Population aged 65 and above, rural in Ghana

Ghana: Population aged 65 and above, rural was 0.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.1%
World rank
73rd
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2012
All-time low
0.0%
in 1991
Years of data
5
1991–2016

Population aged 65 and above, rural in Ghana, 1991–2016

00.020.040.061991200320161991: 0.044 % of rural population1998: 0.048 % of rural population2005: 0.051 % of rural population2012: 0.056 % of rural population2016: 0.053 % of rural population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

In 2016, population aged 65 and above, rural in Ghana stood at 0.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 65 and above, rural in Ghana peaked at 0.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.

That places Ghana 73rd out of 96 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Population aged 65 and above, rural in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 65 and above, rural (% of rural population) in Ghana, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of rural population Change
1991 0.0%
1998 0.0% +8.3%
2005 0.1% +7.2%
2012 0.1% +9.8%
2016 0.1% -6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 70 Guatemala 0.1% compare
  2. 71 Bangladesh 0.1% compare
  3. 72 Nepal 0.1% compare
  4. 74 Nicaragua 0.1% compare
  5. 75 Mongolia 0.1% compare
  6. 76 Cambodia 0.0% compare

See the full ranking of 96 places →

More reference data data for Ghana

All data for Ghana →

Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 65 and above, rural in Ghana?
Population aged 65 and above, rural in Ghana was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 65 and above, rural recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
What is the lowest population aged 65 and above, rural recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
How does Ghana rank for population aged 65 and above, rural?
Ghana ranks 73rd out of 96 countries with data for 2016.
Is population aged 65 and above, rural rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Population aged 65 and above, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Population aged 65 and above, rural in Ghana. Statizoid. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/population-aged-65-and-above-rural-percent-of-rural-population/ghana/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/population-aged-65-and-above-rural-percent-of-rural-population/ghana/">Population aged 65 and above, rural in Ghana</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population aged 65 and above, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,344 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed