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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Ghana

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population35.06M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$114.21B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$3.26K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth65.72024 · yearsInternet use72.2%2024 · % of populationForest area35.2%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
65.7

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Ghana2024 · 65.7
016.4232.8549.2765.71960199320251960: 46.91961: 47.11962: 47.31963: 47.51964: 47.61965: 47.71966: 47.71967: 47.71968: 47.81969: 47.91970: 47.91971: 47.91972: 48.31973: 48.61974: 48.91975: 49.31976: 49.71977: 50.11978: 50.51979: 50.81980: 51.11981: 51.31982: 51.41983: 51.81984: 52.21985: 52.71986: 53.31987: 53.81988: 54.41989: 54.91990: 55.41991: 55.71992: 56.11993: 56.31994: 56.21995: 56.71996: 571997: 57.21998: 57.51999: 57.82000: 58.12001: 58.42002: 58.72003: 592004: 59.32005: 59.62006: 602007: 60.32008: 60.62009: 60.92010: 61.32011: 61.62012: 622013: 62.42014: 62.82015: 63.22016: 63.52017: 63.82018: 64.12019: 64.52020: 64.32021: 64.32022: 65.22023: 65.52024: 65.7

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Ghana in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Accra
Country code
GHA

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