Ghana - Population Growth 1987
2.29%
+0.09pp from 1986
Ghana's population growth was 2.29% in 1987, increased +0.09pp from 2.20% in 1986. This was the 127th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1987▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Aruba | -1.30% | 56.1% |
| 2nd | Gibraltar | -0.82% | -27.0% |
| 3rd | Curaçao | -0.79% | -2,371.4% |
| 4th | St. Kitts and Nevis | -0.65% | -6.1% |
| 5th | Dominica | -0.54% | -13.9% |
| 6th | Guyana | -0.52% | -18.3% |
| 7th | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.51% | -5.3% |
| 8th | Afghanistan | -0.28% | -376.7% |
| 9th | Hungary | -0.17% | 1.6% |
| 10th | Portugal | -0.03% | -129.6% |
| 11th | Italy | 0.01% | 87.3% |
| 12th | Ireland | 0.01% | -77.2% |
| 13th | Czechia | 0.05% | -0.4% |
| 14th | Virgin Islands (US) | 0.06% | -28.1% |
| 15th | Austria | 0.06% | -0.4% |
| 16th | Montenegro | 0.07% | -81.3% |
| 17th | Belgium | 0.09% | 139.1% |
| 18th | Denmark | 0.13% | -5.3% |
| 19th | Bulgaria | 0.15% | 654.7% |
| 20th | Germany | 0.15% | 235.6% |
| 21st | Serbia | 0.18% | -20.9% |
| 22nd | United Kingdom | 0.21% | -8.2% |
| 23rd | San Marino | 0.22% | -67.0% |
| 24th | Barbados | 0.26% | -17.4% |
| 25th | Spain | 0.26% | -13.2% |
| 26th | Finland | 0.28% | -12.7% |
| 27th | European Union | 0.29% | 7.3% |
| 28th | Sweden | 0.33% | 43.5% |
| 29th | Greece | 0.33% | 1.1% |
| 30th | Samoa | 0.36% | 182.3% |
| 31st | Tonga | 0.37% | 1,304.9% |
| 32nd | Ukraine | 0.38% | -6.6% |
| 33rd | Croatia | 0.39% | -9.0% |
| 34th | Mozambique | 0.41% | -76.8% |
| 35th | Norway | 0.47% | 31.2% |
| 36th | Japan | 0.48% | -9.5% |
| 37th | Romania | 0.49% | 7.9% |
| 38th | North Macedonia | 0.51% | -0.3% |
| 39th | France | 0.54% | 6.3% |
| 40th | Slovak Republic | 0.56% | -10.1% |
| 41st | Uruguay | 0.56% | 7.3% |
| 42nd | Poland | 0.56% | -17.2% |
| 43rd | Switzerland | 0.63% | 20.7% |
| 44th | Netherlands | 0.63% | 14.3% |
| 45th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.64% | -12.0% |
| 46th | Luxembourg | 0.65% | 44.4% |
| 47th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.66% | -7.7% |
| 48th | Bermuda | 0.67% | 9.2% |
| 49th | Belarus | 0.67% | -0.7% |
| 50th | Malta | 0.69% | -58.8% |
| 51st | Russian Federation | 0.70% | -2.8% |
| 52nd | Mauritius | 0.75% | -2.1% |
| 53rd | Grenada | 0.76% | 7.6% |
| 54th | Jamaica | 0.76% | -18.3% |
| 55th | Estonia | 0.78% | 4.7% |
| 56th | Georgia | 0.83% | -7.0% |
| 57th | South Sudan | 0.83% | -53.3% |
| 58th | New Zealand | 0.86% | 3,597.8% |
| 59th | Cuba | 0.89% | 3.8% |
| 60th | United States | 0.89% | -3.3% |
| 61st | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.94% | -1.7% |
| 62nd | Channel Islands | 0.96% | -1.6% |
| 63rd | Korea | 0.99% | -1.0% |
| 64th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.01% | -19.2% |
| 65th | Armenia | 1.02% | -3.2% |
| 66th | Latvia | 1.02% | 25.8% |
| 67th | Lithuania | 1.04% | 7.9% |
| 68th | Iceland | 1.10% | 49.6% |
| 69th | Greenland | 1.12% | 98.3% |
| 70th | Moldova | 1.15% | 1.9% |
| 71st | Suriname | 1.16% | -15.6% |
| 72nd | Liechtenstein | 1.16% | -12.5% |
| 73rd | Sri Lanka | 1.17% | -2.1% |
| 74th | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.18% | -10.8% |
| 75th | Slovenia | 1.20% | -3.3% |
| 76th | Monaco | 1.21% | -3.7% |
