The
Ghana
Statistical
Service
(GSS)
has
revealed
Ghana’s
population
to
surpass
50
million
by
2050,
a
significant
increase
from
30.8
million
in
2021.
According
to
the
2021
Population
and
Housing
Census
Thematic
Report
on
Population
Projections,
the
population
is
expected
to
grow
by
1.7
times
the
size
of
the
enumerated
population
in
2021.
The
report
highlighted
Greater
Accra
and
Ashanti
regions
to
remain
the
most
populous,
with
approximately
7.5
million
people
each
by
2050.
The
Northern,
Northeast,
and
Savannah
regions
are
expected
to
experience
the
highest
growth
rates,
with
their
populations
projected
to
double
by
2050.
The
report
also
highlighted
significant
demographic
changes,
including
a
decline
in
the
youth
population
and
an
increase
in
the
elderly
population.
Urban
areas
will
experience
significant
growth,
with
over
half
of
the
regions
expected
to
be
urban
by
2030.
“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.”
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