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2010POPULATION&HOUSINGCENSUSSUMMARYREPORTOFFINALRESULTSGhanaStatisticalServiceMay,2012ApublicationoftheGHANASTATISTICALSERVICEP.
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comTel:+233(0)302306636/304816Copyright2012GhanaStatisticalServiceTABLEOFCONTENTSTABLEOFCONTENTSiiiLISTOFTABLESiivLISTOFFIGURESviPREFACEANDACKNOWLEDGEMENTSiiiCONCEPTSANDDEFINITIONSixBRIEFNOTESONRESULTS1SUMMARYTABLES20iiiLISTOFTABLESTable1:Distributionofpopulationbyregion,sexandlocalityofenumeration………….
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21Table2:Selectedpopulationcharacteristics22Table3:Populationbyagegroupandregion-Totalcountry…23Table4:Malepopulationbyagegroupandregion…24Table5:Femalepopulationbyagegroupandregion…25Table6:Urbanpopulationbyagegroupandregion…26Table7:Ruralpopulationbyagegroupandregion…27Table8:Householdpopulationbysex,relationshiptoheadofhouseholdandregion…….
28Table9:Populationbysex,nationalityandregion…29Table10:Population12yearsandolderbysex,maritalstatusandregion…31Table11:Population12-17yearsbysex,maritalstatusandregion…32Table12:Population18yearsandolderbysex,maritalstatusandregion…33Table13:Ghanaiansbybirth,sex,majorethnicgroupandregion…34Table14:Populationbysex,birthplaceandregion…35Table15:EmigrationofGhanaians15yearsandolderbyplaceofdestination,activitystatus,sexandregion…38Table16:Populationbysex,religiousaffiliationandregion…40Table17:Population11yearsandolderbysex,literacystatus,languageinwhichliterateandregion…41Table18:Population15yearsandolderbyliteracystatus,languageinwhichliterate,sexandregion…42Table19a:Population3yearsandolderbyschoolattendance,sexandregion…………….
43Table19b:Population6yearsandolderbyschoolattendance,sexandregion…………….
45Table19c:Population15yearsandolderbyschoolattendance,sexandregion……………47Table20a:Population3yearsandolderbysex,levelofeducationandregion…………….
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49Table20b:Population3yearsandoldercurrentlyinschoolbysex,levelofeducationandRegion51Table20c:Population3yearsandolderwhoattendedschoolinthepastbysex,levelofeducationandregion…53Table21a:Population6yearsandolderbysex,levelofeducationandregion…………….
55Table21b:Population6yearsandoldercurrentlyinschoolbysex,levelofeducationandregion…57Table21c:Population6yearsandolderwhoattendedschoolinthepastbysex,levelofeducationandregion…59Table22a:Population15yearsandolderbysex,levelofeducationandregion………….
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61ivTable22b:Population15yearsandoldercurrentlyinschoolbysex,levelofeducationandregion…63Table22c:Population15yearsandolderwhoattendedschoolinthepastbysex,levelofeducationandregion64Table23:Population5yearsandolderbysex,economicactivitystatusandregion………66Table24:Population5-14yearsbysex,economicactivitystatusandregion…68Table25:Population5-17yearsbysex,economicactivitystatusandregion……………70Table26:Population15yearsandolderbysex,economicactivitystatusandregion…….
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72Table27:Economicallyactivepopulation15yearsandolderbysex,occupationandRegion…74Table28:Economicallyactivepopulation15yearsandolderbysex,industryandregion75Table29:Economicallyactivepopulation15yearsandolderbysex,employmentstatusandregion78Table30:Economicallyactivepopulation15yearsandolderbysex,employmentsectorandregion…79Table31:Householdsengagedinagriculturalactivitiesbytypeofactivityandregion……80Table32:Populationbysex,disabilitystatus,typeofdisabilityandregion………………81Table33:Pregnancyrelatedmaternalmortalitybyregion…82Table34:Selectedtelecommunicationindicatorsbytypeoflocality,sexandregionforpersons12yearsandolder…83Table35:Stockofhousesandhouseholdsbyregion,2010…85Table36:Selectedhousingcharacteristicsofhouseholdsbyregion…86Table37.
0:Populationbyregion,sexandtypeoflocality,TotalCountry…92Table37.
1:Populationbydistrict,sexandtypeoflocality,WesternRegion……………….
93Table37.
2:Populationbydistrict,sexandtypeoflocality,CentralRegion…94Table37.
3:Populationbydistrict,sexandtypeoflocality,GreaterAccraRegion……….
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95Table37.
4:Populationbydistrict,sexandtypeoflocality,VoltaRegion…96Table37.
5:Populationbydistrict,sexandtypeoflocality,EasternRegion…97Table37.
6:Populationbydistrict,sexandtypeoflocality,AshantiRegion……………….
98Table37.
7:Populationbydistrict,sexandtypeoflocality,BrongAhafoRegion………….
100Table37.
8:Populationbydistrict,sexandtypeoflocality,NorthernRegion…101Table37.
9:Populationbydistrict,sexandtypeoflocality,UpperEastRegion……………102Table37.
10:Populationbydistricts,sexandtypeoflocality,UpperWestRegion……….
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103vLISTOFFIGURESFigure1:Percentageshareofpopulationbyregion1Figure2:Populationsizeandgrowthratebyregion,2000and2010…2Figure3:Age-sexstructureofpopulation3Figure4:Populationbytypeoflocality(urbanandrural)4Figure5:PlaceofdestinationofGhanaianemigrants…6Figure6a:Literacylevel(11yearsandolder)7Figure6b:Literacylevel(15yearsandolder)7Figure7:Activitystatusofchildren5-17yearsbysex…9Figure8:Employmentstatusofemployedpersons15yearsandolder……………….
10Figure9:Employmentsectoroftheemployedpersonsaged15yearsandolder…….
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11Figure10:Percentageofhouseholdsengagedinagriculturalactivities…………………12Figure11:Populationwithdisabilitybyregion12Figure12:Populationwithdisabilitybytype…13Figure13:Pregnancy-relatedmaternalmortalityratio…13Figure14:Mainconstructionmaterialforroof…15Figure15:Mainsourceofdrinkingwater…16Figure16:Mainsourceoflighting…17Figure17:Percentagedistributionoftoiletfacilitiesbytype…18viPREFACEANDACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe2010PopulationandHousingCensus(PHC)isthefifthcensusconductedinGhanasinceindependence.
Previouspost-independencecensuseswereconductedin1960,1970,1984and2000.
The2010PHCwascarriedoutwithreferenceto26thSeptember2010astheCensusNight.
EnumerationwascompletedinNovember2010anddataprocessingendedinMay2012.
Tofacilitateoptimaluseofthedatacollected,asetofstatisticaltableswillbeproducedinaccordancewiththecensustabulationplan.
