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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ghana was 34,427,414 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ghana's population is 35,885,254 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 1.48 times bigger than Ghana's.
  • Ghana is ranked the 46th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 1.07% of the world: 0.43% for Ghana vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Ghana has had an average growth rate of +2.1% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ghana has increased from 23M people to 35.9M (55.7% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Ghana vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ghana Uganda
2100 68,131,252 122,497,526
2099 68,021,644 122,436,109
2098 67,902,002 122,364,302
2097 67,772,694 122,266,255
2096 67,638,801 122,146,810
2095 67,494,855 121,976,411
2094 67,339,471 121,799,752
2093 67,176,337 121,584,860
2092 67,005,259 121,336,796
2091 66,817,473 121,070,447
2090 66,618,611 120,767,412
2089 66,408,323 120,427,771
2088 66,186,701 120,064,594
2087 65,950,524 119,668,549
2086 65,712,980 119,256,686
2085 65,464,770 118,815,763
2084 65,209,090 118,339,179
2083 64,935,455 117,821,938
2082 64,651,183 117,274,958
2081 64,355,091 116,707,394
2080 64,047,069 116,096,095
2079 63,730,285 115,474,153
2078 63,397,338 114,805,376
2077 63,059,578 114,118,687
2076 62,711,928 113,390,189
2075 62,350,445 112,637,851
2074 61,987,133 111,863,410
2073 61,616,792 111,070,771
2072 61,239,369 110,240,940
2071 60,847,204 109,392,890
2070 60,454,501 108,505,633
2069 60,053,700 107,607,659
2068 59,639,035 106,677,578
2067 59,215,226 105,722,829
2066 58,786,613 104,739,111
2065 58,353,059 103,737,893
2064 57,904,896 102,701,560
2063 57,451,482 101,646,533
2062 56,986,329 100,561,859
2061 56,511,652 99,450,764
2060 56,031,122 98,334,788
2059 55,540,726 97,187,498
2058 55,042,478 96,014,439
2057 54,535,407 94,821,765
2056 54,018,018 93,613,209
2055 53,492,136 92,385,049
2054 52,959,604 91,132,827
2053 52,417,582 89,857,705
2052 51,869,801 88,568,311
2051 51,311,110 87,270,603
2050 50,740,453 85,957,376
2049 50,163,262 84,632,277
2048 49,577,819 83,284,965
2047 48,982,219 81,928,165
2046 48,383,052 80,569,225
2045 47,776,375 79,208,662
2044 47,163,926 77,834,944
2043 46,548,210 76,453,982
2042 45,925,724 75,075,287
2041 45,300,725 73,701,695
2040 44,669,515 72,333,375
2039 44,038,043 70,963,211
2038 43,402,009 69,580,447
2037 42,760,604 68,186,136
2036 42,120,700 66,804,746
2035 41,478,927 65,411,934
2034 40,831,962 64,023,352
2033 40,184,070 62,634,483
2032 39,540,131 61,235,174
2031 38,900,194 59,825,075
2030 38,258,832 58,415,479
2029 37,623,609 57,006,283
2028 36,986,250 55,596,520
2027 36,349,705 54,191,271
2026 35,713,042 52,792,624
2025 35,071,292 51,400,003
2024 34,427,414 50,015,092
2023 33,787,914 48,656,601
2022 33,149,152 47,312,719
2021 32,518,665 45,910,930
2020 31,887,809 44,457,152
2019 31,258,945 42,999,637
2018 30,637,585 41,565,831
2017 30,008,354 40,177,388
2016 29,356,742 38,799,152
2015 28,696,068 37,531,446
2014 28,041,592 36,395,539
2013 27,386,193 35,337,042
2012 26,734,268 34,337,438
2011 26,095,088 33,354,543
2010 25,474,995 32,390,802
2009 24,862,664 31,451,151
2008 24,249,946 30,539,553
2007 23,642,279 29,653,430
2006 23,040,702 28,794,003
2005 22,449,438 27,963,289
2004 21,868,298 27,154,515
2003 21,296,705 26,352,124
2002 20,729,388 25,532,870
2001 20,167,069 24,745,676
2000 19,637,087 24,000,150
1999 19,149,864 23,257,281
1998 18,688,036 22,515,806
1997 18,238,958 21,856,046
1996 17,810,181 21,231,550
1995 17,399,017 20,665,667
1994 16,993,190 20,108,801
1993 16,589,519 19,445,161
1992 16,184,855 18,785,032
1991 15,787,496 18,155,901
1990 15,394,648 17,569,897
