Ghana

Official name:
the Republic of Ghana
Name in native language:
Ghana
Capital:
Accra
ISO country code
GH
Nat. statistical agency:
Ghana Statistical Service
Region:
Western Africa

Census Results

1948-02-01 :
1960-03-20 : 6,726,815
1970-03-01 : 8,559,313
1984-03-11 : 12,296,081
2000-03-26 : 18,912,079
2010-09-26 : 24,223,431

the Republic of Ghana

Administrative units

region
municipality		capitalarea (sq.km.)population
1984-03-11
census		population
2000-03-26
census		population
2010-09-26
census
source: Ghana Statistical Service.
note: 2010 census results concerns preliminary figures.
note: land area is 230,020 sq.km.
note: district and municipal data (area and population) is gathered from several sources, with sometimes different data. Many changes have taken place in the last 10 years since the census so all data related to districts are very much up to an update.
AshantiKumasi24,3892,090,1003,612,9504,725,046
Kumasi Metropolitan DistrictKumasi245469,6281,171,311 
Asante Akim North Municipal DistrictKonongo1,462 126,465 
Bekwai Municipal DistrictBekwai    
Ejisu-Juaben Municipal DistrictEjisu678 124,179 
Mampong Municipal DistrictMampong    
Obuasi Municipal DistrictObuasi    
Offinso Municipal DistrictOffinso1,451 138,190 
Adansi North DistrictFomena828 235,680 
Adansi South DistrictNew Edubiase1,380 129,325 
Afigya-Kwabre DistrictKodie342   
Ahafo Ano North DistrictTepa593 71,856 
Ahafo Ano South DistrictMankranso1,241 133,874 
Amansie Central DistrictJacobu1,937 219,508 
Amansie West DistrictManso Nkwanta1,141 108,768 
Asante Akim South DistrictJuaso1,275 96,885 
Atwima Kwanwoma DistrictFoase Kokoben2,411 234,759 
Atwima Mponua DistrictNyinahin    
Atwima Nwabiagya DistrictNkwawie    
Bosome Freho DistrictAsiwa    
Bosomtwe DistrictKuntanase718 145,524 
Ejura/Sekyedumase DistrictEjura1,252 81,119 
Kwabre DistrictMamponteng356 164,668 
Offinso North DistrictAkomadan    
Sekyere Afram Plains DistrictKumawu    
Sekyere Central DistrictNsuta    
Sekyere East DistrictEffiduase4,516 157,378 
Sekyere South DistrictAgona2,345 143,213 
Brong AhafoSunyani39,5571,206,6081,815,4082,282,128
Asunafo North Municipal DistrictGoaso2,116 171,709 
Berekum Municipal DistrictBerekum955 83,661 
Dormaa Municipal DistrictDormaa-Ahenkro2,208 150,287 
Kintampo North Municipal DistrictKintampo6,566 146,943 
Sunyani Municipal DistrictSunyani1,289 178,731 
Techiman Municipal DistrictTechiman1,119 173,742 
Wenchi Municipal DistrictWenchi4,939 166,633 
Asunafo South DistrictKukuom    
Asutifi DistrictKenyasi1,799 83,638 
Atebubu-Amantin DistrictAtebubu4,407 163,307 
Dormaa East DistrictWamfie    
Jaman North DistrictSampa1,376 147,216 
Jaman South DistrictDrobo    
Kintampo South DistrictJema    
Nkoranza North DistrictBusunya    
Nkoranza South DistrictNkoranza2,584 127,384 
Pru DistrictYeji    
Sene DistrictKwame Danso6,657 81,468 
Sunyani West DistrictOdumase    
Tain DistrictNsawkaw    
Tano North DistrictDuayaw Nkwanta1,267 123,339 
Tano South DistrictBechem    
CentralCape Coast9,8261,142,3351,593,8232,107,209
