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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ghana was 34,427,414 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ghana's population is 35,885,254 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 1.49 times bigger than Ghana's.
  • Ghana is ranked the 46th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 1.08% of the world: 0.43% for Ghana vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Ghana has had an average growth rate of +2.1% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ghana has increased from 23M people to 35.9M (55.7% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Ghana vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ghana Sudan
2100 68,131,252 137,695,876
2099 68,021,644 137,114,644
2098 67,902,002 136,500,499
2097 67,772,694 135,860,701
2096 67,638,801 135,222,218
2095 67,494,855 134,553,615
2094 67,339,471 133,902,112
2093 67,176,337 133,186,791
2092 67,005,259 132,427,642
2091 66,817,473 131,674,049
2090 66,618,611 130,893,042
2089 66,408,323 130,075,970
2088 66,186,701 129,234,968
2087 65,950,524 128,358,981
2086 65,712,980 127,463,823
2085 65,464,770 126,555,673
2084 65,209,090 125,612,419
2083 64,935,455 124,663,868
2082 64,651,183 123,716,124
2081 64,355,091 122,772,016
2080 64,047,069 121,805,246
2079 63,730,285 120,822,781
2078 63,397,338 119,802,944
2077 63,059,578 118,776,597
2076 62,711,928 117,748,457
2075 62,350,445 116,688,549
2074 61,987,133 115,601,159
2073 61,616,792 114,499,847
2072 61,239,369 113,374,089
2071 60,847,204 112,235,978
2070 60,454,501 111,102,687
2069 60,053,700 109,945,533
2068 59,639,035 108,791,037
2067 59,215,226 107,581,192
2066 58,786,613 106,357,353
2065 58,353,059 105,145,307
2064 57,904,896 103,903,801
2063 57,451,482 102,642,643
2062 56,986,329 101,354,095
2061 56,511,652 100,067,335
2060 56,031,122 98,765,585
2059 55,540,726 97,461,067
2058 55,042,478 96,135,716
2057 54,535,407 94,800,344
2056 54,018,018 93,458,640
2055 53,492,136 92,089,717
2054 52,959,604 90,711,253
2053 52,417,582 89,342,122
2052 51,869,801 87,962,125
2051 51,311,110 86,581,277
2050 50,740,453 85,194,794
2049 50,163,262 83,803,171
2048 49,577,819 82,442,635
2047 48,982,219 81,085,689
2046 48,383,052 79,725,126
2045 47,776,375 78,359,927
2044 47,163,926 77,006,049
2043 46,548,210 75,652,858
2042 45,925,724 74,312,465
2041 45,300,725 72,968,877
2040 44,669,515 71,640,015
2039 44,038,043 70,319,906
2038 43,402,009 69,001,239
2037 42,760,604 67,665,904
2036 42,120,700 66,337,650
2035 41,478,927 65,001,359
2034 40,831,962 63,664,516
2033 40,184,070 62,329,849
2032 39,540,131 61,007,985
2031 38,900,194 59,695,860
2030 38,258,832 58,384,521
2029 37,623,609 57,082,767
2028 36,986,250 55,800,806
2027 36,349,705 54,523,219
2026 35,713,042 52,894,744
2025 35,071,292 51,256,148
2024 34,427,414 50,448,963
2023 33,787,914 50,042,791
2022 33,149,152 49,383,346
2021 32,518,665 48,066,924
2020 31,887,809 46,789,231
2019 31,258,945 45,548,175
2018 30,637,585 44,230,596
2017 30,008,354 42,714,306
2016 29,356,742 41,259,892
2015 28,696,068 40,024,431
2014 28,041,592 38,823,318
2013 27,386,193 37,785,849
2012 26,734,268 36,923,178
2011 26,095,088 36,140,806
2010 25,474,995 35,414,399
2009 24,862,664 34,569,113
2008 24,249,946 33,623,980
2007 23,642,279 32,764,135
2006 23,040,702 31,992,435
2005 22,449,438 31,262,444
2004 21,868,298 30,556,637
2003 21,296,705 29,896,035
2002 20,729,388 29,228,727
2001 20,167,069 28,516,770
2000 19,637,087 27,816,745
1999 19,149,864 27,130,613
1998 18,688,036 26,458,999
1997 18,238,958 25,799,821
1996 17,810,181 25,231,528
1995 17,399,017 24,672,143
1994 16,993,190 24,043,948
1993 16,589,519 23,445,592
1992 16,184,855 22,927,355
1991 15,787,496 22,470,676
1990 15,394,648 22,021,481
1989 15,006,813 21,578,022
