The People of Ghana
The People of Ghana
Ghanaian People
Population: 23,832,495 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2009 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 37.3% (male 4,503,331/female 4,393,104) 15-64 years: 59.1% (male 7,039,696/female 7,042,208) 65 years and over: 3.6% (male 393,364/female 460,792) (2009 est.)
Median age: total: 20.7 years male: 20.5 years female: 21 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.882% (2009 est.)
Death rate: 9.39 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 51.09 deaths/1,000 live births male: 55.32 deaths/1,000 live births female: 46.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 59.85 years male: 58.98 years female: 60.75 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.68 children born/woman (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 1.9% (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 260,000 (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths: 21,000 (2007 est.)
Nationality: noun: Ghanaian(s) adjective: Ghanaian
Ethnic groups: Akan 45.3%, Mole-Dagbon 15.2%, Ewe 11.7%, Ga-Dangme 7.3%, Guan 4%, Gurma 3.6%, Grusi 2.6%, Mande-Busanga 1%, other tribes 1.4%, other 7.8% (2000 census)
Religions: Christian 68.8% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 24.1%, Protestant 18.6%, Catholic 15.1%, other 11%), Muslim 15.9%, traditional 8.5%, other 0.7%, none 6.1% (2000 census)
Languages: Asante 14.8%, Ewe 12.7%, Fante 9.9%, Boron (Brong) 4.6%, Dagomba 4.3%, Dangme 4.3%, Dagarte (Dagaba) 3.7%, Akyem 3.4%, Ga 3.4%, Akuapem 2.9%, other 36.1% (includes English (official)) (2000 census)
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 57.9% male: 66.4% female: 49.8% (2000 census)