List of Ghanaian regions by population

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This is a list of Ghanaian regions by population, ranked according to the latest census, which took place on 26 September 2010. Past census data (1960, 1970, 1984, and 2000) is included for comparison.

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(Note: The current boundaries of Ghana's administrative regions were not fully established until 1983. As such, population figures for 1960 and 1970 reflect the analysis of subregional census data from those periods.)

Rank (2021)RegionPopulation 2021 [1] Population 2010 [2] Population 2000 [3] Population 1984 [3] Population 1970 [3] Population 1960 [3] Percent of total (2021)
1 Greater Accra [4] 5,455,6924,010,0542,905,7261,431,099903,447541,93317.69%
2 Ashanti [5] 5,440,4634,780,3803,612,9502,090,1001,481,6981,109,13317.64%
3 Eastern [6] 2,925,6532,633,1542,106,6961,680,8901,209,8281,044,0809.49%
4 Central [7] 2,859,8212,201,8631,593,8231,142,335890,135751,3929.28%
5 Northern [8] 2,310,9392,479,4611,820,8061,164,583727,618531,5737.50%
6 Western [9] 2,060,5852,376,0211,924,5771,157,807770,087626,1556.68%
7 Volta [10] 1,659,0402,118,2521,635,4211,211,907947,268777,2855.38%
8 Upper East [11] 1,301,2261,046,545920,089772,744542,858468,6384.22%
9 Bono [12] (former Brong-Ahafo)1,208,6492,310,9831,815,4081,206,608766,509587,9203.92%
10 Bono East 1,203,400 Brong-Ahafo Brong-Ahafo Brong-Ahafo Brong-Ahafo Brong-Ahafo 3.90%
11 Upper West [13] 901,502702,110576,583438,008319,865288,7062.92%
12 Western North 880,921 Western Western Western Western Western 2.86%
13 Oti 747,248 Volta Volta Volta Volta Volta 2.42%
14 North East 658,946 Northern Northern Northern Northern Northern 2.14%
15 Savannah 653,266 Northern Northern Northern Northern Northern 2.12%
16 Ahafo 564,668 Brong-Ahafo Brong-Ahafo Brong-Ahafo Brong-Ahafo Brong-Ahafo 1.83%
All Regions30,832,01924,658,82318,912,07912,296,0818,559,3136,726,815100.0%

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  2. ↑ "2010 Population and Housing Census: Demographic, Social, Economic and Housing Characteristics Report" (PDF). Ghana Statistical Service. Page 10, Table 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-03. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
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  5. ↑ "Ashanti - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  6. ↑ "Eastern Region - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  7. ↑ "Central - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  8. ↑ "Northern - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  9. ↑ "Western - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
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  11. ↑ "Upper East - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  12. ↑ "Brong Ahafo - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  13. ↑ "Upper West - Government of Ghana". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
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