Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Ghana
Ghana: Number of 1-year-olds, by sex was 419,131 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Ghana, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 419,131 people for number of 1-year-olds, by sex in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Ghana peaked at 420,879 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 87,306 people, in 1950.
That places Ghana 36th 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 | 116,602 people | 87,306 people | 140,141 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 165,789 people | 144,225 people | 180,438 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 195,798 people | 183,733 people | 219,659 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 247,999 people | 227,797 people | 269,462 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 286,689 people | 272,812 people | 299,791 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 342,564 people | 307,738 people | 369,529 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 405,883 people | 375,783 people | 420,879 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 416,152 people | 413,295 people | 419,131 people | 4 |
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More reference data data for Ghana
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0419 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.8532 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.2851 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 855.78 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.6214 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3544 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 875.56 millimeters (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Ghana?
- Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Ghana was 419,131 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 420,879 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 87,306 people in 1950.
- How does Ghana rank for number of 1-year-olds, by sex?
- Ghana ranks 36th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of 1-year-olds, by sex rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 1-year-olds, by sex. 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 women aged 1.