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

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The latest officially reported population of Ghana was 35,064,272 in 2025 vs 19,654,739 people in Somalia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ghana's population is 36,032,857 people compared to 20,653,532 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Ghana's population is 1.74 times bigger than Somalia's.
  • Ghana is ranked the 46th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.68% of the world: 0.43% for Ghana vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Ghana has had an average growth rate of +2.05% per year vs +3.59% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ghana has increased from 23M people to 36M (56.4% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.7M (88.2% growth).

Ghana vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ghana Somalia
2100 68,117,614 68,341,587
2099 68,008,028 67,997,987
2098 67,888,410 67,660,056
2097 67,759,128 67,320,374
2096 67,625,262 66,931,214
2095 67,481,344 66,544,181
2094 67,325,992 66,138,594
2093 67,162,890 65,719,626
2092 66,991,846 65,283,569
2091 66,804,098 64,812,444
2090 66,605,276 64,322,633
2089 66,395,029 63,882,977
2088 66,173,453 63,424,502
2087 65,937,323 62,947,792
2086 65,699,827 62,408,129
2085 65,451,666 61,835,054
2084 65,196,037 61,280,718
2083 64,922,457 60,723,949
2082 64,638,242 60,150,487
2081 64,342,209 59,639,547
2080 64,034,249 59,064,099
2079 63,717,528 58,441,001
2078 63,384,648 57,816,490
2077 63,046,955 57,176,183
2076 62,699,375 56,567,204
2075 62,337,964 55,970,712
2074 61,974,725 55,295,699
2073 61,604,458 54,617,874
2072 61,227,111 53,944,923
2071 60,835,024 53,250,824
2070 60,442,399 52,540,460
2069 60,041,679 51,845,897
2068 59,627,097 51,165,760
2067 59,203,373 50,461,574
2066 58,774,846 49,748,163
2065 58,341,378 48,994,126
2064 57,893,305 48,235,809
2063 57,439,982 47,492,758
2062 56,974,922 46,756,776
2061 56,500,340 46,008,848
2060 56,019,906 45,192,338
2059 55,529,609 44,370,279
2058 55,031,460 43,631,825
2057 54,524,491 42,870,700
2056 54,007,205 42,095,303
2055 53,481,428 41,292,441
2054 52,949,003 40,487,904
2053 52,407,089 39,720,236
2052 51,859,418 38,967,888
2051 51,300,839 38,205,058
2050 50,730,296 37,448,393
2049 50,153,221 36,717,019
2048 49,567,895 35,962,583
2047 48,972,414 35,196,924
2046 48,373,367 34,440,935
2045 47,766,811 33,696,593
2044 47,154,486 32,957,131
2043 46,538,892 32,227,622
2042 45,916,531 31,517,627
2041 45,291,657 30,775,671
2040 44,660,573 30,013,616
2039 44,029,228 29,294,623
2038 43,393,321 28,565,580
2037 42,752,045 27,821,304
2036 42,112,269 27,097,563
2035 41,470,624 26,368,985
2034 40,823,789 25,671,628
2033 40,176,026 25,002,924
2032 39,532,216 24,323,435
2031 38,892,407 23,642,617
2030 38,251,174 22,951,436
2029 37,616,078 22,285,719
2028 36,978,847 21,638,095
2027 36,342,429 20,978,784
2026 35,705,894 20,310,008
2025 35,064,272 19,654,739
2024 34,427,414 19,009,151
2023 33,787,914 18,358,615
2022 33,149,152 17,801,897
2021 32,518,665 17,271,431
2020 31,887,809 16,651,191
2019 31,258,945 16,030,971
2018 30,637,585 15,452,487
2017 30,008,354 14,916,629
2016 29,356,742 14,348,740
2015 28,696,068 13,806,963
2014 28,041,592 13,339,491
2013 27,386,193 12,869,594
2012 26,734,268 12,461,160
2011 26,095,088 12,348,830
2010 25,474,995 12,261,756
2009 24,862,664 11,961,201
2008 24,249,946 11,663,084
2007 23,642,279 11,322,582
2006 23,040,702 10,975,502
2005 22,449,438 10,644,228
2004 21,868,298 10,280,998
2003 21,296,705 9,909,157
2002 20,729,388 9,550,063
2001 20,167,069 9,198,493
2000 19,637,087 8,838,713
1999 19,149,864 8,492,059
1998 18,688,036 8,155,417
1997 18,238,958 7,824,525
1996 17,810,181 7,554,474
1995 17,399,017 7,285,007
1994 16,993,190 7,026,797
1993 16,589,519 6,681,399
1992 16,184,855 6,495,107
1991 15,787,496 6,813,760
1990 15,394,648 7,082,811
1989 15,006,813 7,114,817
1988 14,636,568 7,235,360
1987 14,289,108 7,228,302
1986 13,965,217 6,974,788
1985 13,661,229 6,693,289
1984 13,370,590 6,428,389
1983 13,029,836 6,198,430
1982 12,643,819 6,003,840
1981 12,281,712 5,982,849
1980 11,941,448 5,936,154
1979 11,597,255 5,449,117
1978 11,248,450 4,814,892
1977 10,911,871 4,484,050
1976 10,594,913 4,365,812
1975 10,294,308 4,257,535
1974 10,000,523 4,151,842
1973 9,714,617 4,045,592
1972 9,438,187 3,939,436
1971 9,176,264 3,837,691
1970 8,925,813 3,738,448
1969 8,690,383 3,641,015
1968 8,475,729 3,546,590
1967 8,271,913 3,454,537
1966 8,074,521 3,365,106
1965 7,882,606 3,277,874
1964 7,695,739 3,192,796
1963 7,514,714 3,110,361
1962 7,337,375 3,030,091
1961 7,162,667 2,952,054
1960 6,961,215 2,876,331

