The latest officially reported population of Ghana was 34,427,414 in 2024 vs 10,590,927 people in Tajikistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ghana's population is 35,704,448 people compared to 10,980,672 in Tajikistan.
Population statistics:
- Ghana's population is 3.25 times bigger than Tajikistan's.
- Ghana is ranked the 47th most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
- The countries together account for 0.56% of the world: 0.43% for Ghana vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
- For the last 10 years, Ghana has had an average growth rate of +2.1% per year vs +2.33% in Tajikistan.
- Since 2006, the population of Ghana has increased from 23M people to 35.7M (55% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11M (55.6% growth).
- Ghana is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 67.5M people compared to the peak of 20.2M people in 2100 for Tajikistan.
Ghana vs Tajikistan: live population counter
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| Current population |
35704448
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10980672
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| Population rank | 47/197 | 88/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.43% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
49.3 seconds
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2.61 minutes
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| One birth every |
35.5 seconds
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1.94 minutes
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| One death every |
2.21 minutes
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11 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
40.1 minutes
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24.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -13,114 | -21,236 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,752 | +551 |
| Annual growth/decline | +639,500 | +201,128 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.89% | +1.94% |
| Population growth rate rank | 57/197 | 55/197 |
Ghana and Tajikistan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 6,961,215 | 2,112,131 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,162,667 | 2,181,805 | 2.89% | 3.3% |
| 1962 | 7,337,375 | 2,255,026 | 2.44% | 3.36% |
| 1963 | 7,514,714 | 2,331,736 | 2.42% | 3.4% |
| 1964 | 7,695,739 | 2,411,260 | 2.41% | 3.41% |
| 1965 | 7,882,606 | 2,492,998 | 2.43% | 3.39% |
| 1966 | 8,074,521 | 2,577,184 | 2.43% | 3.38% |
| 1967 | 8,271,913 | 2,664,130 | 2.44% | 3.37% |
| 1968 | 8,475,729 | 2,753,848 | 2.46% | 3.37% |
| 1969 | 8,690,383 | 2,845,273 | 2.53% | 3.32% |
| 1970 | 8,925,813 | 2,936,779 | 2.71% | 3.22% |
| 1971 | 9,176,264 | 3,028,837 | 2.81% | 3.13% |
| 1972 | 9,438,187 | 3,123,691 | 2.85% | 3.13% |
| 1973 | 9,714,617 | 3,222,290 | 2.93% | 3.16% |
| 1974 | 10,000,523 | 3,324,499 | 2.94% | 3.17% |
| 1975 | 10,294,308 | 3,430,425 | 2.94% | 3.19% |
| 1976 | 10,594,913 | 3,540,076 | 2.92% | 3.2% |
| 1977 | 10,911,871 | 3,653,265 | 2.99% | 3.2% |
| 1978 | 11,248,450 | 3,768,508 | 3.08% | 3.15% |
| 1979 | 11,597,255 | 3,882,691 | 3.1% | 3.03% |
| 1980 | 11,941,448 | 3,995,256 | 2.97% | 2.9% |
| 1981 | 12,281,712 | 4,109,022 | 2.85% | 2.85% |
| 1982 | 12,643,819 | 4,227,171 | 2.95% | 2.88% |
| 1983 | 13,029,836 | 4,350,874 | 3.05% | 2.93% |
| 1984 | 13,370,590 | 4,480,026 | 2.62% | 2.97% |
| 1985 | 13,661,229 | 4,619,003 | 2.17% | 3.1% |
| 1986 | 13,965,217 | 4,772,139 | 2.23% | 3.32% |
| 1987 | 14,289,108 | 4,939,059 | 2.32% | 3.5% |
| 1988 | 14,636,568 | 5,114,989 | 2.43% | 3.56% |
| 1989 | 15,006,813 | 5,267,249 | 2.53% | 2.98% |
| 1990 | 15,394,648 | 5,398,768 | 2.58% | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 15,787,496 | 5,541,205 | 2.55% | 2.64% |
| 1992 | 16,184,855 | 5,649,400 | 2.52% | 1.95% |
| 1993 | 16,589,519 | 5,724,993 | 2.5% | 1.34% |
| 1994 | 16,993,190 | 5,825,368 | 2.43% | 1.75% |
| 1995 | 17,399,017 | 5,948,584 | 2.39% | 2.12% |
| 1996 | 17,810,181 | 6,066,523 | 2.36% | 1.98% |
| 1997 | 18,238,958 | 6,139,829 | 2.41% | 1.21% |
| 1998 | 18,688,036 | 6,176,397 | 2.46% | 0.6% |