1988 14,636,568 21,138,431
1987 14,289,108 20,704,904
1986 13,965,217 20,288,238
1985 13,661,229 19,905,872
1984 13,370,590 19,546,528
1983 13,029,836 19,109,770
1982 12,643,819 18,486,645
1981 12,281,712 17,780,572
1980 11,941,448 17,058,905
1979 11,597,255 16,355,352
1978 11,248,450 15,695,003
1977 10,911,871 15,086,614
1976 10,594,913 14,569,716
1975 10,294,308 14,064,798
1974 10,000,523 13,580,723
1973 9,714,617 13,049,315
1972 9,438,187 12,527,856
1971 9,176,264 12,105,539
1970 8,925,813 11,695,771
1969 8,690,383 11,298,936
1968 8,475,729 10,917,999
1967 8,271,913 10,550,597
1966 8,074,521 10,197,578
1965 7,882,606 9,858,030
1964 7,695,739 9,531,109
1963 7,514,714 9,218,077
1962 7,337,375 8,919,028
1961 7,162,667 8,634,941
1960 6,961,215 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ghana increased by 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ghana gained 6,528,512 people (a 22.2% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Ghana was ranked 48th most populous country in 2006 and is 46th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Ghana is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.1M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ghana Sudan
2100 0.16% 0.42%
2099 0.18% 0.45%
2098 0.19% 0.47%
2097 0.2% 0.47%
2096 0.21% 0.5%
2095 0.23% 0.49%
2094 0.24% 0.54%
2093 0.26% 0.57%
2092 0.28% 0.57%
2091 0.3% 0.6%
2090 0.32% 0.63%
2089 0.33% 0.65%
2088 0.36% 0.68%
2087 0.36% 0.7%
2086 0.38% 0.72%
2085 0.39% 0.75%
2084 0.42% 0.76%
2083 0.44% 0.77%
2082 0.46% 0.77%
2081 0.48% 0.79%
2080 0.5% 0.81%
2079 0.53% 0.85%
2078 0.54% 0.86%
2077 0.55% 0.87%
2076 0.58% 0.91%
2075 0.59% 0.94%
2074 0.6% 0.96%
2073 0.62% 0.99%
2072 0.64% 1.01%
2071 0.65% 1.02%
2070 0.67% 1.05%
2069 0.7% 1.06%
2068 0.72% 1.12%
2067 0.73% 1.15%
2066 0.74% 1.15%
2065 0.77% 1.19%
2064 0.79% 1.23%
2063 0.82% 1.27%
2062 0.84% 1.29%
2061 0.86% 1.32%
2060 0.88% 1.34%
2059 0.91% 1.38%
2058 0.93% 1.41%
2057 0.96% 1.44%
2056 0.98% 1.49%
2055 1.01% 1.52%
2054 1.03% 1.53%
2053 1.06% 1.57%
2052 1.09% 1.59%
2051 1.12% 1.63%
2050 1.15% 1.66%
2049 1.18% 1.65%
2048 1.22% 1.67%
2047 1.24% 1.71%
2046 1.27% 1.74%
2045 1.3% 1.76%
2044 1.32% 1.79%
2043 1.36% 1.8%
2042 1.38% 1.84%
2041 1.41% 1.85%
2040 1.43% 1.88%
2039 1.47% 1.91%
2038 1.5% 1.97%
2037 1.52% 2%
2036 1.55% 2.06%
2035 1.58% 2.1%
2034 1.61% 2.14%
2033 1.63% 2.17%
2032 1.65% 2.2%
2031 1.68% 2.25%
2030 1.69% 2.28%
2029 1.72% 2.3%
2028 1.75% 2.34%
2027 1.78% 3.08%
2026 1.83% 3.2%
2025 1.87% 1.6%
2024 1.89% 0.81%
2023 1.93% 1.34%
2022 1.94% 2.74%
2021 1.98% 2.73%
2020 2.01% 2.72%
2019 2.03% 2.98%
2018 2.1% 3.55%
2017 2.22% 3.53%
2016 2.3% 3.09%
2015 2.33% 3.09%
2014 2.39% 2.75%
2013 2.44% 2.34%
2012 2.45% 2.16%
2011 2.43% 2.05%
2010 2.46% 2.45%
2009 2.53% 2.81%
2008 2.57% 2.62%
2007 2.61% 2.41%
2006 2.63% 2.34%
2005 2.66% 2.31%
2004 2.68% 2.21%
2003 2.74% 2.28%
2002 2.79% 2.5%
2001 2.7% 2.52%
2000 2.54% 2.53%
1999 2.47% 2.54%
1998 2.46% 2.55%
1997 2.41% 2.25%
1996 2.36% 2.27%
1995 2.39% 2.61%
1994 2.43% 2.55%
1993 2.5% 2.26%
1992 2.52% 2.03%
1991 2.55% 2.04%
1990 2.58% 2.06%
1989 2.53% 2.08%
1988 2.43% 2.09%
1987 2.32% 2.05%
1986 2.23% 1.92%
1985 2.17% 1.84%
1984 2.62% 2.29%
1983 3.05% 3.37%
1982 2.95% 3.97%
1981 2.85% 4.23%
1980 2.97% 4.3%
1979 3.1% 4.21%
1978 3.08% 4.03%
1977 2.99% 3.55%
1976 2.92% 3.59%
1975 2.94% 3.56%
1974 2.94% 4.07%
1973 2.93% 4.16%
1972 2.85% 3.49%
1971 2.81% 3.5%
1970 2.71% 3.51%
1969 2.53% 3.49%
1968 2.46% 3.48%
1967 2.44% 3.46%
1966 2.43% 3.44%
1965 2.43% 3.43%
1964 2.41% 3.4%
1963 2.42% 3.35%
1962 2.44% 3.29%
1961 2.89% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Ghana grew by 1.89%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Ghana Sudan
Current population
35885254
53335233
Population rank 46/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 0.64%