Cape Coast Metropolitan DistrictCape Coast135 118,105 
Agona West Municipal DistrictAgona Swedru    
Assin North Municipal DistrictAssin Fosu2,409 196,479 
Effutu Municipal DistrictWinneba    
Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal DistrictKomenda396 112,437 
Mfantsiman Municipal DistrictSaltpond533 152,858 
Upper Denkyira East Municipal DistrictDunkwa On Offin    
Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese DistrictAbura Dunkwa324 90,093 
Agona East DistrictNsaba632 158,959 
Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam DistrictAjumako483 91,965 
Asikuma/Odoben/Brakwa DistrictAsikuma765 89,395 
Assin South DistrictNsuaem-Kyekyewere    
Awutu-Senya DistrictAwuta Breku786 169,974 
Gomoa East DistrictAfransi891 194,789 
Gomoa West DistrictApam    
Twifo/Heman/Lower Denkyira DistrictTwifo Praso1,298 110,352 
Upper Denkyira West DistrictDiaso1,139 108,482 
EasternKoforidua19,3231,680,8902,106,6962,596,013
Akuapim South Municipal DistrictNsawam403 116,346 
Birim Central Municipal DistrictAkim Oda    
East Akim Municipal DistrictKibi725166,191103,705 
Kwahu West Municipal DistrictNkwakaw414 162,400 
New Juaben Municipal DistrictKoforidua216 136,753 
West Akim Municipal DistrictAsamankese825 154,154 
Akuapim North DistrictAkropong450 104,753 
Akyemansa DistrictOfoase    
Asuogyaman DistrictAtimpoku1,50755,82780,529 
Atiwa DistrictKwabeng754   
Birim North DistrictNew-Abirem1,25068,525123,579 
Birim South DistrictAkim Sweduro 1,090 178,459 
Fanteakwa DistrictBegoro1,15074,93485,772 
Kwaebibirem DistrictKade1,230 179,209 
Kwahu East DistrictAbetifi    
Kwahu North DistrictDonkorkrom3,559 135,926 
Kwahu South DistrictMpreaso1,886 216,307 
Lower Manya Krobo DistrictOdumasi-Krobo819 154,226 
Suhum/Kraboa/Coaltar DistrictSuhum971 166,376 
Upper Manya Krobo DistrictAsesewa    
Yilo Krobo DistrictSomanya594 86,043 
Greater AccraAccra3,2451,431,0992,905,7263,909,764
Accra Metropolitan Area (AMA)Accra200 1,659,136 
Tema Metropolitan DistrictTema565 506,637 
Adenta Municipal DistrictAdenta    
Ashaiman Municipal DistrictAshaiman    
Ga East Municipal DistrictAbokobi    
Ga West Municipal DistrictAmasaman710 548,011 
Ledzekuku-Krowor Municipal DistrictTeshie-Nungua    
Ga South Municipal DistrictGbawe    
Dangme East DistrictAda Foah909 93,193 
Dangme West DistrictDodowa1,442 96,776 
NorthernTamale70,3841,164,5831,820,8062,468,557
Tamale Metropolitan DistrictTamale731 293,881 
Yendi Municipal DistrictYendi4,230 130,506 
Bole DistrictBole9,631 126,532 
Bunkprugu-Yunyoo DistrictBunkpurugu    
Central Gonja DistrictBuipe    
Chereponi DistrictChereponi    
East Gonja DistrictSalaga9,351 174,500 
East Mamprusi DistrictGambaga3,037 174,824 
Gushegu DistrictGushiegu5,761 125,430 
Karaga DistrictKaraga    
Kpandai DistrictKpandai    
Nanumba North DistrictBimbilla4,178 144,277 
Nanumba South DistrictWulensi    
Saboba DistrictSaboba3,439 93,100 
Savelugu/Nanton DistrictSavelugu2,011 88,059 
Sawla-Tuna-Kalba DistrictSawla    
Tolon/Kumbugu DistrictTolon2,389 122,550 