1989 15,006,813 17,010,698
1988 14,636,568 16,470,483
1987 14,289,108 15,954,170
1986 13,965,217 15,467,579
1985 13,661,229 15,023,681
1984 13,370,590 14,607,677
1983 13,029,836 14,221,881
1982 12,643,819 13,873,631
1981 12,281,712 13,556,452
1980 11,941,448 13,275,741
1979 11,597,255 13,002,163
1978 11,248,450 12,692,113
1977 10,911,871 12,359,669
1976 10,594,913 12,037,294
1975 10,294,308 11,725,240
1974 10,000,523 11,424,846
1973 9,714,617 11,144,236
1972 9,438,187 10,885,796
1971 9,176,264 10,618,206
1970 8,925,813 10,321,603
1969 8,690,383 10,014,858
1968 8,475,729 9,708,632
1967 8,271,913 9,408,924
1966 8,074,521 9,122,864
1965 7,882,606 8,849,203
1964 7,695,739 8,586,363
1963 7,514,714 8,333,663
1962 7,337,375 8,092,231
1961 7,162,667 7,862,217
1960 6,961,215 7,640,973

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ghana increased by 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ghana gained 6,528,512 people (a 22.2% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Ghana was ranked 48th most populous country in 2006 and is 46th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Ghana is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.1M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ghana Uganda
2100 0.16% 0.05%
2099 0.18% 0.06%
2098 0.19% 0.08%
2097 0.2% 0.1%
2096 0.21% 0.14%
2095 0.23% 0.15%
2094 0.24% 0.18%
2093 0.26% 0.2%
2092 0.28% 0.22%
2091 0.3% 0.25%
2090 0.32% 0.28%
2089 0.33% 0.3%
2088 0.36% 0.33%
2087 0.36% 0.35%
2086 0.38% 0.37%
2085 0.39% 0.4%
2084 0.42% 0.44%
2083 0.44% 0.47%
2082 0.46% 0.49%
2081 0.48% 0.53%
2080 0.5% 0.54%
2079 0.53% 0.58%
2078 0.54% 0.6%
2077 0.55% 0.64%
2076 0.58% 0.67%
2075 0.59% 0.69%
2074 0.6% 0.71%
2073 0.62% 0.75%
2072 0.64% 0.78%
2071 0.65% 0.82%
2070 0.67% 0.83%
2069 0.7% 0.87%
2068 0.72% 0.9%
2067 0.73% 0.94%
2066 0.74% 0.97%
2065 0.77% 1.01%
2064 0.79% 1.04%
2063 0.82% 1.08%
2062 0.84% 1.12%
2061 0.86% 1.13%
2060 0.88% 1.18%
2059 0.91% 1.22%
2058 0.93% 1.26%
2057 0.96% 1.29%
2056 0.98% 1.33%
2055 1.01% 1.37%
2054 1.03% 1.42%
2053 1.06% 1.46%
2052 1.09% 1.49%
2051 1.12% 1.53%
2050 1.15% 1.57%
2049 1.18% 1.62%
2048 1.22% 1.66%
2047 1.24% 1.69%
2046 1.27% 1.72%
2045 1.3% 1.76%
2044 1.32% 1.81%
2043 1.36% 1.84%
2042 1.38% 1.86%
2041 1.41% 1.89%
2040 1.43% 1.93%
2039 1.47% 1.99%
2038 1.5% 2.04%
2037 1.52% 2.07%
2036 1.55% 2.13%
2035 1.58% 2.17%
2034 1.61% 2.22%
2033 1.63% 2.29%
2032 1.65% 2.36%
2031 1.68% 2.41%
2030 1.69% 2.47%
2029 1.72% 2.54%
2028 1.75% 2.59%
2027 1.78% 2.65%
2026 1.83% 2.71%
2025 1.87% 2.77%
2024 1.89% 2.79%
2023 1.93% 2.84%
2022 1.94% 3.05%
2021 1.98% 3.27%
2020 2.01% 3.39%
2019 2.03% 3.45%
2018 2.1% 3.46%
2017 2.22% 3.55%
2016 2.3% 3.38%
2015 2.33% 3.12%
2014 2.39% 3%
2013 2.44% 2.91%
2012 2.45% 2.95%
2011 2.43% 2.98%
2010 2.46% 2.99%
2009 2.53% 2.98%
2008 2.57% 2.99%
2007 2.61% 2.98%
2006 2.63% 2.97%
2005 2.66% 2.98%
2004 2.68% 3.04%
2003 2.74% 3.21%
2002 2.79% 3.18%
2001 2.7% 3.11%
2000 2.54% 3.19%
1999 2.47% 3.29%
1998 2.46% 3.02%
1997 2.41% 2.94%
1996 2.36% 2.74%
1995 2.39% 2.77%
1994 2.43% 3.41%
1993 2.5% 3.51%
1992 2.52% 3.47%
1991 2.55% 3.34%
1990 2.58% 3.29%
1989 2.53% 3.28%
1988 2.43% 3.24%
1987 2.32% 3.15%
1986 2.23% 2.95%
1985 2.17% 2.85%
1984 2.62% 2.71%
1983 3.05% 2.51%
1982 2.95% 2.34%
1981 2.85% 2.11%
1980 2.97% 2.1%
1979 3.1% 2.44%
1978 3.08% 2.69%
1977 2.99% 2.68%
1976 2.92% 2.66%
1975 2.94% 2.63%
1974 2.94% 2.52%
1973 2.93% 2.37%
1972 2.85% 2.52%
1971 2.81% 2.87%
1970 2.71% 3.06%
1969 2.53% 3.15%
1968 2.46% 3.19%
1967 2.44% 3.14%
1966 2.43% 3.09%
1965 2.43% 3.06%
1964 2.41% 3.03%
1963 2.42% 2.98%
1962 2.44% 2.93%
1961 2.89% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Ghana Uganda
Current population
35885254
53170946
Population rank 46/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 0.64%
