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General Information
| Key Figures | |
|---|---|
| Area |
238,537 sq. km (92,100 sq. mi.) land: 230,940 sq km water: 8,520 sq km |
| Population | 18,800,000 (2000 Census) 21,029,853 (2005 est.) Females- 51% Male 49% |
| Population Growth Rate | 1.25% (2005 est.) 2.4 (2000 Census) See Graph |
| Population Density | 78.9 persons/sq. km. (2000 census) Urban (1990): 33%. |
| Age Structure | 0-14 years: 41.18% (male 4,123,317; female 4,068,786) 15-64 years: 55.35% (male 5,455,577; female 5,555,278) 65 years and over: 3.47% (male 328,809; female 362,247) (2001 est.) |
| Birth Rate | 23.97 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
| Death Rate | 10.84 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) - 2002 |
| Net Migration Rate | -0.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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: 0.88 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
| Major Ethnic Divisions | Ghanaian by Birth/parenthood 92.1% Akan 49.1% Mole-Dagomba 16.5% Ewe 12.7% Ga-Dangme 8% (2000 Census) non-Ghanaians 3.9% |
| Human Development Indicators | |
| Infant Mortality Rate | total: 51.43 deaths/1,000 live births male: 54.25 deaths/1,000 live births female: 48.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
| Maternal Mortality | 210 per 100,000 live births (1985-2001) |
| Life Expectancy at Birth | total population: 56 years male: 55.04 years female: 56.99 years (2005 est.) |
| Total Fertility Rate | 4.5 children/woman (2000 census) 3.32 children born/woman (2003 est.) |
| Literacy Rate | 74.8% 82.7%(Male); 67.1% (Female) NOTE: National Population and Housing Census showed that "43.4 per cent of those who are three years old or more have never been to school and 49.9 per cent of the adult population of 15 years or more are totally illiterate." (2001) |
| Average Household Size | 5.1 (2000) |
| Access to safe water | 91 percent (urban), 64 percent (rural) (2000) |
| Human development index value | 0.568 (2002) |
| World Rankings | See Graph |
| Others | |
| Religions | Christian 69%, Traditionalists 8.5%, Muslim 15.6%, others 6.9%. (2000 census) |
| Languages | English (official) African (Akan, Mole-Dagomba, Ewe,and Ga) |
| Labor force | 4.1 million Agriculture and fishing- 55% Industry- 18.7% Sales and Clerical- 15.2% (2000 Census) Services, transportation, and communications- 7.7% Professional 3.7%; NOTE: 48% of population of working age. 82% of 15-64 years are in some gainful employment. adult unemployment rate for Ghana at 8.2 per cent. (2000 Census) |
| Economic Indicators | |
| Economic Indicators | Details |