West Gonja DistrictDamongo17,317 139,260 
West Mamprusi DistrictWalewale4,892 115,015 
Zabzugu/Tatali DistrictZabzugu2,365 77,496 
Upper EastBolgatanga8,842772,744920,0891,031,478
Bawku Municipal DistrictBawku1,215 205,849 
Bolgatanga Municipal DistrictBolgatanga729 127,899 
Bawku West DistrictZebilla917 80,575 
Bongo DistrictBongo460 77,885 
Builsa DistrictSandema2,22066,35775,375 
Garu-Tempane DistrictGaru1,230 116,215 
Kassena/Nankana East DistrictNavrongo1,674149,491149,680 
Kassena/Nankana West DistrictPaga    
Talensi-Nabdam DistrictTongo912 100,879 
Upper WestWa18,476438,008567,583677,763
Wa Municipal DistrictWa5,859 221,905 
Jirapa DistrictJirapa2,125 87,525 
Lambussie Karni DistrictLambussie    
Lawra DistrictLawra509 85,442 
Nadowli DistrictNadowli2,594 81,874 
Sissala East DistrictTumu7,781 149,019 
Sissala West DistrictGwollu    
Wa East DistrictFunsi    
Wa West DistrictWechiau    
VoltaHo20,5701,211,9071,635,4212,099,876
Ho Municipal DistrictHo2,600195,441200,000 
Hohoe Municipal DistrictHohoe1,172115,580144,511 
Keta Municipal DistrictKeta412111,700133,661 
Adaklu-Anyigbe DistrictKpetoe1,061 52,850 
Akatsi DistrictAkatsi906 93,477 
Biakoye DistrictNkonya Ahenkro    
Jasikan DistrictJasikan1,24582,494111,285 
Kadjebi DistrictKadjebi94923,76651,998 
Ketu North DistrictDzodze    
Ketu South DistrictDenu1,130 237,201 
Kpando DistrictKpando82064,82474,595 
Krachi East DistrictDambai2,52845,91475,058 
Krachi West DistrictKete-Krachi4,16981,95492,723 
Nkwanta North DistrictKpasa    
Nkwanta South DistrictNkwanta4,53084,544153,276 
North Tongu DistrictAdidome1,46090,000130,388 
South Dayi DistrictKpeve1,000 36,278 
South Tongu DistrictSogakofe59553,25264,811 
WesternSekondi / Takoradi23,9211,157,8071,924,5772,325,597
Secondi Takoradi (Shama Ahanta East) Metropolitan DistrictSecondi384 366,579 
Nzema East Municipal DistrictAxim2,033 142,959 
Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal DistrictTarkwa    
Ahanta West DistrictAgona Nkwanta636 95,153 
Aowin/Suaman DistrictEnchi2,638 119,128 
Bia DistrictEssam    
Bibiani/Anhwiaso/Bekwai DistrictBibiani837 103,257 
Ellembelle DistrictNkroful    
Jomoro DistrictHalf Assini1,350 110,312 
Juabeso DistrictJuabeso4,143 242,121 
Mpohor/Wassa East DistrictDaboase2,073 121,846 
Prestea-Huni Valley DistrictBogoso    
Sefwi Akontombra DistrictSefwi Akontombra    
Sefwi-Wiawso DistrictWiawso2,634 148,290 
Shama DistrictShama    
Wassa Amenfi East DistrictWassa Akropong4,987 234,403 
Wassa Amenfi West DistrictAsankrangwa2,578 232,700 
total 238,53312,296,08118,912,07924,223,431

Main cities

namepopulation
1984-03-11
census		population
2000-03-26
census
Accra867,4591,659,136
Kumasi469,6281,170,270
Tema131,528506,637
Tamale135,952293,881
Takoradi63,000175,438
Ashiaman50,918150,312
Obuasi60,617115,564
Sekondi70,214114,157
Koforidua58,73187,315
Cape Coast57,22482,291
Madina28,36476,697
Wa36,06766,644
Sunyani38,83461,992
Ho37,77761,658
Techiman25,26456,187
Bawku34,07451,379
Bolgatanga32,49549,162
source: various, but supposedly all Ghana Statistical Service.