Ghana’s population hits 29.6m
Ghana’s population is now estimated at 29.6 million up from the 24.5
million recorded during the 2010 population and Housing Census, a Chief
Statistician with the Ghana Statistical Service, David Kombat has
disclosed to the Ghanaian Times.
He said the country’s population growth rate is at an estimated 2.5
annually, adding that an estimated 38.8 percent of the population is
made up of the youth.
Ghana’s population has grown by more than 23 million people when the
population was at less than at six million at Independence in 1557.
Other indicators from the United Nation’s World Population Review
Report (2017) estimated that life expectancy for females in Ghana is
64.2 years and that of male is 62.1 years, with fertility rate at 3.8
children per woman.
Mr. Kombat said that, Ghana had a youthful population of 38.8 percent
saying “if provided with education, skills training it will help to
create educated workforce that can increase the fortunes of the
country.” If that is done, he said “we will be working toward
Demographic dividend”.
He explained demographic dividend as an opportunity opened to the
country, as a result of the youthful population to accelerate its
socio-economic development from skilful and well-trained labour force.
The Chief Statistician expressed the need for access to quality
education and healthcare, especially reproductive health and the need to
empower women economically, entrepreneurial skills development to drive
economic growth.
Source: Ghanaian Times
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