Furtheranalysisofthecensusdatawillbecarriedoutandanalyticalandthematicreportsproducedandwidelydisseminated.
ThisSummaryReportoftheFinalResultsisthefirstinaseriesofpublicationstobereleased.
ItcontainsprioritytablesrequiredbymostMinistries,DepartmentsandAgencies(MDAs),Metropolitan,MunicipalandDistrictAssemblies(MMDAs),DevelopmentPartners,theprivatesector,researchersandotherstakeholdersforavarietyofpurposes,suchaspolicyformulation,planning,programmeimplementation,monitoringandevaluation.
Thereportpresentsinformationonpopulationandhousingcharacteristicsfortheentirecountry,thetenadministrativeregionsandthe170districtsthatexistedatthetimeoftheCensus.
Italsoincludesdataonnewtopicswhichwereincludedforthefirsttimeinthe2010Censussuchasemigration,ICT,agriculturalactivity,deathsinthehouseholdinthelast12months,pregnancy-relateddeathsanddisability.
Theconductofanyexerciseofthemagnitudeofacensuswouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthemassivemobilizationandutilizationofhumanandmaterialresources.
Wetherefore,wishtoexpressourprofoundappreciationtoalltheindividualsandorganisationsthatcontributedtotheeffectiveplanning,organisationandimplementationofthecensus.
WeparticularlywishtothanktheMinistryofFinanceandEconomicPlanning,theControllerandAccountant-General'sDepartmentandtheBankofGhanaforreleasingfundsfortheCensus.
OurgratitudealsogoestotheMinistryofEducation,MinistryofInformation,MinistryofDefence,MinistryofInterior,theGhanaEducationService,NationalIdentificationAuthority,ElectoralCommission,GhanaArmedForces,GhanaPoliceService,GhanaImmigrationService,GhanaNationalFireService,InformationServicesDepartment,NationalCommissionforCivicEducationandallotherMDAsandMMDAsfortherolestheyplayedatthedifferentstagesofthecensus.
WeacknowledgetheimmensecontributionsoftheUnitedNationsPopulationFund(UNFPA),DepartmentforInternationalDevelopment(UK-DFID),EuropeanUnion(EU),UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme(UNDP),UnitedNationsChildren'sFund(UNICEF),andtheEmbassyofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.
WealsowishtoacknowledgeprojectfundingsupportforthecensusdataanalysisfromtheDanishInternationalDevelopmentAgency(DANIDA)andtheCanadianInternationalDevelopmentAgency(CIDA).
viiWearegratefultothemediaingeneralandtheUNFPAsupportedMediaCommunicationandAdvocacyNetwork(MCAN)forpublicisingthecensusactivitiesandconveyingmessagesfromthepublictotheGhanaStatisticalServicewhichgreatlyenhancedtheconductofthecensus.
Wealsowishtothankchiefsandcommunityleadersaswellasthegeneralpublicfortheircooperation.
Weareindebtedtothefieldpersonnel,thecensusmonitors,RegionalandDistrictCensusOfficers,RegionalandDistrictAdministrativeOffices,RegionalandDistrictCensusCommittees,NationalCensusSteeringCommittee,NationalPublicityandEducationCommittee,andtheCensusTechnicalAdvisoryCommitteefortherolestheyplayedintheimplementationofthecensus.
ToallConsultantswhowereengagedonthevariousaspectsofthecensus,wearemostgrateful.
Finally,wewishtoexpressourappreciationtothedataprocessingassistantsandallGSSstafffortheirdedication.
DR.
PHILOMENANYARKOACTINGGOVERNMENTSTATISTICIANMAY,2012viiiCONCEPTSANDDEFINITIONSIntroductionThe2010PopulationandHousingCensusofGhanafollowedtheessentialconceptsanddefinitionsofamodernPopulationandHousingCensusasrecommendedbytheUnitedNations(UN).
Itisimportantthattheconcepts,definitionsandrecommendationsareadheredtosincetheyformthebasisuponwhichGhanacouldcompareherdatawiththoseofothercountries.
Theconceptsanddefinitionsinthisreportcoverallsectionsofthe2010PopulationandHousingCensusquestionnaires(PHC1AandPHC1B).
Thesectionswere:geographicallocationofthepopulation,HouseholdandNon-householdpopulation,LiteracyandEducation,Emigration,DemographicandEconomicCharacteristics,Disability,InformationandCommunicationTechnology(ICT),Fertility,Mortality,AgriculturalActivityandHousingConditions.
Theconceptsanddefinitionsareprovidedtofacilitateunderstandinganduseofthedatapresentedinthisreport.
Usersarethereforeadvisedtousetheresultsofthecensuswithinthecontextoftheseconceptsanddefinitions.
RegionTherewereten(10)administrativeregionsinGhanaduringthe2010PopulationandHousingCensusastheywerein1984and2000.
DistrictIn1988,Ghanachangedfromthelocalauthoritysystemofadministrationtothedistrictassemblysystem.
Inthatyear,thethenexisting140localauthoritiesweredemarcatedinto110districts.
In2004,28newdistrictswerecreated;thisincreasedthenumberofdistrictsinthecountryto138.
In2008,32additionaldistrictswerecreatedbringingthetotalnumberofdistrictsto170.
The2010PopulationandHousingCensuswasconductedinthese170administrativedistricts(thesearemade-upof164districts/municipalsand6metropolitanareas).
Thesixmetropolitanareasinallhave33sub-metroswhichtheStatisticalServiceconsideredasdistrictsforthepurposeoftheexercise.
Thus,thetotalnumberofstatisticaldistrictswas197.
LocalityAlocalitywasdefinedasadistinctpopulationcluster(alsodesignatedasinhabitedplace,populatedcentre,settlement)whichhasaNAMEorLOCALLYRECOGNISEDSTATUS.
Itincludedfishinghamlets,miningcamps,ranches,farms,markettowns,villages,towns,citiesandmanyothertypesofpopulationclusters,whichmeettheabovecriteria.
Thereweretwomaintypesoflocalities,ruralandurban.
Asinpreviouscensuses,theclassificationoflocalitiesinto'urban'and'rural'wasbasedonpopulationsize.
Localitieswith5,000ormorepersonswereclassifiedasurbanwhilelocalitieswithlessthan5,000personswereclassifiedasrural.
ixPopulationThe2010Censuswasa"defacto"countandeachpersonpresentinGhana,irrespectiveofnationality,wasenumeratedattheplacewherehe/shespentthemidnightof26thSeptember2010.
HouseholdAhouseholdwasdefinedasapersonoragroupofpersons,wholivedtogetherinthesamehouseorcompoundandsharedthesamehouse-keepingarrangements.
Ingeneral,ahouseholdconsistedofaman,hiswife,childrenandsomeotherrelativesorahousehelpwhomaybelivingwiththem.
