Ghana vs Low income: Urban population

Ghana
20.66 million
in 2025
Low income
269.86 million
in 2025
Ghana rank
42nd
Low income rank
41st

Urban population over time

  • Ghana
  • Low income
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How they compare

Low income currently reports 269.86 million against 20.66 million in Ghana, a difference of 249.20 million.

That makes Low income's figure about 13.1 times Ghana's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 42nd and Low income ranks 41st of 215 countries.

Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Low income Difference Ahead
1960s 2.05 million 22.58 million 20.53 million Low income
1970s 3.06 million 36.49 million 33.43 million Low income
1980s 4.41 million 54.79 million 50.39 million Low income
1990s 6.83 million 83.27 million 76.44 million Low income
2000s 10.48 million 121.55 million 111.07 million Low income
2010s 15.15 million 180.12 million 164.97 million Low income
2020s 19.27 million 245.24 million 225.97 million Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Ghana or Low income?
Low income, at 269.86 million against 20.66 million in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Ghana and Low income?
249.20 million, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Low income?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Low income rank globally for urban population?
Ghana ranks 42nd and Low income ranks 41st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.