| 77th | Faroe Islands | 1.23% | 33.0% |
| 78th | Central African Republic | 1.32% | 3.4% |
| 79th | Canada | 1.32% | 32.6% |
| 80th | Isle of Man | 1.38% | 204.0% |
| 81st | Cabo Verde | 1.41% | -0.5% |
| 82nd | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 1.47% | 0.0% |
| 83rd | St. Lucia | 1.50% | -5.9% |
| 84th | Singapore | 1.50% | 1,691.5% |
| 85th | Fiji | 1.51% | -29.0% |
| 86th | Australia | 1.52% | 5.2% |
| 87th | Azerbaijan | 1.54% | 3.3% |
| 88th | Argentina | 1.55% | -0.7% |
| 89th | Cyprus | 1.56% | -2.8% |
| 90th | Timor-Leste | 1.58% | 5.7% |
| 91st | Chile | 1.59% | 2.3% |
| 92nd | Guinea-Bissau | 1.60% | 0.5% |
| 93rd | China | 1.60% | 7.8% |
| 94th | Israel | 1.62% | 4.4% |
| 95th | Kazakhstan | 1.62% | 12.7% |
| 96th | New Caledonia | 1.68% | 1.6% |
| 97th | Bahamas, The | 1.69% | -1.3% |
| 98th | Thailand | 1.74% | -2.9% |
| 99th | Mali | 1.74% | -6.0% |
| 100th | Myanmar | 1.74% | -6.8% |
| 101st | Tuvalu | 1.86% | -11.7% |
| 102nd | Kyrgyz Republic | 1.90% | 0.6% |
| 103rd | Indonesia | 1.94% | -3.8% |
| 104th | El Salvador | 1.98% | -0.4% |
| 105th | Brazil | 1.98% | -3.8% |
| 106th | Morocco | 1.99% | -8.8% |
| 107th | Albania | 2.00% | 3.3% |
| 108th | Mexico | 2.00% | -1.4% |
| 109th | Haiti | 2.02% | 0.9% |
| 110th | Viet Nam | 2.03% | -5.8% |
| 111th | Sudan | 2.03% | 6.8% |
| 112th | Türkiye | 2.04% | -4.3% |
| 113th | Colombia | 2.05% | -0.5% |
| 114th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.11% | 0.4% |
| 115th | Nepal | 2.12% | -4.2% |
| 116th | Dominican Republic | 2.13% | -1.8% |
| 117th | Papua New Guinea | 2.16% | 0.3% |
| 118th | Palau | 2.19% | -9.8% |
| 119th | Lesotho | 2.21% | -12.9% |
| 120th | Panama | 2.22% | -1.8% |
| 121st | Belize | 2.23% | -1.5% |
| 122nd | Bangladesh | 2.24% | -4.6% |
| 123rd | Guam | 2.25% | -0.7% |
| 124th | India | 2.28% | -1.2% |
| 125th | Burundi | 2.28% | 21.6% |
| 126th | Peru | 2.29% | -3.1% |
| 127th | Ghana | 2.29% | 4.2% |
| 128th | Nicaragua | 2.29% | -1.9% |
| 129th | Nauru | 2.31% | 4.4% |
| 130th | Eritrea | 2.33% | 14.0% |
| 131st | Kosovo | 2.35% | 4.1% |
| 132nd | Ecuador | 2.41% | -3.1% |
| 133rd | Kiribati | 2.43% | 4.6% |
| 134th | São Tomé and Principe | 2.46% | 8.5% |
| 135th | Tunisia | 2.47% | -2.8% |
| 136th | French Polynesia | 2.54% | -0.5% |
| 137th | Lebanon | 2.55% | 0.1% |
| 138th | Vanuatu | 2.56% | 0.5% |
| 139th | Guinea | 2.57% | 3.9% |
| 140th | Mongolia | 2.60% | 2.2% |
| 141st | Philippines | 2.63% | 2.9% |
| 142nd | Costa Rica | 2.64% | -2.4% |
| 143rd | Nigeria | 2.66% | -1.9% |
| 144th | Sierra Leone | 2.68% | 9.8% |
| 145th | Burkina Faso | 2.74% | -3.0% |
| 146th | Iraq | 2.74% | 11.4% |
| 147th | Comoros | 2.75% | -1.4% |
| 148th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2.76% | -2.0% |
| 149th | Guatemala | 2.76% | -0.7% |
| 150th | Libya | 2.76% | -8.0% |
| 151st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 2.77% | -3.0% |
| 152nd | Gabon | 2.77% | 0.5% |
| 153rd | Paraguay | 2.82% | -0.3% |
| 154th | Honduras | 2.84% | -0.9% |
| 155th | Lao PDR | 2.84% | 1.0% |
| 156th | Madagascar | 2.85% | -0.7% |
| 157th | Uzbekistan | 2.86% | -0.2% |
| 158th | Mauritania | 2.88% | 0.0% |
| 159th | Zambia | 2.89% | -3.2% |
| 160th | Senegal | 2.91% | 1.4% |
| 161st | Congo, Republic of | 2.92% | -0.4% |