However,itisimportanttorememberthatmembersofahouseholdarenotnecessarilyrelated(bybloodormarriage)becausenon-relatives(e.
g.
househelps)mayformpartofahousehold.
HeadofHouseholdThehouseholdheadwasdefinedasamaleorfemalememberofthehouseholdrecognisedassuchbytheotherhouseholdmembers.
Theheadofhouseholdisgenerallythepersonwhohaseconomicandsocialresponsibilityforthehousehold.
Allrelationshipsaredefinedwithreferencetothehead.
HouseholdandNon-householdpopulationHouseholdpopulationcomprisedofallpersonswhospentthecensusnightinahouseholdsetting.
Allpersonswhodidnotspendthecensusnightinahouseholdsetting(exceptotherwisestated)wereclassifiedasnon-householdpopulation.
Personswhospentcensusnightinanyoftheunderlistedinstitutionsandlocationswereclassifiedasnon-householdpopulation:(a)EducationalInstitutions(b)Children'sandOldPeople'sHomes(c)HospitalsandHealingCentres(d)Hotels(e)Prisons(f)ServiceBarracks(g)Soldiersonfieldexercise(h)FloatingPopulation:Thefollowingareexamplesofpersonsinthiscategory:i.
Allpersonswhosleptinlorryparks,markets,infrontofstoresandoffices,publicbathrooms,petrolfillingstations,railwaystations,verandas,pavements,andallsuchplaceswhicharenothousesorcompounds.
ii.
Huntingandfishingcamps.
iii.
Beggarsandvagrants(mentallysickorotherwise).
AgeTheageofeverypersonwasrecordedincompletedyearsdisregardingfractionsofdaysandmonths.
Forthosepersonswhodidnotknowtheirbirthdays,theenumeratorestimatedtheiragesusingalistofdistrict,regionalandnationalhistoricalevents.
xNationalityNationalityisdefinedasthecountrytowhichapersonbelongs.
AdistinctionismadebetweenGhanaiansandothernationals.
GhanaiannationalsaregroupedintoGhanaianbybirth,GhanaianwithdualnationalityandGhanaianbynaturalization.
OthernationalsaregroupedintoECOWASnationals,AfricansotherthanECOWASnationals,andnon-Africans.
EthnicityEthnicityreferstotheethnicgroupthatapersonbelongedto.
ThisinformationiscollectedonlyfromGhanaiansbybirthandGhanaianswithdualnationality.
TheclassificationofethnicgroupsinGhanaisthatofficiallyprovidedbytheBureauofGhanaLanguagesandwhichhasbeeninusesincethe1960census.
BirthplaceThebirthplaceofapersonreferstothelocalityofusualresidenceofthemotheratthetimeofbirth.
Ifafterdeliveryamotherstayedoutsideherlocalityofusualresidenceforsixmonthsormoreorhadtheintentionofstayinginthenewplaceforsixormoremonths,thentheactualtown/villageofphysicalbirthbecomesthebirthplaceofthechild.
DurationofResidenceDurationofresidencereferstothenumberofyearsapersonhaslivedinaparticularplace.
Thisquestionisonlyaskedofpersonsnotbornintheplacewhereenumerationtookplace.
Breaksindurationofresidencelastinglessthan12monthsaredisregarded.
Thedurationofresidenceofpersonswhomademultiplemovementsofone(1)yearormoreisassumedtobethenumberofyearslivedinthelocality(townorvillage)sincethelastmovement.
ReligionReligionreferstotheindividual'sreligiousaffiliationasreportedbytherespondent,irrespectiveofthereligionofthehouseholdheadorthehead'sspouseorthenameoftheperson.
Noattemptwasmadetofindoutifrespondentsactuallypracticedthefaiththeyprofessed.
MaritalStatusMaritalstatusreferstotherespondent'smaritalstatusasatCensusNight.
Thequestiononmaritalstatuswasaskedonlyofpersons12yearsandolder.
Theselectionoftheagelimitof12yearswasbasedontheaverageageatmenarcheandalsoonthepracticeinsomepartsofthecountrywheregirlsasyoungas12yearsoldcouldbegiveninmarriage.
LiteracyThequestiononliteracyreferredtotherespondent'sabilitytoreadandwriteinanylanguage.
Apersonwasconsideredliterateifhe/shecouldreadandwriteasimplestatementwithunderstanding.
Thequestiononliteracywasaskedonlyofpersons11yearsandolder.
xiEducationSchoolAttendanceDatawascollectedonschoolattendanceforallpersonsthree(3)yearsandolder.
Schoolattendancereferstowhetherapersonhaseverattended,wascurrentlyattendingorhasneverattendedschool.
Inthecensus,schoolmeantaneducationalinstitutionwhereapersonreceivedatleastfourhoursofformaleducation.
Althoughtheloweragelimitofformaleducationissixyearsforprimaryone,eligibilityfortheschoolattendancequestionwasloweredtothreeyearsbecausepre-schooleducationhasbecomeanimportantphenomenoninthecountry.
LevelofEducationLevelofeducationreferstothehighestlevelofformalschoolthatapersoneverattendedorwasattending.
Thisinformationwasobtainedforpersons3yearsandolder.
ActivityStatusActivitystatusreferstoeconomicornon-economicactivityofrespondentsduringthe7daysprecedingcensusnight.
Informationontypeofactivitywascollectedonpersons5yearsandolder.
Apersonwasregardedaseconomicallyactiveifthey:a.
Workedforpayorprofitorfamilygainforatleast1hourwithinthe7daysprecedingCensusNight.
Thisincludedpersonswhowereinpaidemploymentorself-employmentorcontributingfamilyworkers.
b.
Didnotwork,buthadjobstoreturnto.
c.
Wereunemployed.
Theeconomicallynotactivewerepersonswhodidnotworkandwerenotseekingforwork.
Theywereclassifiedbyreasonsfornotbeingeconomicallyactive.
Economicallynotactivepersonsincludedhomemakers,students,retiredpersons,thedisabledandpersonswhowereunabletoworkduetotheirageorill-health.
OccupationThisreferredtothetypeofworkthepersonwasengagedinattheestablishmentwherehe/sheworked.
Thiswasaskedonlyofpersons5yearsandolderwhoworked7daysbeforethecensusnight,andthosewhodidnotworkbuthadajobtoreturntoaswellasthoseunemployedwhohadworkedbefore.
Allpersonswhoworkedduringthe7daysbeforethecensusnightwereclassifiedbythekindofworktheywereengagedin.
Theemphasiswasontheworkthepersondidduringthereferenceperiodandnotwhathe/shewastrainedtodo.
Forthosewhodidnotworkbuthadajobtoreturnto,theiroccupationwasthejobtheywouldgobacktoaftertheperiodofabsence.
