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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ghana was 34,427,414 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ghana's population is 35,885,254 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Ghana's population is 10.6 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Ghana is ranked the 46th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.43% for Ghana vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Ghana has had an average growth rate of +2.1% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ghana has increased from 23M people to 35.9M (55.7% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Ghana vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ghana Uruguay
2100 68,131,252 2,256,741
2099 68,021,644 2,279,899
2098 67,902,002 2,303,351
2097 67,772,694 2,326,987
2096 67,638,801 2,350,799
2095 67,494,855 2,374,835
2094 67,339,471 2,398,960
2093 67,176,337 2,423,269
2092 67,005,259 2,447,646
2091 66,817,473 2,472,126
2090 66,618,611 2,496,514
2089 66,408,323 2,520,852
2088 66,186,701 2,545,052
2087 65,950,524 2,569,100
2086 65,712,980 2,592,974
2085 65,464,770 2,616,629
2084 65,209,090 2,640,001
2083 64,935,455 2,663,150
2082 64,651,183 2,686,021
2081 64,355,091 2,708,594
2080 64,047,069 2,730,883
2079 63,730,285 2,752,831
2078 63,397,338 2,774,432
2077 63,059,578 2,795,709
2076 62,711,928 2,816,677
2075 62,350,445 2,837,308
2074 61,987,133 2,857,709
2073 61,616,792 2,877,721
2072 61,239,369 2,897,543
2071 60,847,204 2,917,097
2070 60,454,501 2,936,478
2069 60,053,700 2,955,616
2068 59,639,035 2,974,445
2067 59,215,226 2,992,987
2066 58,786,613 3,011,309
2065 58,353,059 3,029,441
2064 57,904,896 3,047,343
2063 57,451,482 3,065,064
2062 56,986,329 3,082,642
2061 56,511,652 3,100,006
2060 56,031,122 3,117,149
2059 55,540,726 3,133,952
2058 55,042,478 3,150,250
2057 54,535,407 3,166,055
2056 54,018,018 3,181,373
2055 53,492,136 3,196,072
2054 52,959,604 3,210,110
2053 52,417,582 3,223,395
2052 51,869,801 3,235,973
2051 51,311,110 3,247,888
2050 50,740,453 3,259,108
2049 50,163,262 3,269,675
2048 49,577,819 3,279,610
2047 48,982,219 3,288,969
2046 48,383,052 3,297,696
2045 47,776,375 3,305,917
2044 47,163,926 3,313,556
2043 46,548,210 3,320,565
2042 45,925,724 3,326,955
2041 45,300,725 3,332,884
2040 44,669,515 3,338,277
2039 44,038,043 3,343,295
2038 43,402,009 3,347,790
2037 42,760,604 3,351,911
2036 42,120,700 3,355,671
2035 41,478,927 3,359,126
2034 40,831,962 3,362,276
2033 40,184,070 3,365,250
2032 39,540,131 3,368,057
2031 38,900,194 3,370,727
2030 38,258,832 3,373,273
2029 37,623,609 3,375,805
2028 36,986,250 3,378,198
2027 36,349,705 3,380,504
2026 35,713,042 3,382,789
2025 35,071,292 3,384,805
2024 34,427,414 3,386,588
2023 33,787,914 3,388,081
2022 33,149,152 3,390,913
2021 32,518,665 3,396,695
2020 31,887,809 3,398,968
2019 31,258,945 3,397,206
2018 30,637,585 3,394,534
2017 30,008,354 3,388,438
2016 29,356,742 3,379,283
2015 28,696,068 3,368,017
2014 28,041,592 3,356,334
2013 27,386,193 3,345,337
2012 26,734,268 3,335,401
2011 26,095,088 3,326,825
2010 25,474,995 3,318,580
2009 24,862,664 3,310,091
2008 24,249,946 3,302,177
2007 23,642,279 3,295,153
2006 23,040,702 3,289,506
2005 22,449,438 3,285,771
2004 21,868,298 3,283,148
2003 21,296,705 3,281,186
2002 20,729,388 3,278,867
2001 20,167,069 3,274,251
2000 19,637,087 3,266,206
1999 19,149,864 3,254,015
1998 18,688,036 3,239,280
1997 18,238,958 3,223,345
1996 17,810,181 3,206,324
1995 17,399,017 3,189,440
1994 16,993,190 3,172,834
1993 16,589,519 3,156,345
1992 16,184,855 3,139,702
