Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Ghana
Ghana: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 58.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Ghana, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Ghana is 58.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Ghana peaked at 58.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
Ghana ranks 148th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
| 1770s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 1780s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 1790s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1 |
| 1800s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
| 1810s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1 |
| 1820s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 1 |
| 1830s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
| 1840s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
| 1850s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 1860s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 1 |
| 1870s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 1880s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 1 |
| 1890s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 1 |
| 1900s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 1 |
| 1910s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
| 1920s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 1 |
| 1930s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 1 |
| 1940s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 1 |
| 1950s | 18.9% | 15.3% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 26.1% | 23.3% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.0% | 29.0% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.6% | 31.0% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.5% | 35.7% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 43.9% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 50.7% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 56.2% | 58.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Ghana?
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Ghana was 58.9% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 58.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Ghana rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Ghana ranks 148th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.