Rural population, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Rural population, per capita was 0.4108 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Ghana, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Ghana stood at 0.4108 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.7671 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4108 units per person, in 2025.
That places Ghana 86th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7385 units per person | 0.7135 units per person | 0.7671 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7 units per person | 0.6917 units per person | 0.7101 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6739 units per person | 0.6502 units per person | 0.6897 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6049 units per person | 0.5678 units per person | 0.6426 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5293 units per person | 0.4989 units per person | 0.5606 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.467 units per person | 0.4428 units per person | 0.4927 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4246 units per person | 0.4108 units per person | 0.4378 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 41.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 692.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4821 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 21.28 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 21.28 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
- Rural population 41.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Ghana?
- Rural population, per capita in Ghana was 0.4108 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7671 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4108 units per person in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for rural population, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 86th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.