Number of children under 5 in Ghana
Ghana: Number of children under 5 was 4.23 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children under 5 in Ghana, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children under 5 in Ghana is 4.23 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 in Ghana peaked at 4.23 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 845,750 people, in 1950.
That places Ghana 35th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.10 million people | 845,750 people | 1.34 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.60 million people | 1.39 million people | 1.75 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.91 million people | 1.78 million people | 2.11 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.42 million people | 2.17 million people | 2.65 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.85 million people | 2.70 million people | 2.97 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.38 million people | 3.03 million people | 3.68 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.05 million people | 3.74 million people | 4.22 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.21 million people | 4.20 million people | 4.23 million people | 4 |
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More reference data data for Ghana
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- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0419 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.8532 °C (2026)
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- Winter temperature anomalies 0.6214 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 in Ghana?
- Number of children under 5 in Ghana was 4.23 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children under 5 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.23 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 845,750 people in 1950.
- How does Ghana rank for number of children under 5?
- Ghana ranks 35th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children under 5 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children under 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.