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Ghana People
Ghana People: A summary of information about Ghana People, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Ghana: People
Population
19,533,560 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 and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2000 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 42% (male 4,120,240; female 4,063,960) 15-64 years: 55% (male 5,290,675; female 5,391,175) 65 years and over: 3% (male 318,890; female 348,620) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate
1.87% (2000 est.)
Birth rate
29.81 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate
10.22 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate
-0.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate
57.43 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 57.42 years male: 56.07 years female: 58.82 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate
3.95 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality
noun: Ghanaian(s) adjective: Ghanaian
Ethnic groups
black African 99.8% (major tribes - Akan 44%, Moshi-Dagomba 16%, Ewe 13%, Ga 8%), European and other 0.2%
Religions
indigenous beliefs 38%, Muslim 30%, Christian 24%, other 8%
Languages
English (official), African languages (including Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 64.5% male: 75.9% female: 53.5% (1995 est.)
