Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Ghana
Ghana: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 19.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Ghana, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Ghana is 19.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Ghana peaked at 19.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 1960.
Ghana ranks 73rd of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.8% | — |
| 1961 | 9.0% | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 9.2% | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 9.4% | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 9.6% | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 9.9% | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 10.1% | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 10.3% | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 10.6% | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 10.8% | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 11.0% | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 11.0% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 11.0% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 11.0% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 11.0% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 11.0% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 11.0% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 11.0% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 11.0% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 11.1% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 11.3% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 11.5% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 11.7% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 11.9% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 12.1% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 12.3% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 12.5% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 12.7% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 12.9% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 13.1% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 13.6% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 13.8% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 14.1% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 14.3% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 14.5% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 19.5% | +1.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 19.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 19.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.8%, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.8% | 8.8% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.4% | 11.0% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 12.3% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 14.5% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 16.0% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 18.4% | 19.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More climate change data for Ghana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 63.84 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,693 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,979 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 142.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,417 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 670.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 746.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.53 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Ghana?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Ghana was 19.5% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Ghana ranks 73rd out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.