According to data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), the country’s population is expected to reach 50 million by 2050, a considerable rise from 30.8 million in 2021.
The population is predicted to increase by 1.7 times the size of the 2021 enumerated population, per the 2021 Population and Housing Census Thematic Report on Population Projections.
According to the analysis, the Ashanti and Greater Accra areas would continue to have the highest populations by 2050, with over 7.5 million people apiece.
The Northern, Northeast, and Savannah regions are expected to experience the highest growth rates, with their populations projected to double by 2050.
Significant demographic shifts were also noted in the research, including a decrease in the number of young people and an increase in the number of elderly people.
Greater expansion is anticipated in urban areas; by 2030, more than half of the regions are predicted to be urban.
“By the end of the decade (2030), the population is expected to grow to 37.2 million persons, meaning that an estimated 711,706 additional persons, on average will be added to the population annually. The population residing in urban areas is projected to increase by 4.0 percentage points between 2021 and 2030: from 56.7 to 60.7 percent.”
“By 2030, more than half of the 16 regions are expected to be urban. Seven regions (Volta, Oti, Western North, North East, Upper West, Savannah and Upper East) will remain predominantly rural in 2030.”