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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ghana was 34,427,414 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ghana's population is 35,885,254 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 1.36 times bigger than Ghana's.
  • Ghana is ranked the 46th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.02% of the world: 0.43% for Ghana vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Ghana has had an average growth rate of +2.1% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ghana has increased from 23M people to 35.9M (55.7% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Ghana vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ghana Spain
2100 68,131,252 33,862,981
2099 68,021,644 34,039,965
2098 67,902,002 34,215,187
2097 67,772,694 34,387,116
2096 67,638,801 34,552,002
2095 67,494,855 34,719,411
2094 67,339,471 34,882,039
2093 67,176,337 35,044,043
2092 67,005,259 35,204,657
2091 66,817,473 35,366,895
2090 66,618,611 35,535,838
2089 66,408,323 35,707,942
2088 66,186,701 35,877,681
2087 65,950,524 36,043,209
2086 65,712,980 36,210,710
2085 65,464,770 36,386,207
2084 65,209,090 36,564,622
2083 64,935,455 36,749,680
2082 64,651,183 36,936,644
2081 64,355,091 37,133,976
2080 64,047,069 37,337,517
2079 63,730,285 37,551,557
2078 63,397,338 37,771,135
2077 63,059,578 38,002,963
2076 62,711,928 38,249,247
2075 62,350,445 38,506,040
2074 61,987,133 38,777,715
2073 61,616,792 39,056,249
2072 61,239,369 39,348,447
2071 60,847,204 39,642,346
2070 60,454,501 39,949,413
2069 60,053,700 40,256,590
2068 59,639,035 40,575,543
2067 59,215,226 40,893,798
2066 58,786,613 41,218,263
2065 58,353,059 41,543,254
2064 57,904,896 41,878,338
2063 57,451,482 42,208,320
2062 56,986,329 42,542,893
2061 56,511,652 42,874,096
2060 56,031,122 43,191,452
2059 55,540,726 43,506,737
2058 55,042,478 43,809,907
2057 54,535,407 44,112,668
2056 54,018,018 44,415,689
2055 53,492,136 44,691,749
2054 52,959,604 44,958,971
2053 52,417,582 45,223,225
2052 51,869,801 45,470,541
2051 51,311,110 45,695,307
2050 50,740,453 45,911,520
2049 50,163,262 46,127,777
2048 49,577,819 46,322,244
2047 48,982,219 46,510,152
2046 48,383,052 46,687,914
2045 47,776,375 46,858,778
2044 47,163,926 47,016,278
2043 46,548,210 47,158,325
2042 45,925,724 47,301,091
2041 45,300,725 47,434,593
2040 44,669,515 47,563,236
2039 44,038,043 47,685,343
2038 43,402,009 47,798,797
2037 42,760,604 47,910,899
2036 42,120,700 48,020,350
2035 41,478,927 48,124,430
2034 40,831,962 48,220,051
2033 40,184,070 48,311,842
2032 39,540,131 48,402,470
2031 38,900,194 48,495,278
2030 38,258,832 48,579,920
2029 37,623,609 48,648,699
2028 36,986,250 48,707,969
2027 36,349,705 48,758,200
2026 35,713,042 48,806,901
2025 35,071,292 48,838,057
2024 34,427,414 48,848,840
2023 33,787,914 48,352,528
2022 33,149,152 47,786,102
2021 32,518,665 47,443,821
2020 31,887,809 47,359,424
2019 31,258,945 47,118,501
2018 30,637,585 46,782,011
2017 30,008,354 46,571,232
2016 29,356,742 46,458,139
2015 28,696,068 46,422,303
2014 28,041,592 46,460,733
2013 27,386,193 46,604,197
2012 26,734,268 46,773,055
2011 26,095,088 46,742,697
2010 25,474,995 46,576,897
2009 24,862,664 46,362,946
2008 24,249,946 45,954,106
2007 23,642,279 45,226,803
2006 23,040,702 44,397,319
2005 22,449,438 43,653,155
2004 21,868,298 42,921,895
2003 21,296,705 42,187,645
2002 20,729,388 41,431,558
2001 20,167,069 40,850,412
2000 19,637,087 40,567,864
1999 19,149,864 40,386,875
1998 18,688,036 40,223,509
1997 18,238,958 40,057,389
1996 17,810,181 39,889,852
1995 17,399,017 39,724,050
1994 16,993,190 39,549,108
1993 16,589,519 39,361,262
1992 16,184,855 39,157,685
1991 15,787,496 38,966,376
1990 15,394,648 38,867,322
