List of Ghanaian regions by population information
This is a list of Ghanaian regions by population, ranked according to the latest census, which took place on 26 September 2010. Past census data (1960, 1970, 1984, and 2000) is included for comparison.
(Note: The current boundaries of Ghana's administrative regions were not fully established until 1983. As such, population figures for 1960 and 1970 reflect the analysis of subregional census data from those periods.)
Rank (2021)
Region
Population 2021[1]
Population 2010[2]
Population 2000[3]
Population 1984 [3]
Population 1970 [3]
Population 1960 [3]
Percent of total (2021)
1
Greater Accra[4]
5,455,692
4,010,054
2,905,726
1,431,099
903,447
541,933
17.69%
2
Ashanti[5]
5,440,463
4,780,380
3,612,950
2,090,100
1,481,698
1,109,133
17.64%
3
Eastern[6]
2,925,653
2,633,154
2,106,696
1,680,890
1,209,828
1,044,080
9.49%
4
Central[7]
2,859,821
2,201,863
1,593,823
1,142,335
890,135
751,392
9.28%
5
Northern[8]
2,310,939
2,479,461
1,820,806
1,164,583
727,618
531,573
7.50%
6
Western[9]
2,060,585
2,376,021
1,924,577
1,157,807
770,087
626,155
6.68%
7
Volta[10]
1,659,040
2,118,252
1,635,421
1,211,907
947,268
777,285
5.38%
8
Upper East[11]
1,301,226
1,046,545
920,089
772,744
542,858
468,638
4.22%
9
Bono[12] (former Brong-Ahafo)
1,208,649
2,310,983
1,815,408
1,206,608
766,509
587,920
3.92%
10
Bono East
1,203,400
Brong-Ahafo
Brong-Ahafo
Brong-Ahafo
Brong-Ahafo
Brong-Ahafo
3.90%
11
Upper West[13]
901,502
702,110
576,583
438,008
319,865
288,706
2.92%
12
Western North
880,921
Western
Western
Western
Western
Western
2.86%
13
Oti
747,248
Volta
Volta
Volta
Volta
Volta
2.42%
14
North East
658,946
Northern
Northern
Northern
Northern
Northern
2.14%
15
Savannah
653,266
Northern
Northern
Northern
Northern
Northern
2.12%
16
Ahafo
564,668
Brong-Ahafo
Brong-Ahafo
Brong-Ahafo
Brong-Ahafo
Brong-Ahafo
1.83%
All Regions
30,832,019
24,658,823
18,912,079
12,296,081
8,559,313
6,726,815
100.0%
^"Ghana: Regions, Major Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
^"2010 Population and Housing Census: Demographic, Social, Economic and Housing Characteristics Report" (PDF). Ghana Statistical Service. Page 10, Table 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-03. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
^ abcd"2000 Population and Housing Census Data Analysis Report Volume 1". Ghana Statistical Service. Page 117, Table 7.5. Archived from the original on 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
^"Greater Accra - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
^"Ashanti - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
^"Eastern Region - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
^"Central - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
^"Northern - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
^"Western - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
^"Volta - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
^"Upper East - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
^"Brong Ahafo - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
^"Upper West - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
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