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ghana increased by 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ghana gained 6,676,115 people (a 22.7% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,304,792 people (a 43.9% growth).

Ghana was ranked 48th most populous country in 2006 and is 46th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 81.3% to 37,448,393 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Ghana is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.1M people compared to the peak of 68.3M people in 2100 for Somalia.

Population growth rate by year

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ghana Somalia
2100 0.16% 0.51%
2099 0.18% 0.5%
2098 0.19% 0.5%
2097 0.2% 0.58%
2096 0.21% 0.58%
2095 0.23% 0.61%
2094 0.24% 0.64%
2093 0.26% 0.67%
2092 0.28% 0.73%
2091 0.3% 0.76%
2090 0.32% 0.69%
2089 0.33% 0.72%
2088 0.36% 0.76%
2087 0.36% 0.86%
2086 0.38% 0.93%
2085 0.39% 0.9%
2084 0.42% 0.92%
2083 0.44% 0.95%
2082 0.46% 0.86%
2081 0.48% 0.97%
2080 0.5% 1.07%
2079 0.53% 1.08%
2078 0.54% 1.12%
2077 0.55% 1.08%
2076 0.58% 1.07%
2075 0.59% 1.22%
2074 0.6% 1.24%
2073 0.62% 1.25%
2072 0.64% 1.3%
2071 0.65% 1.35%
2070 0.67% 1.34%
2069 0.7% 1.33%
2068 0.72% 1.4%
2067 0.73% 1.43%
2066 0.74% 1.54%
2065 0.77% 1.57%
2064 0.79% 1.56%
2063 0.82% 1.57%
2062 0.84% 1.63%
2061 0.86% 1.81%
2060 0.88% 1.85%
2059 0.91% 1.69%
2058 0.93% 1.78%
2057 0.96% 1.84%
2056 0.98% 1.94%
2055 1.01% 1.99%
2054 1.03% 1.93%
2053 1.06% 1.93%
2052 1.09% 2%
2051 1.12% 2.02%
2050 1.15% 1.99%
2049 1.18% 2.1%
2048 1.22% 2.18%
2047 1.24% 2.2%
2046 1.27% 2.21%
2045 1.3% 2.24%
2044 1.32% 2.26%
2043 1.36% 2.25%
2042 1.38% 2.41%
2041 1.41% 2.54%
2040 1.43% 2.45%
2039 1.47% 2.55%
2038 1.5% 2.68%
2037 1.52% 2.67%
2036 1.55% 2.76%
2035 1.58% 2.72%
2034 1.61% 2.67%
2033 1.63% 2.79%
2032 1.65% 2.88%
2031 1.68% 3.01%
2030 1.69% 2.99%
2029 1.72% 2.99%
2028 1.75% 3.14%
2027 1.78% 3.29%
2026 1.83% 3.33%
2025 1.85% 3.4%
2024 1.89% 3.54%
2023 1.93% 3.13%
2022 1.94% 3.07%
2021 1.98% 3.72%
2020 2.01% 3.87%
2019 2.03% 3.74%
2018 2.1% 3.59%
2017 2.22% 3.96%
2016 2.3% 3.92%
2015 2.33% 3.5%
2014 2.39% 3.65%
2013 2.44% 3.28%
2012 2.45% 0.91%
2011 2.43% 0.71%
2010 2.46% 2.51%
2009 2.53% 2.56%
2008 2.57% 3.01%
2007 2.61% 3.16%
2006 2.63% 3.11%
2005 2.66% 3.53%
2004 2.68% 3.75%
2003 2.74% 3.76%
2002 2.79% 3.82%
2001 2.7% 4.07%
2000 2.54% 4.08%
1999 2.47% 4.13%
1998 2.46% 4.23%
1997 2.41% 3.57%
1996 2.36% 3.7%
1995 2.39% 3.67%
1994 2.43% 5.17%
1993 2.5% 2.87%
1992 2.52% -4.68%
1991 2.55% -3.8%
1990 2.58% -0.45%
1989 2.53% -1.67%
1988 2.43% 0.1%
1987 2.32% 3.63%
1986 2.23% 4.21%
1985 2.17% 4.12%
1984 2.62% 3.71%
1983 3.05% 3.24%
1982 2.95% 0.35%
1981 2.85% 0.79%
1980 2.97% 8.94%
1979 3.1% 13.2%
1978 3.08% 7.38%
1977 2.99% 2.71%
1976 2.92% 2.54%
1975 2.94% 2.55%
1974 2.94% 2.63%
1973 2.93% 2.69%
1972 2.85% 2.65%
1971 2.81% 2.65%
1970 2.71% 2.68%
1969 2.53% 2.66%
1968 2.46% 2.66%
1967 2.44% 2.66%
1966 2.43% 2.66%
1965 2.43% 2.66%
1964 2.41% 2.65%
1963 2.42% 2.65%
1962 2.44% 2.64%
1961 2.89% 2.63%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Ghana grew by 1.85%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.4%.

