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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ghana was 34,427,414 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ghana's population is 35,885,254 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 2.4 times bigger than Ghana's.
  • Ghana is ranked the 46th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.47% of the world: 0.43% for Ghana vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Ghana has had an average growth rate of +2.1% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ghana has increased from 23M people to 35.9M (55.7% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Ghana vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ghana Turkey
2100 68,131,252 64,274,243
2099 68,021,644 64,924,706
2098 67,902,002 65,567,989
2097 67,772,694 66,219,045
2096 67,638,801 66,865,890
2095 67,494,855 67,516,190
2094 67,339,471 68,169,346
2093 67,176,337 68,835,313
2092 67,005,259 69,496,264
2091 66,817,473 70,159,325
2090 66,618,611 70,828,304
2089 66,408,323 71,490,133
2088 66,186,701 72,146,464
2087 65,950,524 72,792,552
2086 65,712,980 73,439,558
2085 65,464,770 74,085,313
2084 65,209,090 74,713,882
2083 64,935,455 75,342,464
2082 64,651,183 75,969,760
2081 64,355,091 76,583,769
2080 64,047,069 77,195,480
2079 63,730,285 77,793,711
2078 63,397,338 78,386,293
2077 63,059,578 78,973,194
2076 62,711,928 79,556,991
2075 62,350,445 80,128,010
2074 61,987,133 80,697,544
2073 61,616,792 81,244,619
2072 61,239,369 81,785,452
2071 60,847,204 82,311,503
2070 60,454,501 82,827,402
2069 60,053,700 83,324,862
2068 59,639,035 83,806,741
2067 59,215,226 84,270,976
2066 58,786,613 84,728,547
2065 58,353,059 85,177,268
2064 57,904,896 85,611,517
2063 57,451,482 86,026,471
2062 56,986,329 86,425,827
2061 56,511,652 86,800,591
2060 56,031,122 87,156,663
2059 55,540,726 87,500,101
2058 55,042,478 87,809,920
2057 54,535,407 88,100,397
2056 54,018,018 88,369,840
2055 53,492,136 88,598,739
2054 52,959,604 88,806,632
2053 52,417,582 88,985,609
2052 51,869,801 89,144,425
2051 51,311,110 89,270,515
2050 50,740,453 89,374,730
2049 50,163,262 89,447,182
2048 49,577,819 89,484,074
2047 48,982,219 89,492,406
2046 48,383,052 89,467,391
2045 47,776,375 89,441,098
2044 47,163,926 89,390,601
2043 46,548,210 89,326,342
2042 45,925,724 89,237,658
2041 45,300,725 89,137,199
2040 44,669,515 89,021,820
2039 44,038,043 88,885,792
2038 43,402,009 88,736,121
2037 42,760,604 88,562,197
2036 42,120,700 88,373,007
2035 41,478,927 88,178,595
2034 40,831,962 87,975,336
2033 40,184,070 87,754,631
2032 39,540,131 87,524,158
2031 38,900,194 87,274,280
2030 38,258,832 87,004,538
2029 37,623,609 86,741,614
2028 36,986,250 86,466,107
2027 36,349,705 86,189,693
2026 35,713,042 85,932,926
2025 35,071,292 85,718,588
2024 34,427,414 85,518,661
2023 33,787,914 85,325,965
2022 33,149,152 84,979,913
2021 32,518,665 84,147,318
2020 31,887,809 83,384,680
2019 31,258,945 82,579,440
2018 30,637,585 81,407,204
2017 30,008,354 80,312,698
2016 29,356,742 79,277,962
2015 28,696,068 78,218,479
2014 28,041,592 77,181,884
2013 27,386,193 76,147,624
2012 26,734,268 75,175,827
2011 26,095,088 74,223,629
2010 25,474,995 73,142,150
2009 24,862,664 72,039,206
2008 24,249,946 71,051,678
2007 23,642,279 70,158,112
2006 23,040,702 70,045,349
2005 22,449,438 69,329,557
2004 21,868,298 68,592,617
2003 21,296,705 67,831,730
2002 20,729,388 67,048,795
2001 20,167,069 66,245,128
2000 19,637,087 65,425,961
1999 19,149,864 64,591,923
1998 18,688,036 63,734,383
1997 18,238,958 62,852,966
1996 17,810,181 61,951,134
1995 17,399,017 61,024,503
1994 16,993,190 60,033,836
1993 16,589,519 58,999,167
1992 16,184,855 57,990,118
1991 15,787,496 57,009,887
1990 15,394,648 56,015,628
1989 15,006,813 54,976,723
1988 14,636,568 53,909,626
1987 14,289,108 52,843,670
1986 13,965,217 51,777,772
1985 13,661,229 50,687,115
1984 13,370,590 49,574,069
1983 13,029,836 48,447,410
1982 12,643,819 47,322,096
1981 12,281,712 46,321,190
