Number of refugees per 100000 in Ghana
Ghana: Number of refugees per 100000 was 45.72 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100000 in Ghana, 1961–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100000 in Ghana stood at 45.72.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100000 in Ghana peaked at 90.78 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1966.
That places Ghana 78th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100000 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69.81 | — |
| 1962 | 68.14 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 66.54 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 64.97 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 63.43 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 2.45 | — |
| 1983 | 15.03 | +512.9% |
| 1984 | 16.47 | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 23.39 | +42.0% |
| 1986 | 19.33 | -17.4% |
| 1987 | 27.41 | +41.8% |
| 1988 | 32.58 | +18.9% |
| 1989 | 31.43 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 30.47 | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 29.78 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 29.51 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 26.95 | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 84.06 | +211.9% |
| 1995 | 78.13 | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 84.78 | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 80.99 | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 72.91 | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 69.39 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 75.16 | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 72.13 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 75.62 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 74.5 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 67.49 | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 82.06 | +21.6% |
| 2006 | 43.18 | -47.4% |
| 2007 | 21.33 | -50.6% |
| 2008 | 54.54 | +155.7% |
| 2009 | 59.83 | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 79.2 | +32.4% |
| 2011 | 77.92 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 90.78 | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 76.86 | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 78.87 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 80.02 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 52.89 | -33.9% |
| 2017 | 56.51 | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 58.98 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 58.97 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 43.41 | -26.4% |
| 2021 | 43.82 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 45.1 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 41.05 | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 43.8 | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 45.72 | +4.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 45.72 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.59, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 45.72 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 76.39, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100000 in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +512.9% | 2.45 | 15.03 |
| 1994 | +211.9% | 26.95 | 84.06 |
| 2008 | +155.7% | 21.33 | 54.54 |
| 1966 | -100.0% | 63.43 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.48 | 0 | 69.81 | 6 |
| 1980s | 21.01 | 2.45 | 32.58 | 8 |
| 1990s | 58.7 | 26.95 | 84.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.58 | 21.33 | 82.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1 | 52.89 | 90.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.82 | 41.05 | 45.72 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100000 in Ghana?
- Number of refugees per 100000 in Ghana was 45.72 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 90.78 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1966.
- How does Ghana rank for number of refugees per 100000?
- Ghana ranks 78th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100000 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of refugees per 100000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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