1991 15,787,496 3,122,354
1990 15,394,648 3,104,403
1989 15,006,813 3,086,255
1988 14,636,568 3,067,961
1987 14,289,108 3,049,896
1986 13,965,217 3,032,845
1985 13,661,229 3,017,037
1984 13,370,590 3,002,488
1983 13,029,836 2,988,778
1982 12,643,819 2,975,492
1981 12,281,712 2,963,246
1980 11,941,448 2,951,953
1979 11,597,255 2,939,903
1978 11,248,450 2,925,715
1977 10,911,871 2,909,461
1976 10,594,913 2,891,392
1975 10,294,308 2,872,320
1974 10,000,523 2,853,944
1973 9,714,617 2,837,133
1972 9,438,187 2,821,644
1971 9,176,264 2,806,462
1970 8,925,813 2,790,807
1969 8,690,383 2,773,974
1968 8,475,729 2,754,606
1967 8,271,913 2,732,277
1966 8,074,521 2,707,646
1965 7,882,606 2,681,169
1964 7,695,739 2,653,180
1963 7,514,714 2,623,766
1962 7,337,375 2,593,298
1961 7,162,667 2,562,044
1960 6,961,215 2,529,957

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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ghana gained 6,528,512 people (a 22.2% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Ghana was ranked 48th most populous country in 2006 and is 46th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Ghana is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.1M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ghana
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ghana Uruguay
2100 0.16% -1.02%
2099 0.18% -1.02%
2098 0.19% -1.02%
2097 0.2% -1.01%
2096 0.21% -1.01%
2095 0.23% -1.01%
2094 0.24% -1%
2093 0.26% -1%
2092 0.28% -0.99%
2091 0.3% -0.98%
2090 0.32% -0.97%
2089 0.33% -0.95%
2088 0.36% -0.94%
2087 0.36% -0.92%
2086 0.38% -0.9%
2085 0.39% -0.89%
2084 0.42% -0.87%
2083 0.44% -0.85%
2082 0.46% -0.83%
2081 0.48% -0.82%
2080 0.5% -0.8%
2079 0.53% -0.78%
2078 0.54% -0.76%
2077 0.55% -0.74%
2076 0.58% -0.73%
2075 0.59% -0.71%
2074 0.6% -0.7%
2073 0.62% -0.68%
2072 0.64% -0.67%
2071 0.65% -0.66%
2070 0.67% -0.65%
2069 0.7% -0.63%
2068 0.72% -0.62%
2067 0.73% -0.61%
2066 0.74% -0.6%
2065 0.77% -0.59%
2064 0.79% -0.58%
2063 0.82% -0.57%
2062 0.84% -0.56%
2061 0.86% -0.55%
2060 0.88% -0.54%
2059 0.91% -0.52%
2058 0.93% -0.5%
2057 0.96% -0.48%
2056 0.98% -0.46%
2055 1.01% -0.44%
2054 1.03% -0.41%
2053 1.06% -0.39%
2052 1.09% -0.37%
2051 1.12% -0.34%
2050 1.15% -0.32%
2049 1.18% -0.3%
2048 1.22% -0.28%
2047 1.24% -0.26%
2046 1.27% -0.25%
2045 1.3% -0.23%
2044 1.32% -0.21%
2043 1.36% -0.19%
2042 1.38% -0.18%
2041 1.41% -0.16%
2040 1.43% -0.15%
2039 1.47% -0.13%
2038 1.5% -0.12%
2037 1.52% -0.11%
2036 1.55% -0.1%
2035 1.58% -0.09%
2034 1.61% -0.09%
2033 1.63% -0.08%
2032 1.65% -0.08%
2031 1.68% -0.08%
2030 1.69% -0.08%
2029 1.72% -0.07%
2028 1.75% -0.07%
2027 1.78% -0.07%
2026 1.83% -0.06%
2025 1.87% -0.05%
2024 1.89% -0.04%
2023 1.93% -0.08%
2022 1.94% -0.17%
2021 1.98% -0.07%
2020 2.01% 0.05%
2019 2.03% 0.08%
2018 2.1% 0.18%
2017 2.22% 0.27%
2016 2.3% 0.33%
2015 2.33% 0.35%
2014 2.39% 0.33%
2013 2.44% 0.3%
2012 2.45% 0.26%
2011 2.43% 0.25%
2010 2.46% 0.26%
2009 2.53% 0.24%
2008 2.57% 0.21%
2007 2.61% 0.17%
2006 2.63% 0.11%
2005 2.66% 0.08%
2004 2.68% 0.06%
2003 2.74% 0.07%
2002 2.79% 0.14%
2001 2.7% 0.25%
2000 2.54% 0.37%
1999 2.47% 0.45%
1998 2.46% 0.49%
1997 2.41% 0.53%
1996 2.36% 0.53%
1995 2.39% 0.52%
1994 2.43% 0.52%
1993 2.5% 0.53%
1992 2.52% 0.56%
1991 2.55% 0.58%
1990 2.58% 0.59%
1989 2.53% 0.6%
1988 2.43% 0.59%
1987 2.32% 0.56%
1986 2.23% 0.52%
1985 2.17% 0.48%
1984 2.62% 0.46%
1983 3.05% 0.45%
1982 2.95% 0.41%
1981 2.85% 0.38%
1980 2.97% 0.41%
1979 3.1% 0.48%
1978 3.08% 0.56%
1977 2.99% 0.62%
1976 2.92% 0.66%
1975 2.94% 0.64%
1974 2.94% 0.59%
1973 2.93% 0.55%
1972 2.85% 0.54%
1971 2.81% 0.56%
1970 2.71% 0.61%
1969 2.53% 0.7%