Also,forpersonswhohadworkedbeforeandwereseekingforworkandavailableforwork,theiroccupationwasonthelastworktheydidbeforebecomingunemployed.
Ifapersonwasengagedinmorethanoneoccupation,onlythemainonewasconsidered.
xiiIndustryIndustryreferredtothetypeofproductproducedorservicerenderedattherespondent'sworkplace.
Informationwascollectedonlyonthemainproductproducedorservicerenderedintheestablishmentduringthereferenceperiod.
EmploymentStatusEmploymentstatusreferstothestatusofapersonintheestablishmentwherehe/shecurrentlyworksorpreviouslyworked.
Eightemploymentstatuscategorieswereprovided:employee,self-employedwithoutemployees,self-employedwithemployees,casualworker,contributingfamilyworker,apprentice,domesticemployee(househelp).
Personswhocouldnotbeclassifiedunderanyoftheabovecategorieswereclassifiedas"other".
EmploymentSectorThisreferstothesectorinwhichapersonworked.
Theemploymentsectorscoveredinthecensuswerepublic,privateformal,privateinformal,semi-public/parastatal,NGOsandinternationalorganizations.
DisabilityPersonswithdisabilityweredefinedasthosewhowereunabletoorwererestrictedintheperformanceofspecifictasks/activitiesduetolossoffunctionofsomepartofthebodyasaresultofimpairmentormalformation.
Informationwascollectedonpersonswithvisual/sightimpairment,hearingimpairment,mentalretardation,emotionalorbehaviouraldisordersandotherphysicalchallenges.
InformationandCommunicationTechnology(ICT)ICTquestionswereaskedforbothindividualsandhouseholds.
Personshavingmobilephonesrefertorespondents12yearsandolderwhoownedmobilephones(irrespectiveofthenumberofmobilephonesownedbyeachperson).
Personsusinginternetfacilityreferstothosewhohadaccesstointernetfacilityathome,internetcafe,onmobilephoneorothermobiledevice.
Internetaccessisassumedtobenotonlyviacomputer,butalsobymobilephones,PDA,gamemachineanddigitaltelevision.
HouseholdshavingPersonalComputers/Laptopsrefertohouseholdswhoowndesktops/laptopcomputers.
Thefixedtelephonelinereferstoatelephonelineconnectingacustomer'sterminalequipment(e.
g.
telephoneset,facsimilemachine)tothepublicswitchtelephonenetwork.
FertilityTwotypesoffertilitydatawerecollected:lifetimefertilityandcurrentfertility.
Lifetimefertilityreferstothetotalnumberoflivebirthsthatfemales12yearsandolderhadeverhadduringtheirlifetime.
Currentfertilityreferstothenumberoflivebirthsthatfemales12-54yearsoldhadinthe12monthsprecedingtheCensusNight.
MortalityMortalityreferstoalldeathsthatoccurredinthehouseholdduringthe12monthsprecedingtheCensusNight.
Thereportpresentsinformationondeathsduetoaccidents,violence,xiiihomicideandsuicide.
Inaddition,datawerecollectedonpregnancy-relateddeathsoffemales12-54years.
AgricultureThecensussoughtinformationonhouseholdmemberswhoareengagedinagriculturalactivities,includingthecultivationofcropsortreeplanting,rearingoflivestockorbreedingoffishforsaleorfamilyconsumption.
Informationwasalsocollectedontheirfarms,typesofcropsandnumberandtypeoflivestock.
HousingConditionsandFacilitiesTheUNrecommendeddefinitionofahouseas"astructurallyseparateandindependentplaceofabodesuchthatapersonorgroupofpersonscanisolatethemselvesfromthehazardsofclimatesuchasstormsandthesun''wasadopted.
Thedefinition,therefore,coveredanytypeofshelterusedaslivingquarters,suchasseparatehouses,semi-detachedhouses,flats/apartments,compoundhouses,huts,tents,kiosksandcontainers.
Livingquartersordwellingunitsrefertoaspecificareaorspaceoccupiedbyaparticularhouseholdandthereforeneednotnecessarilybethesameasthehouseofwhichthedwellingunitmaybeapart.
Informationcollectedonhousingconditionsincludedthetypeofdwellingunit,mainconstructionmaterialsforwalls,floorandroof,holding/tenurearrangement,ownershiptype,typeoflighting,sourceofwatersupplyandtoiletfacilities.
Datawasalsocollectedonmethodofdisposalofsolidandliquidwaste.
xivBRIEFNOTESONRESULTSINTRODUCTIONThisreport,whichisthefirstpublicationreleasedbyGhanaStatisticalService(GSS)onthe2010PopulationandHousingCensus(PHC),presentsasummaryofthefinalresults.
Itcontainsprioritytablesrequiredbyplanners,researchersandotherstakeholdersforplanning,andprogrammeimplementation.
Thereportprovidesinformationonpopulationandhousingcharacteristicsfortheentirecountry,the10administrativeregionsandthe170districtsthatexistedatthetimeofthe2010census.
POPULATIONDISTRIBUTIONThedatacompiledfromthe2010Censusquestionnairesyieldedapopulationof24,658,823(Table1).
Thefigurerepresentsanincreaseof30.
4percentoverthe2000censuspopulationof18,912,079.
ThedatafurtherindicatethatthemostpopulousregionisAshanti,withapopulationof4,780,280,representing19.
4percentofthecountry'stotalpopulationfollowedbyGreaterAccra,withapopulationof4,010,054(16.
3%).
TheleastpopulousregionsareUpperWestwith702,110personsconstituting2.
8percentofthetotalpopulationandUpperEastwith1,046,545personsor4.
2percentofGhana'spopulation(Figure1).
Figure1:PercentageshareofpopulationbyregionUpperWest(2.
8%)UpperEast(4.
2%)Ashanti(19.
4%)Volta(8.
6%)Central(8.
9%)GreaterAccra,(16.
3%)BrongAhafo(9.
4%)Western(9.
6%)Northern(10.
1%)Eastern(10.
7%)Table1showsthatamongtheregions,Centralrecordedthehighestpercentageincreaseinthepopulation(38.
1%)overthe10-yearperiod.
ItisfollowedcloselybyGreaterAccra(38.
0%),Northern(36.
2%)andAshanti(32.
3%)regions.
TheregionswiththelowestpercentageincreaseinpopulationareUpperEast(13.
7%)andUpperWest(21.
8%).
1Theannualaverageintercensalgrowthrateis2.
5percent(Table1).
Atthisrate,itwilltakeapproximately28yearsforthepopulationofGhanatodouble.
AsshowninFigure2,GreaterAccraandCentralregionsrecordedthehighestpopulationgrowthrates(3.
1%),followedbyNorthernRegion(2.
9%),Ashanti(2.
7%)andVolta(2.
5%).
ThelowestgrowthrateswererecordedfortheUpperEast(1.