1989 15,006,813 38,827,764
1988 14,636,568 38,766,939
1987 14,289,108 38,684,815
1986 13,965,217 38,584,624
1985 13,661,229 38,469,512
1984 13,370,590 38,330,364
1983 13,029,836 38,171,525
1982 12,643,819 37,986,012
1981 12,281,712 37,758,631
1980 11,941,448 37,491,165
1979 11,597,255 37,191,330
1978 11,248,450 36,864,898
1977 10,911,871 36,511,638
1976 10,594,913 36,137,812
1975 10,294,308 35,757,900
1974 10,000,523 35,373,335
1973 9,714,617 34,988,947
1972 9,438,187 34,604,469
1971 9,176,264 34,224,490
1970 8,925,813 33,814,531
1969 8,690,383 33,441,054
1968 8,475,729 33,113,134
1967 8,271,913 32,682,947
1966 8,074,521 32,283,194
1965 7,882,606 31,954,292
1964 7,695,739 31,609,195
1963 7,514,714 31,296,651
1962 7,337,375 31,023,366
1961 7,162,667 30,739,250
1960 6,961,215 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ghana increased by 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ghana gained 6,528,512 people (a 22.2% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Ghana was ranked 48th most populous country in 2006 and is 46th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Ghana is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.1M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ghana Spain
2100 0.16% -0.52%
2099 0.18% -0.51%
2098 0.19% -0.5%
2097 0.2% -0.48%
2096 0.21% -0.48%
2095 0.23% -0.47%
2094 0.24% -0.46%
2093 0.26% -0.46%
2092 0.28% -0.46%
2091 0.3% -0.48%
2090 0.32% -0.48%
2089 0.33% -0.47%
2088 0.36% -0.46%
2087 0.36% -0.46%
2086 0.38% -0.48%
2085 0.39% -0.49%
2084 0.42% -0.5%
2083 0.44% -0.51%
2082 0.46% -0.53%
2081 0.48% -0.55%
2080 0.5% -0.57%
2079 0.53% -0.58%
2078 0.54% -0.61%
2077 0.55% -0.64%
2076 0.58% -0.67%
2075 0.59% -0.7%
2074 0.6% -0.71%
2073 0.62% -0.74%
2072 0.64% -0.74%
2071 0.65% -0.77%
2070 0.67% -0.76%
2069 0.7% -0.79%
2068 0.72% -0.78%
2067 0.73% -0.79%
2066 0.74% -0.78%
2065 0.77% -0.8%
2064 0.79% -0.78%
2063 0.82% -0.79%
2062 0.84% -0.77%
2061 0.86% -0.73%
2060 0.88% -0.72%
2059 0.91% -0.69%
2058 0.93% -0.69%
2057 0.96% -0.68%
2056 0.98% -0.62%
2055 1.01% -0.59%
2054 1.03% -0.58%
2053 1.06% -0.54%
2052 1.09% -0.49%
2051 1.12% -0.47%
2050 1.15% -0.47%
2049 1.18% -0.42%
2048 1.22% -0.4%
2047 1.24% -0.38%
2046 1.27% -0.36%
2045 1.3% -0.33%
2044 1.32% -0.3%
2043 1.36% -0.3%
2042 1.38% -0.28%
2041 1.41% -0.27%
2040 1.43% -0.26%
2039 1.47% -0.24%
2038 1.5% -0.23%
2037 1.52% -0.23%
2036 1.55% -0.22%
2035 1.58% -0.2%
2034 1.61% -0.19%
2033 1.63% -0.19%
2032 1.65% -0.19%
2031 1.68% -0.17%
2030 1.69% -0.14%
2029 1.72% -0.12%
2028 1.75% -0.1%
2027 1.78% -0.1%
2026 1.83% -0.06%
2025 1.87% -0.02%
2024 1.89% 1.03%
2023 1.93% 1.19%
2022 1.94% 0.72%
2021 1.98% 0.18%
2020 2.01% 0.51%
2019 2.03% 0.72%
2018 2.1% 0.45%
2017 2.22% 0.24%
2016 2.3% 0.08%
2015 2.33% -0.08%
2014 2.39% -0.31%
2013 2.44% -0.36%
2012 2.45% 0.06%
2011 2.43% 0.36%
2010 2.46% 0.46%
2009 2.53% 0.89%
2008 2.57% 1.61%
2007 2.61% 1.87%
2006 2.63% 1.7%
2005 2.66% 1.7%
2004 2.68% 1.74%
2003 2.74% 1.82%
2002 2.79% 1.42%
2001 2.7% 0.7%
2000 2.54% 0.45%
1999 2.47% 0.41%
1998 2.46% 0.41%
1997 2.41% 0.42%
1996 2.36% 0.42%
1995 2.39% 0.44%
1994 2.43% 0.48%
1993 2.5% 0.52%
1992 2.52% 0.49%
1991 2.55% 0.25%
1990 2.58% 0.1%
1989 2.53% 0.16%
1988 2.43% 0.21%
1987 2.32% 0.26%
1986 2.23% 0.3%
1985 2.17% 0.36%
1984 2.62% 0.42%
1983 3.05% 0.49%
1982 2.95% 0.6%
1981 2.85% 0.71%
1980 2.97% 0.81%
1979 3.1% 0.89%
1978 3.08% 0.97%
1977 2.99% 1.03%
1976 2.92% 1.06%
1975 2.94% 1.09%
1974 2.94% 1.1%
1973 2.93% 1.11%
1972 2.85% 1.11%
1971 2.81% 1.21%
1970 2.71% 1.12%
1969 2.53% 0.99%
1968 2.46% 1.32%
1967 2.44% 1.24%
1966 2.43% 1.03%
1965 2.43% 1.09%
1964 2.41% 1%
1963 2.42% 0.88%
1962 2.44% 0.92%
1961 2.89% 0.93%