Live population counters

Ghana Somalia
Current population
36032857
20653532
Population rank 46/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 0.25%
One net population change
49.7 seconds
49 seconds
One birth every
35.3 seconds
39.2 seconds
One death every
2.18 minutes
2.84 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,745 +1,769
Annual growth/decline +636,858 +645,588
Annual growth/decline rate +1.85% +3.4%
Population growth rate rank 57/197 8/197
One migration net change every
30.9 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change -17,079 +12,077
Net migration rank 150/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 532,286 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 77/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 145/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ghana
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ghana Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,079 - 12,077
2024 651,057 -13,114 619,793 26,859
2023 651,094 -10,003 608,203 46,217
2022 646,441 -10,003 551,450 -92,434
2021 635,805 -11,259 566,399 35,506
2020 637,469 -291 561,311 77,259
2019 642,403 -21,857 548,756 53,124
2018 641,551 -19,375 514,244 40,844
2017 641,218 -4,913 478,556 38,067
2016 659,910 7,009 495,132 124,017
2015 667,729 -13,306 481,573 -17,178
2014 660,829 -6,312 464,481 6,065
2013 658,638 -2,377 448,518 20,723
2012 646,595 1,005 399,468 -51,833
2011 631,501 -720 203,213 -326,192
2010 613,133 -3,726 385,571 -88,448
2009 592,825 22,416 405,784 -101,795
2008 579,695 30,506 394,258 -102,035
2007 572,332 32,813 380,303 8,476
2006 569,474 28,536 372,597 -67,200
2005 563,234 21,272 363,117 -5,955
2004 543,339 34,433 351,959 17,353
2003 536,656 28,768 341,192 33,174
2002 528,620 40,573 331,215 12,603
2001 519,382 36,050 319,059 40,274
2000 508,738 -4,206 306,651 53,580
1999 487,210 -17,304 295,523 37,548
1998 471,313 -17,564 284,779 55,426
1997 459,822 -15,409 271,894 49,692
1996 450,259 -37,113 264,807 -46,291
1995 451,748 -42,558 254,509 65,888
1994 449,589 -47,120 246,950 -50,921
1993 454,669 -49,792 232,960 261,815
1992 452,156 -47,736 57,495 -179,675
1991 448,159 -57,878 53,052 -568,166
1990 442,211 -46,789 225,162 -248,155
1989 432,541 -52,293 225,255 -266,281
1988 425,031 -64,810 215,599 -415,660
1987 419,328 -84,648 231,580 -17,391
1986 411,191 -98,099 218,416 74,424
1985 401,722 -106,855 207,960 62,183
1984 392,053 -105,655 199,017 60,630
1983 379,846 15,276 190,775 9,505
1982 369,061 7,863 182,793 6,115
1981 359,572 -12,296 185,211 -332,129
1980 346,816 -13,564 174,790 65,519
1979 334,848 20,291 151,016 582,746
1978 324,428 18,041 132,689 402,005
1977 315,429 15,243 124,818 2,170
1976 305,769 -2,528 113,319 -3,831
1975 298,267 -292 108,998 -1,934
1974 290,796 -1,197 104,813 -495
1973 283,385 -1,168 108,038 143
1972 275,236 -4,589 104,493 -351
1971 265,442 -12,238 101,196 -1,850
1970 257,938 -10,233 98,025 1,104
1969 251,925 -28,752 95,045 690
1968 242,821 -36,683 92,208 906
1967 237,156 -35,666 89,497 1,498
1966 231,440 -38,143 86,930 941
1965 229,061 -38,519 84,448 2,142
1964 226,685 -43,480 82,042 1,518
1963 225,367 -46,516 79,859 1,449
1962 223,842 -48,017 77,737 1,496
1961 222,372 -48,777 75,513 1,336
1960 217,134 12,181 73,850 750

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

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

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 Somalia 94.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,425,417 people) and 5.77% is from migration (a gain of 332,281 people).

As of 2024, 532,286 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Ghana, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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