One net population change
49.3 seconds
1.29 minutes
One birth every
35.5 seconds
18.7 seconds
One death every
2.21 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,752 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +639,500 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +1.89% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 57/197 116/197
One migration net change every
30.9 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -17,079 +291,469
Net migration rank 150/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 532,286 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 77/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 145/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ghana
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ghana Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,079 - 291,469
2024 - -13,114 - -544,257
2023 651,094 -10,003 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 646,441 -10,003 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 635,805 -11,259 1,293,817 31,664
2020 637,469 -291 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 642,403 -21,857 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 641,551 -19,375 1,257,387 125,499
2017 641,218 -4,913 1,208,046 441,623
2016 659,910 7,009 1,174,422 84,728
2015 667,729 -13,306 1,145,259 66,476
2014 660,829 -6,312 1,097,962 92,504
2013 658,638 -2,377 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 646,595 1,005 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 631,501 -720 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 613,133 -3,726 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 592,825 22,416 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 579,695 30,506 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 572,332 32,813 992,819 -201,769
2006 569,474 28,536 963,740 -211,387
2005 563,234 21,272 907,017 -199,378
2004 543,339 34,433 889,382 -185,392
2003 536,656 28,768 898,226 -281,001
2002 528,620 40,573 897,965 -180,603
2001 519,382 36,050 880,284 -173,745
2000 508,738 -4,206 858,536 -165,030
1999 487,210 -17,304 835,840 -157,090
1998 471,313 -17,564 814,752 -150,271
1997 459,822 -15,409 802,245 -148,368
1996 450,259 -37,113 792,926 -310,221
1995 451,748 -42,558 780,700 -144,670
1994 449,589 -47,120 764,645 -144,324
1993 454,669 -49,792 743,249 -166,861
1992 452,156 -47,736 731,177 -271,093
1991 448,159 -57,878 714,612 -261,341
1990 442,211 -46,789 699,953 -254,825
1989 432,541 -52,293 683,743 -241,979
1988 425,031 -64,810 672,604 -235,213
1987 419,328 -84,648 658,416 -228,756
1986 411,191 -98,099 649,649 -245,968
1985 401,722 -106,855 583,382 -222,315
1984 392,053 -105,655 577,405 -219,755
1983 379,846 15,276 570,198 -54,325
1982 369,061 7,863 606,362 124,007
1981 359,572 -12,296 585,087 96,697
1980 346,816 -13,564 552,930 208,602
1979 334,848 20,291 524,942 120,613
1978 324,428 18,041 497,987 177,153
1977 315,429 15,243 483,089 58,540
1976 305,769 -2,528 470,019 22,147
1975 298,267 -292 454,813 62,843
1974 290,796 -1,197 444,456 6,023
1973 283,385 -1,168 439,201 173,143
1972 275,236 -4,589 428,340 2,238
1971 265,442 -12,238 417,641 -3,577
1970 257,938 -10,233 401,013 4,479
1969 251,925 -28,752 385,712 2,476
1968 242,821 -36,683 370,917 2,776
1967 237,156 -35,666 356,599 4,508
1966 231,440 -38,143 342,118 2,813
1965 229,061 -38,519 327,799 6,367
1964 226,685 -43,480 315,166 4,505
1963 225,367 -46,516 302,132 4,263
1962 223,842 -48,017 287,317 4,387
1961 222,372 -48,777 272,562 3,904
1960 217,134 12,181 262,235 2,194

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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 532,286 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Ghana, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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