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/spain | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ghana grew by 1.89%, while Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Ghana Spain
Current population
35885254
48806901
Population rank 46/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 0.59%
One net population change
49.3 seconds
1.06 minutes
One birth every
35.5 seconds
1.62 minutes
One death every
2.21 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,752 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +639,500 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +1.89% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 57/197 100/197
One migration net change every
30.9 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -17,079 +96,630
Net migration rank 150/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 532,286 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 77/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 145/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ghana
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ghana Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,079 - 96,630
2024 - -13,114 - 111,674
2023 651,094 -10,003 -111,211 119,099
2022 646,441 -10,003 -133,801 299,779
2021 635,805 -11,259 -113,865 144,385
2020 637,469 -291 -151,551 236,854
2019 642,403 -21,857 -56,542 464,783
2018 641,551 -19,375 -56,139 337,467
2017 641,218 -4,913 -32,600 201,135
2016 659,910 7,009 0 106,474
2015 667,729 -13,306 -4,642 -1,979
2014 660,829 -6,312 32,522 -97,870
2013 658,638 -2,377 37,284 -250,741
2012 646,595 1,005 51,450 -153,486
2011 631,501 -720 84,137 60,761
2010 613,133 -3,726 102,469 69,406
2009 592,825 22,416 106,635 129,557
2008 579,695 30,506 133,267 434,135
2007 572,332 32,813 108,545 772,317
2006 569,474 28,536 110,994 659,720
2005 563,234 21,272 78,576 629,803
2004 543,339 34,433 85,844 661,158
2003 536,656 28,768 54,844 658,428
2002 528,620 40,573 53,861 737,880
2001 519,382 36,050 44,936 181,307
2000 508,738 -4,206 36,512 176,269
1999 487,210 -17,304 8,077 178,559
1998 471,313 -17,564 4,022 182,926
1997 459,822 -15,409 20,028 165,345
1996 450,259 -37,113 11,967 162,704
1995 451,748 -42,558 15,889 162,434
1994 449,589 -47,120 31,639 160,407
1993 454,669 -49,792 47,234 160,907
1992 452,156 -47,736 62,652 177,544
1991 448,159 -57,878 58,450 122,841
1990 442,211 -46,789 66,075 -30,684
1989 432,541 -52,293 81,538 -25,892
1988 425,031 -64,810 100,794 -17,663
1987 419,328 -84,648 116,054 -12,681
1986 411,191 -98,099 131,188 -13,540
1985 401,722 -106,855 146,184 -589
1984 392,053 -105,655 172,487 2,754
1983 379,846 15,276 183,223 1,241
1982 369,061 7,863 231,714 -7,384
1981 359,572 -12,296 237,879 2,563
1980 346,816 -13,564 281,184 20,166
1979 334,848 20,291 312,407 -5,929
1978 324,428 18,041 339,157 -2,504
1977 315,429 15,243 361,465 -1,332
1976 305,769 -2,528 375,834 2,804
1975 298,267 -292 371,882 -218
1974 290,796 -1,197 396,182 105,838
1973 283,385 -1,168 374,381 8,624
1972 275,236 -4,589 391,030 7,935
1971 265,442 -12,238 369,625 7,363
1970 257,938 -10,233 378,723 -60,580
1969 251,925 -28,752 367,851 -49,956
1968 242,821 -36,683 387,423 -46,088
1967 237,156 -35,666 402,001 -42,344
1966 231,440 -38,143 397,084 -41,467
1965 229,061 -38,519 405,819 -42,476
1964 226,685 -43,480 429,885 -41,461
1963 225,367 -46,516 394,338 -44,446
1962 223,842 -48,017 384,690 -45,211
1961 222,372 -48,777 396,537 -46,517
1960 217,134 12,181 398,960 -154,869

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 532,286 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Ghana, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

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
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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