Population: 17,225,185 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 3.09% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 44.13 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 12.27 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 83.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 55.52 years
male: 53.58 years
female: 57.52 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 6.15 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Ghanaian(s)
adjective: Ghanaian

Ethnic divisions: black African 99.8% (major tribes - Akan 44%, Moshi-Dagomba 16%, Ewe 13%, Ga 8%), European and other 0.2%

Religions: indigenous beliefs 38%, Muslim 30%, Christian 24%, other 8%

Languages: English (official), African languages (including Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga)

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
total population: 60%
male: 70%
female: 51%
Labor force: 3.7 million
by occupation: agriculture and fishing 54.7%, industry 18.7%, sales and clerical 15.2%, services, transportation, and communications 7.7%, professional 3.7%
note: 48% of population of working age (1983)

NOTE: The information regarding Ghana on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ghana People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ghana People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.