33% | -0.004% |
| 2016 | 29,356,742 | 47,075 | 2.3% | -0.03% |
| 2017 | 30,008,354 | 47,050 | 2.22% | -0.05% |
| 2018 | 30,637,585 | 47,008 | 2.1% | -0.09% |
| 2019 | 31,258,945 | 46,952 | 2.03% | -0.12% |
| 2020 | 31,887,809 | 46,870 | 2.01% | -0.17% |
| 2021 | 32,518,665 | 46,763 | 1.98% | -0.23% |
| 2022 | 33,149,152 | 46,709 | 1.94% | -0.12% |
| 2023 | 33,787,914 | 46,758 | 1.93% | 0.1% |
| 2024 | 34,427,414 | 46,843 | 1.89% | 0.18% |
| 2025 | 35,064,273 | 46,920 | 1.85% | 0.17% |
| 2026 | 35,697,555 | 46,992 | 1.81% | 0.15% |
| 2027 | 36,328,265 | 47,049 | 1.77% | 0.12% |
| 2028 | 36,959,310 | 47,093 | 1.74% | 0.09% |
| 2029 | 37,589,709 | 47,112 | 1.71% | 0.04% |
| 2030 | 38,222,075 | 47,132 | 1.68% | 0.04% |
| 2031 | 38,856,804 | 47,125 | 1.66% | -0.01% |
| 2032 | 39,492,788 | 47,105 | 1.64% | -0.04% |
| 2033 | 40,132,720 | 47,066 | 1.62% | -0.08% |
| 2034 | 40,774,152 | 47,007 | 1.6% | -0.13% |
| 2035 | 41,412,555 | 46,930 | 1.57% | -0.16% |
| 2036 | 42,047,450 | 46,825 | 1.53% | -0.23% |
| 2037 | 42,682,177 | 46,717 | 1.51% | -0.23% |
| 2038 | 43,314,971 | 46,594 | 1.48% | -0.26% |
| 2039 | 43,942,852 | 46,463 | 1.45% | -0.28% |
| 2040 | 44,568,346 | 46,315 | 1.42% | -0.32% |
| 2041 | 45,190,628 | 46,154 | 1.4% | -0.35% |
| 2042 | 45,808,597 | 45,983 | 1.37% | -0.37% |
| 2043 | 46,421,960 | 45,783 | 1.34% | -0.43% |
| 2044 | 47,030,351 | 45,579 | 1.31% | -0.45% |
| 2045 | 47,634,271 | 45,362 | 1.28% | -0.48% |
| 2046 | 48,231,602 | 45,147 | 1.25% | -0.47% |
| 2047 | 48,823,456 | 44,925 | 1.23% | -0.49% |
| 2048 | 49,408,506 | 44,699 | 1.2% | -0.51% |
| 2049 | 49,984,435 | 44,478 | 1.17% | -0.49% |
| 2050 | 50,553,041 | 44,251 | 1.14% | -0.51% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Ghana increased by 6,246,630 people (a 27.8% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis gained 650 people (a 1.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Ghana gained 6,876,906 (a 24% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population decreased by -110 (a 0.23% decline).
Ghana was ranked 49th most populous country in 2005 and is 47th in 2025. Saint Kitts and Nevis was ranked 190th in 2005 and ranked 189th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Ghana's population will grow by 42.1% to 50,553,041 people with a rank change from 47th to 42nd. The population of Saint Kitts and Nevis will decrease by 5.8% to 44,251 people and will still be ranked 189th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Kumasi | 3.9M |
| Accra | 1.78M |
| Tamale | 730K |
| Sekondi-Takoradi | 540K |
| Ashaiman | 208K |
| Obuasi | 180K |
| Tema | 162K |
| Koforidua | 127K |
| Ho | 83.7K |
| Hohoe | 56.2K |
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| City | Population |
| Basseterre | 13.2K |
| Cayon | 3K |
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Population differences between Ghana and Saint Kitts and Nevis
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| Life expectancy | 65.9 years | 72.4 years |
| Average age | 26 years | 37.2 years |
| Median age | 22.2 years | 36.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.9:50.1 | 47.9:52.1 |
| Fertility rate | 3.4 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman |
| Population density | 392 ppl/mi² | 467 ppl/mi² |
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