1968 2.46% 0.82%
1967 2.44% 0.91%
1966 2.43% 0.99%
1965 2.43% 1.05%
1964 2.41% 1.12%
1963 2.42% 1.17%
1962 2.44% 1.22%
1961 2.89% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Ghana Uruguay
Current population
35885254
3382789
Population rank 46/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.43% 0.04%
One net population change
49.3 seconds
5.87 hours
One birth every
35.5 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
2.21 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,752 -4
Annual growth/decline +639,500 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +1.89% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 57/197 167/197
One migration net change every
30.9 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -17,079 -1,338
Net migration rank 150/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 532,286 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 77/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 145/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ghana
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ghana Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -17,079 - -1,338
2024 - -13,114 - -1,348
2023 651,094 -10,003 298 -1,501
2022 646,441 -10,003 -2,964 -1,501
2021 635,805 -11,259 -5,621 -1,482
2020 637,469 -291 4,048 -1,482
2019 642,403 -21,857 3,873 -2,899
2018 641,551 -19,375 7,322 -2,963
2017 641,218 -4,913 10,907 -3,091
2016 659,910 7,009 14,008 -3,506
2015 667,729 -13,306 16,194 -4,157
2014 660,829 -6,312 16,238 -4,919
2013 658,638 -2,377 16,318 -5,647
2012 646,595 1,005 15,520 -6,317
2011 631,501 -720 14,934 -6,982
2010 613,133 -3,726 16,231 -7,696
2009 592,825 22,416 16,947 -8,510
2008 579,695 30,506 16,838 -9,458
2007 572,332 32,813 17,422 -10,750
2006 569,474 28,536 17,783 -13,161
2005 563,234 21,272 18,926 -16,086
2004 543,339 34,433 18,067 -15,668
2003 536,656 28,768 18,628 -17,105
2002 528,620 40,573 20,073 -16,957
2001 519,382 36,050 20,729 -14,620
2000 508,738 -4,206 21,060 -11,076
1999 487,210 -17,304 21,844 -7,441
1998 471,313 -17,564 22,114 -7,048
1997 459,822 -15,409 23,737 -6,938
1996 450,259 -37,113 24,635 -7,397
1995 451,748 -42,558 24,872 -8,339
1994 449,589 -47,120 24,637 -7,955
1993 454,669 -49,792 24,212 -7,922
1992 452,156 -47,736 24,847 -7,850
1991 448,159 -57,878 25,422 -7,714
1990 442,211 -46,789 25,699 -7,499
1989 432,541 -52,293 25,322 -7,229
1988 425,031 -64,810 25,071 -6,582
1987 419,328 -84,648 24,469 -6,833
1986 411,191 -98,099 24,505 -8,046
1985 401,722 -106,855 23,988 -8,832
1984 392,053 -105,655 23,684 -9,730
1983 379,846 15,276 24,146 -10,671
1982 369,061 7,863 25,224 -12,131
1981 359,572 -12,296 24,968 -13,577
1980 346,816 -13,564 25,451 -14,252
1979 334,848 20,291 27,456 -14,552
1978 324,428 18,041 30,076 -14,611
1977 315,429 15,243 31,321 -14,280
1976 305,769 -2,528 33,199 -14,096
1975 298,267 -292 33,393 -14,350
1974 290,796 -1,197 32,221 -14,512
1973 283,385 -1,168 30,213 -14,312
1972 275,236 -4,589 28,896 -13,817
1971 265,442 -12,238 28,584 -13,288
1970 257,938 -10,233 28,737 -12,727
1969 251,925 -28,752 28,805 -11,149
1968 242,821 -36,683 29,103 -8,028
1967 237,156 -35,666 29,514 -5,938
1966 231,440 -38,143 30,293 -4,599
1965 229,061 -38,519 30,807 -3,542
1964 226,685 -43,480 31,340 -2,623
1963 225,367 -46,516 31,824 -1,707
1962 223,842 -48,017 31,441 -623
1961 222,372 -48,777 30,975 703
1960 217,134 12,181 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 532,286 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Ghana, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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