2%)andUpperWest(1.
9%)regions.
Figure2:Populationsizeandgrowthbyregion,2000and20105.
04.
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02.
73.
13.
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02.
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52.
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50.
0WesternCentralGreaterVoltaEasternAshantiBrongNorthernUpperUpperAccraAhafoEastWest20002010GrowthRateThedistributionofthepopulationbysexindicatesthatthemalepopulationis12,024,845andthefemalepopulationis12,633,978.
Thisgivesasexratio(i.
e.
numberofmalesto100females)of95.
2comparedto97.
9in2000(Table1).
TheregionalsexratiosshowthatthereispredominanceoffemalesinalltheregionsexceptWesternwherethenumberofmalesisapproximatelyequaltothenumberoffemales(100.
0).
Table2showsthatthepopulationdensityrosefrom79personspersquarekilometrein2000to103personspersquarekilometrein2010.
Theincreaseinpopulationdensityimpliesmorepressureontheexistingsocialamenities,infrastructureandotherresourcesinthecountry.
Attheregionallevel,GreaterAccraisthemostdenselypopulatedregionwithadensityofapproximately1,236personspersquarekilometrecomparedto895.
5personspersquarekilometrein2000.
ItisfollowedbytheCentralregionwithapopulationdensityof224personspersquarekilometre.
TheNorthernregionstillremainsthemostsparselypopulatedregionwithapopulationdensityof35personspersquarekilometre(Table2).
2Table2furthershowsthatthereare5,467,136householdsinthecountry,showinganincreaseof47.
7percentoverthenumberofhouseholdsrecordedin2000.
Thisgivesanaveragehouseholdsizeof4.
4,indicatinganaveragedeclineof0.
7personsfromthe5.
1recordedin2000.
TheresultsshowthatGhanahasayouthfulpopulation(Table3andFigure3),consistingofalargeproportionofchildrenunder15years,andasmallproportionofelderlypersons(65yearsandolder).
Theagestructureofthecountry'spopulationisbasicallyshapedbytheeffectsofhighfertilityanddecreasingmortalityrate.
Figure3:Age-sexstructureofpopulationFigure3:Age-sexstructureofpopulationMaleFemaleTable3alsoindicatesthattheproportionagedlessthan15yearsdeclinedfrom41.
3percentin2000to38.
3percentin2010.
Theproportionofthepopulation65yearsandolderhasalsodeclinedslightlyfrom5.
3percentin2000to4.
7in2010.
AsshowninFigure4,theproportionofthepopulationlivinginurbanareasis50.
9percent.
In2000,theproportionofurbandwellerswas43.
8percent.
Thelevelofurbanizationvariesfromregiontoregion.
GreaterAccrahasthehighestproportionofurbanpopulation(90.
5%),followedbyAshanti(60.
6%)whileUpperWesthasthelowestproportionofurbanpopulation(16.
3%).
TheconcentrationofindustriesandcommercialactivitiesinGreaterAccraandAshantimaypartlyaccountfortherelativelyhighurbanpopulationintheseregions.
Theremainingeightregionsarepredominantlyrural,withthelevelofurbanisationbelowthenationalaverage(Figure4).
30400,000800,0001,200,0001,600,0000400,000800,000200,000600,0000-45-910-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485+MaleFemalePopulationFigure4:Populationbytypeoflocality(urbanandrural)HOUSEHOLDCOMPOSITIONANDSTRUCTURETable8showsthat42.
4percentofhouseholdmembersarechildrenofthehouseholdheads,22.
7percentareheadsand10.
5percentarespouses.
In2000,thecorrespondingproportionswere37.
3percent,19.
5percentand9.
4percentrespectively.
Theproportionofotherrelativesinthehouseholdis11.
9percent,havingdroppedfrom21.
7percentin2000.
Thismayimplythathouseholdsarebecomingmorenuclear.
Majorityofhouseholdsareheadedbymales(65.
3%),withfemale-headedhouseholdsconstituting34.
7percent.
Theproportionofmale-headedhouseholdshasbeenreducingsteadilyfrom71.
4percentin19701to65.
3percentin2010.
NATIONALITYThedatashowthat97.
6percentofthepopulationisGhanaianwhile2.
4percentisNon-Ghanaian.
MajorityofthepopulationisGhanaianbybirth(93.
7%).
Personswithdualnationalityconstitute2.
9percentwhileGhanaiansbynaturalizationmakeuponepercent.
Theproportionofmalenon-Ghanaians(2.
7%)ismarginallyhigherthantheproportionoffemalenon-Ghanaians(2.
2%).
ECOWASnationalsconstitutethehighestproportionofthenon-Ghanaianpopulation(1.
7%)whileotherAfricannationalsconstitute0.
4percent(Table9).
Theregionwiththehighestproportionofnon-GhanaianpopulationisGreaterAccra(3.
0%),followedbythethreeNorthernregions,namelyUpperEast(2.
9%),UpperWest(2.
9%)andNorthern(2.
8%).
1GSS,1970PopulationCensus,Vol.
III.
4MARITALSTATUSTable10showsthatofthepopulationaged12yearsandolder,42.
9percentweremarriedwhile42.
0percenthadneverbeenmarried.
Inaddition,10.
2percenthadbeenmarriedbeforebutatthetimeofthecensuswereseparated,widowedordivorced.
Table12furthershowsthatahigherproportionofmales(48.
9%)thanfemales(35.
6%)hadneverbeenmarried.
Ontheotherhand,femalesaremorelikelytobemarried(43.
9%)thanmales(41.
7%).
Again,theproportionoffemalesdivorcedorwidowedishigherthanthatofmales.
Therearenotableregionalvariationsinthemaritalstatusofthepopulation.
GreaterAccraandAshanti(46.
3%and44.
2%respectively)havehigherproportionsofpopulationswhohaveneverbeenmarried.
Ontheotherhand,Northernregionrecordedthehighestproportion(54.
3%)ofthemarriedpopulation.
Table11showsthatalargeproportion(93.
6%)ofthepopulationofbothsexesaged12-17yearshaveneverbeenmarried.
Theproportionofboyswhohaveneverbeenmarried(94.
2%)isslightlyhigherthangirls(93.
1%).
Onlyasmallproportionofeithersexismarried,5.
2percentboysand5.
6percentgirls.
ETHNICITYTable13showsthattheAkansarethepredominantethnicgroupinGhana(47.
5%),followedbytheMoleDagbani(16.
6%),theEwe(13.
9%)andGa-Dangme(7.
4%).
TheMandeformsthesmallestethnicgroup(1.
1%)inGhana.
PLACEOFBIRTHDataonbirthplaceandplaceofenumerationprovideinformationonmigratorymovementsofthepopulation.
Twooutofthreepersons(65.