| 162nd | Liberia | 2.93% | -1.9% |
| 163rd | Benin | 3.01% | 1.0% |
| 164th | Algeria | 3.02% | -8.2% |
| 165th | Niger | 3.03% | 0.6% |
| 166th | Cameroon | 3.04% | 0.9% |
| 167th | Togo | 3.04% | -0.6% |
| 168th | Bhutan | 3.05% | -1.2% |
| 169th | Turkmenistan | 3.09% | 1.5% |
| 170th | Uganda | 3.10% | 6.4% |
| 171st | South Africa | 3.12% | -2.5% |
| 172nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 3.15% | 0.1% |
| 173rd | Brunei Darussalam | 3.20% | -5.9% |
| 174th | Namibia | 3.20% | 4.3% |
| 175th | Malaysia | 3.22% | -1.6% |
| 176th | Solomon Islands | 3.23% | -1.3% |
| 177th | Tanzania | 3.26% | -1.4% |
| 178th | Botswana | 3.26% | -3.7% |
| 179th | Rwanda | 3.28% | -1.9% |
| 180th | Zimbabwe | 3.31% | -1.2% |
| 181st | British Virgin Islands | 3.35% | -1.0% |
| 182nd | Pakistan | 3.41% | 0.9% |
| 183rd | Tajikistan | 3.44% | 5.4% |
| 184th | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.45% | -1.1% |
| 185th | Angola | 3.47% | -4.0% |
| 186th | Maldives | 3.50% | 0.0% |
| 187th | Chad | 3.50% | 17.1% |
| 188th | Kenya | 3.53% | -1.5% |
| 189th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 3.57% | -13.3% |
| 190th | Macao SAR, China | 3.58% | 65.3% |
| 191st | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3.58% | -2.9% |
| 192nd | American Samoa | 3.63% | -1.4% |
| 193rd | Bahrain | 3.65% | 0.3% |
| 194th | Qatar | 3.74% | -15.1% |
| 195th | Marshall Islands | 3.85% | -2.8% |
| 196th | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.86% | -1.4% |
| 197th | Yemen, Republic of | 3.86% | 0.9% |
| 198th | Cayman Islands | 3.87% | -3.5% |
| 199th | Eswatini | 3.88% | -2.0% |
| 200th | Kuwait | 4.00% | -1.2% |
| 201st | Gambia, The | 4.06% | 1.3% |
| 202nd | Andorra | 4.11% | -3.6% |
| 203rd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.14% | -4.1% |
| 204th | Cambodia | 4.24% | 8.0% |
| 205th | Seychelles | 4.25% | 581.0% |
| 206th | Equatorial Guinea | 4.30% | -11.4% |
| 207th | Jordan | 4.63% | 0.3% |
| 208th | Malawi | 4.78% | 29.6% |
| 209th | Saudi Arabia | 5.65% | -0.6% |
| 210th | Oman | 6.01% | -6.4% |
| 211th | Djibouti | 6.37% | 11.7% |
| 212th | United Arab Emirates | 7.03% | 11.7% |
| 213th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 7.75% | -4.9% |
| 214th | Northern Mariana Islands | 8.03% | -6.8% |
| 215th | St. Martin (French part) | 12.88% | -9.6% |
FAQ
What was Ghana's population growth in 1987?▾
Ghana's population growth in 1987 was 2.29%. This ranked 127th globally.
How did Ghana's population growth change in 1987?▾
Ghana's population growth increased by 4.2% in 1987 compared to 1986.
Which country had the highest population growth in 1987?▾
St. Martin (French part) had the highest population growth in 1987 at 12.88%.
What is the population growth of Ghana in 1987?▾
The population growth of Ghana in 1987 was 2.29%. This ranked 127th globally.
How does 1987 compare to 1986 for Ghana's population growth?▾
Ghana's population growth went from 2.20% in 1986 to 2.29% in 1987, a 4.2% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Ghana matched the Currency Crisis Pattern pattern in 1987. Historically: 128 occurrences, 35 successful (27%). Outcome 24 months later: 25.2%. View full analysis →
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