One net population change
49.3 seconds
23.2 seconds
One birth every
35.5 seconds
18.4 seconds
One death every
2.21 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,752 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +639,500 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +1.89% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 57/197 22/197
One migration net change every
30.9 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -17,079 -119,059
Net migration rank 150/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 532,286 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 77/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 145/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ghana
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ghana Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,079 - -119,059
2024 - -13,114 - -117,924
2023 651,094 -10,003 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 646,441 -10,003 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 635,805 -11,259 1,423,377 43,464
2020 637,469 -291 1,397,288 43,464
2019 642,403 -21,857 1,367,044 107,210
2018 641,551 -19,375 1,332,600 60,724
2017 641,218 -4,913 1,290,658 92,879
2016 659,910 7,009 1,249,565 123,379
2015 667,729 -13,306 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 660,829 -6,312 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 658,638 -2,377 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 646,595 1,005 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 631,501 -720 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 613,133 -3,726 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 592,825 22,416 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 579,695 30,506 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 572,332 32,813 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 569,474 28,536 999,958 -156,232
2005 563,234 21,272 969,096 -151,386
2004 543,339 34,433 938,623 -138,770
2003 536,656 28,768 901,374 -96,429
2002 528,620 40,573 868,756 -35,149
2001 519,382 36,050 836,751 -95,956
2000 508,738 -4,206 803,069 -52,824
1999 487,210 -17,304 775,166 -39,695
1998 471,313 -17,564 741,175 6,277
1997 459,822 -15,409 727,523 -155,461
1996 450,259 -37,113 699,707 -22,795
1995 451,748 -42,558 697,218 -242,378
1994 449,589 -47,120 675,092 -16,198
1993 454,669 -49,792 650,032 18,349
1992 452,156 -47,736 627,139 24,723
1991 448,159 -57,878 602,740 3,643
1990 442,211 -46,789 587,291 -21,688
1989 432,541 -52,293 565,367 -12,576
1988 425,031 -64,810 547,759 -20,113
1987 419,328 -84,648 527,397 -22,415
1986 411,191 -98,099 487,693 -19,485
1985 401,722 -106,855 462,534 -42,942
1984 392,053 -105,655 421,241 -8,818
1983 379,846 15,276 404,940 -45,776
1982 369,061 7,863 390,820 -53,497
1981 359,572 -12,296 380,028 -83,010
1980 346,816 -13,564 370,287 -105,900
1979 334,848 20,291 381,626 -98,863
1978 324,428 18,041 371,930 -34,606
1977 315,429 15,243 365,216 -37,671
1976 305,769 -2,528 359,458 -42,259
1975 298,267 -292 354,278 -47,359
1974 290,796 -1,197 345,773 -51,910
1973 283,385 -1,168 340,780 -73,439
1972 275,236 -4,589 335,935 -86,409
1971 265,442 -12,238 328,294 -42,642
1970 257,938 -10,233 333,202 -25,646
1969 251,925 -28,752 320,486 -14,548
1968 242,821 -36,683 309,725 -3,214
1967 237,156 -35,666 296,692 -3,773
1966 231,440 -38,143 282,225 -3,021
1965 229,061 -38,519 271,830 -3,716
1964 226,685 -43,480 260,733 -3,169
1963 225,367 -46,516 250,885 -3,058
1962 223,842 -48,017 241,513 -6,470
1961 222,372 -48,777 232,894 -7,893
1960 217,134 12,181 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 532,286 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Ghana, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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