0%)wereborninthelocalityofenumerationwhileoneinseven(15.
0%)wasborninanotherlocalityintheregionofenumeration.
About19percentofthepopulationwasborninotherregionswithinGhanaandlessthantwopercent(1.
3%)wasbornoutsideGhana.
Ofthisnumber,majoritywereborninTogo,followedbyNigeria,BurkinaFasoandCted'Ivoire.
Attheregionallevel,thethreenorthernregions,UpperEast(88.
6%),Northern(86.
1%)andUpperWest(82.
9%)recordedthehighestproportionsofpersonsborninthelocalityofenumeration.
Ontheotherhand,GreaterAccra(46.
4%)andAshanti(58.
0%)regionsrecordedthelowestproportionsofpersonsborninthelocalityofenumeration(Table14).
GHANAIANSABROADHouseholdsreportedontheirformermemberswhohademigratedoutsidethebordersofGhanaforsixmonthsormore.
Theresultsindicatethatthereare250,623emigrants(representingonepercentofGhana'spopulation),withAshantiandGreaterAccraregionsconstitutingabouthalfoftheemigrants(Table15).
Therearemoremale(160,276)emigrantsthanfemale(90,347)emigrants.
Figure5showsthatthedestinationsofmostemigrantsareEurope(37.
7%),Africa(35.
8%)andtheAmericas(23.
6%).
Ofthe25.
4percentemigrantswhowerereportedasresidinginECOWAScountries,mostlivedinneighbouringcountries(Cted'Ivoire,NigeriaandTogo).
Mostemigrants(76.
2%)weregainfullyemployed,while14.
0percentarestudents.
Therest(6.
1%)wereunemployed(Table15).
5Figure5:PlaceofdestinationofemigrantsRELIGIOUSAFFILIATIONTable16showsthat71.
2percentofthepopulationprofesstheChristianfaith,followedbyIslam(17.
6%).
Onlyasmallproportionofthepopulationeitheradheretotraditionalreligion(5.
2%)orarenotaffiliatedtoanyreligion(5.
3%).
ApartfromtheNorthernregionwhereIslamisthedominantreligion(60.
0%),higherproportionsofthepopulationintheothernineregionsarereportedtobeChristians.
TheregionwiththehighestproportionofthosewhoadheretothetraditionalreligionisUpperEast(27.
9%),followedbyNorthern(16.
0%)andVolta(14.
1%).
BrongAhafo(7.
3%)andWestern(6.
7%)regionshavethelargestproportionsofpopulationwithnoreligion.
Generally,morefemales(73.
4%)thanmales(68.
8%)werereportedasChristians.
Ontheotherhand,slightlymoremales(18.
3%)thanfemales(17.
0%)belongtotheIslamicreligion.
Again,moremales(6.
7%)thanfemales(3.
9%)professedtohavenoreligion(Table16).
LITERACYTable17showsthatmajority(74.
1%)ofthepopulation11yearsandolderisliterate.
Alargeproportion(67.
1%)ofthepopulationcanreadandwriteinEnglish.
Aboutone-fifth(20.
1%)canreadandwriteintheEnglishlanguageonlywhile53.
7percentofthepopulationcanreadandwriteinatleastoneGhanaianlanguage(Figure6a).
Intermsofsex,males(80.
2%)aremorelikelytobeliteratethanfemales(68.
5%).
Regionalvariationsexistinliteracylevels,withthethreenorthernregionshavinglessthan50percentofthepopulationaged11yearsandolderasliteratewhiletheotherregionshaveatleast69percentoftheirpopulationbeingliterate.
6Figure6a:Literacylevelofpopulation11yearsandolderComparedwiththe2000censusdata,thelevelofliteracyhasincreasedtremendously.
Theproportionofthepopulationaged15yearsandolderreportedasliterateincreasedfrom54.
1percentin2000to71.
5percentin2010(Figure6b).
Thechangeisgreaterforfemales(19.
6%)thanformales(15.
4%).
Figure6b:Literacylevelofpopulation15yearsandolder7EDUCATIONTable19aindicatesthat23.
4percentofthepopulationagedthreeyearsandolderhasneverbeentoschool.
Theproportioncurrentlyattendingschoolandthosewhohaveattendedschoolbeforeare39.
5percentand37.
1percentrespectively.
Theproportionofthepopulationwhichhasneverattendedschoolintheruralarea(33.
1%)ismorethantwotimesthatoftheurbanarea(14.
2%).
Thereisalsoamarkeddifferencebetweenmales(9.
1%)andfemales(14.
3%)whohaveneverattendedschool.
Amongtheregions,therearevariationsinthelevelsofschoolattendance.
Theproportionsofthepopulationwhohaveneverbeentoschoolinthethreenorthernregionsrangebetween44.
5percentinUpperEastand54.
9percentintheNorthernregionwhileintheotherregions,itrangesbetween10.
1percentinGreaterAccrato26.
4percentinBrongAhafo.
Table20bindicatesthatofthosecurrentlyattendingschool,closetohalf(46.
4%)areinprimaryschoolwhile18percentareinJSS/JHS.
OnlyninepercentareinSSS/SHS.
Thereisnotmuchdifferenceincurrentschoolattendancebetweenthesexesandamongtheregions.
Forthosewhohadattendedschoolinthepast,Table20cshowsthat53.
7percentofthemhaveMiddleorJHS/JSSastheirhighestlevelofeducationwhileasmallerproportion(15.
5%)hadattendedSSS/SHSorSecondary.
Therearerelativelymorefemales(53.
0%)thanmales(40.
5%)withPrimaryandJSS/JHSastheirhighestlevelofeducation.
ThisimpliesthatfemalesaremorelikelythanmalestodropoutattheprimaryandJSS/JHSlevels.
ECONOMICACTIVITYThissectionpresentsinformationontheactivitystatus,sizeandstructureofthelabourforce,anditsdistributionbyoccupation,industry,sectorofemploymentandemploymentstatus.
Table23showsthatofthetotalpopulationof21,253,417aged5yearsandolder,54.
2percentiseconomicallyactive(employedandunemployed)whiletheeconomicallynotactivepopulation(notemployed,notseekingnoravailableforwork)constitutes45.
8percent.
Oftheeconomicallyactivepopulation,95.
0percentareemployedwhiletheunemployed(thatis,thosewithoutworkbutareseekingandavailableforwork)makeup5.
0percent.
Ofthosewhoareunemployed,majority(58.
9%)ofthemarefirsttimejobseekers.
Theproportionofmaleswhoareeconomicallyactive(54.
7%)isslightlyhigherthanfemales(53.
7%).
Females,ontheotherhand,aremorelikelytobeunemployed(5.
5%)thanmales(4.
6%).
Theresultsalsoshowthatstudentsformalargeproportionoftheeconomicallynotactivepopulation(66.
6%).
