List of Ghanaian regions by population
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 (2010) | Region | Population 2010[1] | Population 2000[2] | Population 1984 [2] | Population 1970 [2] | Population 1960 [2] | Percent of total (2010) |
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1 | Ashanti[3] | 4,780,380 | 3,612,950 | 2,090,100 | 1,481,698 | 1,109,133 | 19.39% |
2 | Greater Accra[4] | 4,010,054 | 2,905,726 | 1,431,099 | 903,447 | 541,933 | 16.26% |
3 | Eastern[5] | 2,633,154 | 2,106,696 | 1,680,890 | 1,209,828 | 1,044,080 | 10.68% |
4 | Northern[6] | 2,479,461 | 1,820,806 | 1,164,583 | 727,618 | 531,573 | 10.06% |
5 | Western[7] | 2,376,021 | 1,924,577 | 1,157,807 | 770,087 | 626,155 | 9.64% |
6 | Bono[8] | 2,310,983 | 1,815,408 | 1,206,608 | 766,509 | 587,920 | 9.37% |
7 | Volta[9] | 2,118,252 | 1,635,421 | 1,211,907 | 947,268 | 777,285 | 8.59% |
8 | Central[10] | 2,201,863 | 1,593,823 | 1,142,335 | 890,135 | 751,392 | 8.93% |
9 | Upper East[11] | 1,046,545 | 920,089 | 772,744 | 542,858 | 468,638 | 4.24% |
10 | Upper West[12] | 702,110 | 576,583 | 438,008 | 319,865 | 288,706 | 2.85% |
11 | Oti | ||||||
12 | Bono East | ||||||
13 | Ahafo | ||||||
14 | Savannah | ||||||
15 | Western North | ||||||
16 | North East | ||||||
All Regions | 24,658,823 | 18,912,079 | 12,296,081 | 8,559,313 | 6,726,815 | 100.0% |
References
- "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.
- "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.
- "Ashanti - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- "Greater Accra - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- "Eastern Region - 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.
- "Brong Ahafo - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- "Volta - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- "Central - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- "Upper East - 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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