1980 11,941,448 45,408,815
1979 11,597,255 44,510,429
1978 11,248,450 43,645,306
1977 10,911,871 42,773,298
1976 10,594,913 41,899,984
1975 10,294,308 41,053,126
1974 10,000,523 40,210,234
1973 9,714,617 39,329,533
1972 9,438,187 38,430,221
1971 9,176,264 37,518,611
1970 8,925,813 36,638,465
1969 8,690,383 35,787,774
1968 8,475,729 34,921,684
1967 8,271,913 34,050,421
1966 8,074,521 33,177,672
1965 7,882,606 32,345,220
1964 7,695,739 31,543,072
1963 7,514,714 30,726,841
1962 7,337,375 29,916,147
1961 7,162,667 29,119,238
1960 6,961,215 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ghana increased by 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ghana gained 6,528,512 people (a 22.2% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Ghana was ranked 48th most populous country in 2006 and is 46th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Ghana is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.1M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ghana Turkey
2100 0.16% -1%
2099 0.18% -0.98%
2098 0.19% -0.98%
2097 0.2% -0.97%
2096 0.21% -0.96%
2095 0.23% -0.96%
2094 0.24% -0.97%
2093 0.26% -0.95%
2092 0.28% -0.95%
2091 0.3% -0.94%
2090 0.32% -0.93%
2089 0.33% -0.91%
2088 0.36% -0.89%
2087 0.36% -0.88%
2086 0.38% -0.87%
2085 0.39% -0.84%
2084 0.42% -0.83%
2083 0.44% -0.83%
2082 0.46% -0.8%
2081 0.48% -0.79%
2080 0.5% -0.77%
2079 0.53% -0.76%
2078 0.54% -0.74%
2077 0.55% -0.73%
2076 0.58% -0.71%
2075 0.59% -0.71%
2074 0.6% -0.67%
2073 0.62% -0.66%
2072 0.64% -0.64%
2071 0.65% -0.62%
2070 0.67% -0.6%
2069 0.7% -0.57%
2068 0.72% -0.55%
2067 0.73% -0.54%
2066 0.74% -0.53%
2065 0.77% -0.51%
2064 0.79% -0.48%
2063 0.82% -0.46%
2062 0.84% -0.43%
2061 0.86% -0.41%
2060 0.88% -0.39%
2059 0.91% -0.35%
2058 0.93% -0.33%
2057 0.96% -0.3%
2056 0.98% -0.26%
2055 1.01% -0.23%
2054 1.03% -0.2%
2053 1.06% -0.18%
2052 1.09% -0.14%
2051 1.12% -0.12%
2050 1.15% -0.08%
2049 1.18% -0.04%
2048 1.22% -0.009%
2047 1.24% 0.03%
2046 1.27% 0.03%
2045 1.3% 0.06%
2044 1.32% 0.07%
2043 1.36% 0.1%
2042 1.38% 0.11%
2041 1.41% 0.13%
2040 1.43% 0.15%
2039 1.47% 0.17%
2038 1.5% 0.2%
2037 1.52% 0.21%
2036 1.55% 0.22%
2035 1.58% 0.23%
2034 1.61% 0.25%
2033 1.63% 0.26%
2032 1.65% 0.29%
2031 1.68% 0.31%
2030 1.69% 0.3%
2029 1.72% 0.32%
2028 1.75% 0.32%
2027 1.78% 0.3%
2026 1.83% 0.25%
2025 1.87% 0.23%
2024 1.89% 0.23%
2023 1.93% 0.41%
2022 1.94% 0.99%
2021 1.98% 0.91%
2020 2.01% 0.98%
2019 2.03% 1.44%
2018 2.1% 1.36%
2017 2.22% 1.31%
2016 2.3% 1.35%
2015 2.33% 1.34%
2014 2.39% 1.36%
2013 2.44% 1.29%
2012 2.45% 1.28%
2011 2.43% 1.48%
2010 2.46% 1.53%
2009 2.53% 1.39%
2008 2.57% 1.27%
2007 2.61% 0.16%
2006 2.63% 1.03%
2005 2.66% 1.07%
2004 2.68% 1.12%
2003 2.74% 1.17%
2002 2.79% 1.21%
2001 2.7% 1.25%
2000 2.54% 1.29%
1999 2.47% 1.35%
1998 2.46% 1.4%
1997 2.41% 1.46%
1996 2.36% 1.52%
1995 2.39% 1.65%
1994 2.43% 1.75%
1993 2.5% 1.74%
1992 2.52% 1.72%
1991 2.55% 1.77%
1990 2.58% 1.89%
1989 2.53% 1.98%
1988 2.43% 2.02%
1987 2.32% 2.06%
1986 2.23% 2.15%
1985 2.17% 2.25%
1984 2.62% 2.33%
1983 3.05% 2.38%
1982 2.95% 2.16%
1981 2.85% 2.01%
1980 2.97% 2.02%
1979 3.1% 1.98%
1978 3.08% 2.04%
1977 2.99% 2.08%
1976 2.92% 2.06%
1975 2.94% 2.1%
1974 2.94% 2.24%
1973 2.93% 2.34%
1972 2.85% 2.43%
1971 2.81% 2.4%
1970 2.71% 2.38%
1969 2.53% 2.48%
1968 2.46% 2.56%
1967 2.44% 2.63%
1966 2.43% 2.57%
1965 2.43% 2.54%
1964 2.41% 2.66%
1963 2.42% 2.71%
1962 2.44% 2.74%
1961 2.89% 2.79%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Ghana grew by 1.89%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Ghana Turkey
Current population
35885254
86002379
Population rank 46/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 1.04%
One net population change
49.3 seconds
2.73 minutes
One birth every
35.5 seconds
33 seconds
One death every
2.21 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,752 +528
Annual growth/decline +639,500 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +1.89% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 57/197 154/197
