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Ghana People 1996

Population:

17,763,138 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

46% (female 4,030,154; male 4,069,945)

15-64 years:

51% (female 4,638,451; male 4,494,533)

65 years and over:

3% (female 276,186; male 253,869) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.06% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

43.57 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

12.02 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

81.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

55.85 years

male:

53.88 years

female:

57.88 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

6.09 children born/woman (1995 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%

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