Oftheremaining,thehomemakercategoryconstitutes13.
4percent.
Alargerproportionofmales(72.
1%)thanfemales(61.
5%),arestudents.
Morefemales(17.
5%)thanmales(9.
0%)arehomemakers.
Table25showstheactivitystatusofthepopulationaged5-17years.
Asexpected,alargeproportion(86.
0%)ofthepopulationinthisagebracketiseconomicallynotactive.
Eightinevery10(80%)ofthechildrenwhoarenoteconomicallyactiveareinfulltimeeducation.
Childrenwhoaretooyoungtoworkconstitute10.
9percentoftheeconomicallynotactivechildpopulation.
Only14.
0percentofthechildrenareeconomicallyactive.
Oftheeconomicallyactivechildren,97.
2percentareengagedinsomeeconomicactivityand2.
8percentareunemployed.
8Table25furthershowsthattheproportionofeconomicallyactivechildrenisrelativelyhighinNorthern(34.
8%),UpperWest(28.
3%)andUpperEast(27.
0%)regions.
GreaterAccrarecordedthelowestproportionofeconomicallyactivechildren(5.
5%).
Inalltheregions,highproportionsofeconomicallynotactivechildrenareinfulltimeeducation.
Thereisnotmuchdifferencebetweentheproportionofboysandgirlswhoareeconomicallyactiveandalsoinfulltimeeducation(Figure7).
Figure7:Activitystatusofchildren5-17yearsbysexTable26depictstheactivitystatusofthepopulationaged15yearsandolder.
Thedataindicatethat71.
1percentareeconomicallyactiveandofthese,mostareemployed(94.
7%).
Only5.
3percentareunemployed.
Thedataalsoshowthatfemalesinthisagegrouparemorelikelytobeunemployed(5.
8%)thanmales(4.
8%).
Thedatafurtherindicatethatgenerally,mostoftheregionshaverelativelyhighproportionsofeconomicallyactivepersons.
However,thehighestproportionofeconomicallyactivepersonsisintheBrongAhaforegion(74.
4%)andthelowestisintheAshantiregion(69.
4%).
TheproportionofunemployedpopulationishighestinGreaterAccra(7.
8%)andlowestinUpperEast(2.
8%).
OCCUPATIONTable27showsthatabouttwo-fifth(41.
2%)oftheeconomicallyactivepopulationaged15yearsandolderareskilledagricultural,forestryandfisheryworkers.
About21percentisalsoengagedasserviceandsalesworkerswhile15.
2percentiscraftandrelatedtradeworkers.
Skilledagricultural,forestryandfisheryworkremainsthedominantoccupationforbothmales(44.
9%)andfemales(37.
7%).
However,amuchhigherproportionoffemales(31.
7%)thanmales(10.
2%)isengagedasserviceandsaleswork.
Thispatternisgenerallythesameformostoftheregions,withthethreenorthernregions(Northern,73.
3%;UpperWest,72.
3%;UpperEast,70.
1%)havingrelativelyhigh9proportionsoftheeconomicallyactivepopulationengagedasskilledagricultural,forestryandfisheryworkersfollowedbyBrongAhafo(60.
9%).
However,inGreaterAccra,mosteconomicallyactivepopulationaremorelikelytobeengagedasserviceandsalesworkers(35.
7%)andlesslikelytobeengagedasskilledagricultural,forestryandfisheryworkers(4.
5%).
INDUSTRYTable28showsthatagriculture,includingforestryandfishing,remainsthelargestindustrialsectoremploying41.
5percentoftheeconomicallyactivepopulationaged15yearsandolder.
Thenextmajorindustrialactivitiesarewholesaleandretailtrade(18.
9%)andmanufacturing(10.
8%).
Eventhoughagricultureisthemostpredominanteconomicactivity,thereareregionalvariationsintheproportionsengagedinthisactivity.
IntheNorthernandUpperWestregions,morethan70percentoftheeconomicallyactivepopulationisengagedinagriculture,forestryandfishingactivities.
InGreaterAccra,significantproportionsoftheeconomicallyactivepopulationareengagedinwholesaleandretailtrade(31.
6%),manufacturing(14.
8%)andaccommodationandfoodserviceactivities(9.
1%),withonly5.
2percentengagedinagriculturalactivity(Table28).
EMPLOYMENTSTATUSDataonemploymentstatusindicatesthatmajority(64.
8%)oftheeconomicallyactivepopulationareself-employed(Table29).
Employeesconstitute18.
2percentwhilecontributingfamilyworkersmakeup11.
5percent.
Apprenticesformonly2.
7percentoftheeconomicallyactivepopulation.
Figure8indicatesthatarelativelylargeproportionofmales(25.
3%)comparedtofemales(11.
4%)areemployees.
Also,femalesareslightlymorelikelytobeself-employed(69.
4%)thanmales(60.
0%).
Inaddition,morefemales(14.
2%)thanmales(8.
7%)areengagedascontributingfamilyworkers.
Figure8:Employmentstatusofemployedpersons15yearsandolder10Table29furthershowsthatgenerally,theproportionoftheself-employedishighinallregions,withVolta(75.
2%)recordingthehighest.
EmployeesconstitutethesecondlargestcategoryinGreaterAccra(34.
9%),Ashanti(19.
8%),Western(19.
3%),Central(16.
7%),Eastern(15.
2%)andVolta(11.
3%).
Incontrast,contributingfamilyworkersarethesecondlargestcategoryafterself-employedinUpperWest(33.
6%),Northern(28.
3%),UpperEast(25.
0%)andBrongAhafo(16.
0%).
EMPLOYMENTSECTORTable30andFigure9showthattheprivatesectoristhelargestemployerinthecountry,accountingfor93.
1percentoftheeconomicallyactivepersons(privateinformal,86.
1%andprivateformal,7.
0%).
Thepublicsector,whichisthesecondlargestemployer,accountsforonly6.
3percent.
Theprivateinformalsectorremainsthelargestemployeroftheworkingpopulationirrespectiveofsexandregionofresidence.
However,GreaterAccra(25.
4%),Western(14.
0%)andAshanti(13.
7%)regionshaverelativelymoreemployeesintheformalsector(publicorprivateformal)thantheothersevenregions.
Figure9:Employmentsectoroftheemployedpersonsaged15yearsandolder6.
3%7.
0%86.
1%0.
1%0.
6%PublicPrivateFormalPrivateInformalSemi-Public/ParastatalOtherENGAGEMENTINAGRICULTURALACTIVITIESThequestiononagriculturesoughttofindoutwhetheranymemberofthehouseholdwasengagedinagriculturalactivityi.
e.
involvedincropfarming,treeplanting,fishfarmingoranimalrearingatthetimeofthecensus2.
Ifatleastonememberengagedinoneagriculturalactivityoranother,suchahouseholdisqualifiedasanagriculturalhousehold.