One migration net change every
30.9 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -17,079 -258,205
Net migration rank 150/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 532,286 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 77/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 145/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ghana
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ghana Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,079 - -258,205
2024 - -13,114 - -275,952
2023 651,094 -10,003 426,630 -318,070
2022 646,441 -10,003 535,373 -301,544
2021 635,805 -11,259 521,713 20,283
2020 637,469 -291 608,708 37,934
2019 642,403 -21,857 751,472 -15,690
2018 641,551 -19,375 830,353 187,570
2017 641,218 -4,913 875,408 659,846
2016 659,910 7,009 895,841 352,063
2015 667,729 -13,306 930,799 1,063,140
2014 660,829 -6,312 957,055 1,033,384
2013 658,638 -2,377 921,386 438,618
2012 646,595 1,005 917,145 258,623
2011 631,501 -720 875,839 68,849
2010 613,133 -3,726 892,334 55,532
2009 592,825 22,416 900,491 24,276
2008 579,695 30,506 868,749 47,915
2007 572,332 32,813 876,626 -186,402
2006 569,474 28,536 897,351 -190,194
2005 563,234 21,272 898,650 -174,177
2004 543,339 34,433 896,025 -146,574
2003 536,656 28,768 893,683 -121,383
2002 528,620 40,573 922,927 -129,444
2001 519,382 36,050 980,560 -166,759
2000 508,738 -4,206 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 487,210 -17,304 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 471,313 -17,564 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 459,822 -15,409 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 450,259 -37,113 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 451,748 -42,558 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 449,589 -47,120 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 454,669 -49,792 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 452,156 -47,736 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 448,159 -57,878 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 442,211 -46,789 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 432,541 -52,293 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 425,031 -64,810 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 419,328 -84,648 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 411,191 -98,099 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 401,722 -106,855 1,098,846 8,960
1984 392,053 -105,655 1,096,529 21,787
1983 379,846 15,276 1,095,106 39,871
1982 369,061 7,863 1,091,863 23,728
1981 359,572 -12,296 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 346,816 -13,564 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 334,848 20,291 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 324,428 18,041 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 315,429 15,243 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 305,769 -2,528 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 298,267 -292 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 290,796 -1,197 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 283,385 -1,168 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 275,236 -4,589 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 265,442 -12,238 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 257,938 -10,233 991,950 -150,924
1969 251,925 -28,752 970,958 -110,578
1968 242,821 -36,683 950,778 -78,973
1967 237,156 -35,666 936,727 -65,993
1966 231,440 -38,143 925,790 -50,999
1965 229,061 -38,519 904,016 -113,911
1964 226,685 -43,480 884,152 -69,978
1963 225,367 -46,516 862,626 -44,317
1962 223,842 -48,017 837,473 -34,353
1961 222,372 -48,777 816,911 -26,187
1960 217,134 12,181 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 532,286 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Ghana, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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