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Ghana
Last update: 2025-08-05
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$120
Inflation rate
38.11% (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.08% (2023)
Below the poverty line
23.4% (2016)
Gini coefficient
43.5 (2016)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
3.5%
Smoking men
6.6%
Smoking women
0.3%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
238533
Land area
227533
Water area
11000
Popular payment systems
- PayPal
- Mastercard
- Visa
Popular social networks and messengers
- X
- TikTok
- Instagram
- Facebook
Age structure
0-14 years
37.4%
15-64 years
58.2%
65+ years
4.4%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Christianity
Non-religious
1.1%
Current as of
2021
General information
Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+0
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
GH
Capital
Accra
Official language
English
Average consumer spendings
Food products
39.1%
Alcohol and tobacco
0.4%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
1.59
Beer
0.53
Wine
0.05
Spirits
0.39
Other alcohol
0.61
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
34589092
Male population
16902073
Female population
17687019
Population growth rate
2.15% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
27.6 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
5.9 (2024)
Urbanization
59.2% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
B (2013)
Moody's
B3 (2015)
Standard & Poors
B- (2020)
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
78.87%
iOS
19.88%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+233
Internet domain
.gh
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
120 (2022)
Internet user penetration
70% (2022)
Fixed internet penetration
1% (2023)
Last update: 2025-08-05