| 1999 | 19,149,864 | 6,208,370 | 2.47% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 19,637,087 | 6,284,735 | 2.54% | 1.23% |
| 2001 | 20,167,069 | 6,407,377 | 2.7% | 1.95% |
| 2002 | 20,729,388 | 6,531,669 | 2.79% | 1.94% |
| 2003 | 21,296,705 | 6,658,575 | 2.74% | 1.94% |
| 2004 | 21,868,298 | 6,790,547 | 2.68% | 1.98% |
| 2005 | 22,449,438 | 6,924,720 | 2.66% | 1.98% |
| 2006 | 23,040,702 | 7,057,566 | 2.63% | 1.92% |
| 2007 | 23,642,279 | 7,194,477 | 2.61% | 1.94% |
| 2008 | 24,249,946 | 7,338,403 | 2.57% | 2% |
| 2009 | 24,862,664 | 7,490,230 | 2.53% | 2.07% |
| 2010 | 25,474,995 | 7,652,141 | 2.46% | 2.16% |
| 2011 | 26,095,088 | 7,824,785 | 2.43% | 2.26% |
| 2012 | 26,734,268 | 8,014,084 | 2.45% | 2.42% |
| 2013 | 27,386,193 | 8,216,724 | 2.44% | 2.53% |
| 2014 | 28,041,592 | 8,425,552 | 2.39% | 2.54% |
| 2015 | 28,696,068 | 8,643,840 | 2.33% | 2.59% |
| 2016 | 29,356,742 | 8,865,631 | 2.3% | 2.57% |
| 2017 | 30,008,354 | 9,085,946 | 2.22% | 2.49% |
| 2018 | 30,637,585 | 9,307,333 | 2.1% | 2.44% |
| 2019 | 31,258,945 | 9,529,966 | 2.03% | 2.39% |
| 2020 | 31,887,809 | 9,749,310 | 2.01% | 2.3% |
| 2021 | 32,518,665 | 9,966,908 | 1.98% | 2.23% |
| 2022 | 33,149,152 | 10,182,222 | 1.94% | 2.16% |
| 2023 | 33,787,914 | 10,389,799 | 1.93% | 2.04% |
| 2024 | 34,427,414 | 10,590,927 | 1.89% | 1.94% |
| 2025 | 35,064,273 | 10,786,735 | 1.85% | 1.85% |
| 2026 | 35,697,555 | 10,978,598 | 1.81% | 1.78% |
| 2027 | 36,328,265 | 11,168,387 | 1.77% | 1.73% |
| 2028 | 36,959,310 | 11,356,920 | 1.74% | 1.69% |
| 2029 | 37,589,709 | 11,545,276 | 1.71% | 1.66% |
| 2030 | 38,222,075 | 11,733,066 | 1.68% | 1.63% |
| 2031 | 38,856,804 | 11,920,472 | 1.66% | 1.6% |
| 2032 | 39,492,788 | 12,110,150 | 1.64% | 1.59% |
| 2033 | 40,132,720 | 12,302,290 | 1.62% | 1.59% |
| 2034 | 40,774,152 | 12,496,888 | 1.6% | 1.58% |
| 2035 | 41,412,555 | 12,695,586 | 1.57% | 1.59% |
| 2036 | 42,047,450 | 12,899,096 | 1.53% | 1.6% |
| 2037 | 42,682,177 | 13,104,339 | 1.51% | 1.59% |
| 2038 | 43,314,971 | 13,308,237 | 1.48% | 1.56% |
| 2039 | 43,942,852 | 13,511,372 | 1.45% | 1.53% |
| 2040 | 44,568,346 | 13,713,948 | 1.42% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 45,190,628 | 13,915,192 | 1.4% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 45,808,597 | 14,115,137 | 1.37% | 1.44% |
| 2043 | 46,421,960 | 14,311,598 | 1.34% | 1.39% |
| 2044 | 47,030,351 | 14,504,865 | 1.31% | 1.35% |
| 2045 | 47,634,271 | 14,694,858 | 1.28% | 1.31% |
| 2046 | 48,231,602 | 14,879,388 | 1.25% | 1.26% |
| 2047 | 48,823,456 | 15,059,869 | 1.23% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 49,408,506 | 15,236,594 | 1.2% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 49,984,435 | 15,408,032 | 1.17% | 1.13% |
| 2050 | 50,553,041 | 15,574,643 | 1.14% | 1.08% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ghana increased by 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth), while Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ghana gained 6,347,706 (a 21.6% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,115,041 (a 23.9% growth).
Ghana was ranked 48th most populous country in 2006 and is 47th in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Ghana's population will grow by 41.6% to 50,553,041 people with a rank change from 47th to 42nd. The population of Tajikistan will increase by 41.8% to 15,574,643 people and rank change from 88th to 83rd.
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 |
| Dushanbe | 863K |
| Khujand | 199K |
| Qurghonteppa | 127K |
| Istaravshan | 64.3K |
| Konibodom | 54.4K |
| Tursunzoda | 46.7K |
| Panjakent | 33K |
| Buston | 29.8K |
| Ghafurov | 18.4K |
| Istiklol | 14.2K |
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Population differences between Ghana and Tajikistan
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| Life expectancy | 66.1 years | 72.2 years |
| Average age | 26 years | 26.3 years |
| Median age | 22.2 years | 23 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.9:50.1 | 49.1:50.9 |
| Fertility rate | 3.4 births per woman | 3.07 births per woman |
| Population density | 392 ppl/mi² | 197.6 ppl/mi² |
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