Table31showsthatoverall,45.
8percentofallhouseholdsinGhanaareagriculturalhouseholds.
Ofthenumberofagriculturalhouseholds,ahigherproportionisengagedincropfarming(95.
1%)comparedtothoseengagedinlivestockrearing(40.
5%)andtreegrowing(1.
1%).
Only0.
2percentofhouseholdsthatengageinagriculturalactivitiesareintofishfarming(Figure10).
2Somehouseholdsreportedmorethanoneagriculturalactivity.
11Majorityoftheagriculturalhouseholdsareeitherintomonocroppingi.
e.
havingonecroponafield3orplot(58.
3%)orintercropping(plantingmorethantwocropsonafield)typeoffarming(22.
8%).
Mixedcroppingi.
e.
havingtwocropsonafieldiscarriedoutby18.
9percentofhouseholdmembers.
Thisgeneralpatternisreflectedinalltheregions.
Theproportionofhouseholdsengagedinlivestockrearingineachofthethreenorthernregionsisrelativelyhigh(morethanthree-fifth)comparedtotheothersevenregions(Table31).
Figure10:PercentageofhouseholdsengagedinagriculturalactivitiesbytypeDISABILITYTable32showsthatthereare737,743personswithsomeformofdisability,representing3.
0percentofthetotalpopulation.
Thedataalsoshowthattherearemorefemales(52.
5%)thanmales(47.
5%)withsomeformofdisability(Figure11).
Figure11:Populationwithdisabilitybyregion3InGhana,fieldorplotisafarm.
12TheregionaldistributionindicatesthatVoltaregion(4.
3%)hasthehighestproportionofpopulationwithdisability,followedbyUpperEast(3.
8%),Eastern(3.
6%)andCentral(3.
4%)regions.
BrongAhafo(2.
3%)hasthelowestproportionofpersonswithdisability.
Figure12showsthatthepopulationwithsomeformofdisability,visualorsightimpairment(40.
1%)isthemostcommondisability,followedbyphysicalchallenges(25.
4%),emotional/behaviouralproblems(18.
6%)andintellectualmalfunctioning(15.
2%).
Visualorsightimpairmentisalsothemostcommonformofdisabilityamongbothmales(38.
0%)andfemales(42.
0%).
Figure12:PopulationwithdisabilitybytypePREGNANCYRELATEDMATERNALMORTALITYTable33showsthat33,347womendiedinthelast12monthsprecedingthecensus.
Outofthenumber,3,026arerecordedaspregnancy-relateddeaths(i.
e.
diedduringpregnancy,deliveryorwithin42daystheterminationofapregnancy).
Figure13:Pregnancy-relatedmaternalmortalityratio13Thedataalsoshowthatthereare623,700livebirthsinthelast12months.
Inall,fiveregions-GreaterAccra,Ashanti,BrongAhafo,Western,andUpperWest-recordedmaternalmortalityratiosbelowthenationalaverage(485maternaldeathsper100,000livebirths).
However,VoltaandUpperEastregionsrecordedratiosfarabovethenationalaverage(Figure13).
TELECOMMUNICATIONTable34showsthatonly2.
3percentofhouseholdsinGhanahavefixedtelephonelineswhile7.
9percentofhouseholdsowneitherlaptopsordesktopcomputers.
Theproportionofhouseholdswiththesefacilitiesissubstantiallylowinmostoftheregions.
However,inGreaterAccraandAshanti,relativelyhigherproportionsofhouseholdsowneitherlaptopsordesktopcomputers(16.
8percentand9.
3percentrespectively).
Table34alsoindicatesthat47.
8percentofthepopulation12yearsandolderownmobilephoneswhileonly7.
8percentuseinternetfacility.
OwnershipofmobilephonesbyindividualsismuchhigherinGreaterAccra(73.
5%)andAshanti(56.
1%).
Ineachoftheothereightregions,theproportionofthepopulationaged12yearsandolderwhoownmobilephonesisbelowthenationalaverage.
Thedatafurthershowthatmalesaremorelikelytoownmobilephonesandusetheinternetthanfemalesirrespectiveoflocalityandregionofresidence.
Urbandwellersaremorelikelytoownmobilephones(63.
4%)andusetheinternet(12.
7%)thanruraldwellers(29.
6%and2.
1%respectively).
Thispatternisreflectedinalltheregions.
HOUSINGCONDITIONSStockofhousesTable35indicatesthatthetotalstockofhousesinthecountryis3,392,745.
Theproportionofhousesinruralareas(57.
7%)ishigherthanthoseinurbanareas(42.
3%).
Thedatafurthershowthatthestockofhousesincreasedby55.
5percentcomparedwiththefigurerecordedintheyear2000.
TheregionaldistributionshowsthatAshanti(16.
9%)hasthehighestproportionofhouses,followedbyGreaterAccra(14.
0%)andEastern(12.
7%)regions.
TheUpperWestregionhasthelowestproportionofthehousingstock(2.
4%).
Comparedwiththe2000Censusdata,therearemarkeddifferencesinthepercentagechangeinhousingstockacrossregions.
TheincreaseishighestinAshanti(74.
6%)andlowestinUpperEast(29.
0%).
Thepopulationperhouseis7.
3andrangesfromalowof5.
3intheVoltaregiontoahighof9.
6intheNorthernregion.
Generally,thereisareductioninthepopulationperhousefrom8.
7to7.
3between2000and2010.
DwellingUnitTable36showsthatthereare5,817,607dwellingunits.
Thedataalsoshowthatmosthouseholdsresideinroomsincompoundhouses(51.
5%)andseparatehouses(28.
7%).
Thisobservationisreflectedacrossregions.
Makeshiftdwellingunitssuchastents,kiosks,containersandattachmenttoshopsorofficestogetherconstitute2.
0percent.
Inallregions,14theproportionofmakeshiftstructuresislessthanonepercentexceptGreaterAccra(6.
2%)andAshanti(1.
8%)whichhaverelativelyhigherproportionsofmakeshiftstructures.
ConstructionMaterialAsshowninTable36,cementblocksorconcrete(57.
5%)arethemainconstructionmaterialusedfortheouterwallsofdwellingunits,followedbymudbricksorearth(34.
2%).
Only3.
4percentofconstructionmaterialismadeofwood.
Table36furthershowsthatthereareregionaldifferencesinthetwomainmaterialsusedforconstruction.
Sixregions-GreaterAccra(82.
2%),Ashanti(71.
9%),Central(57.
4%),Western(50.
1%),Eastern(54.
0%),andBrongAhafo(46.
5%)-recordedhigherproportionsofhouseholdsusingcementblocksorconcreteasthemainmaterialfortheconstructionofouterwallsoftheirdwellingunits.
Incontrast,inthefourotherregions(UpperEast(80.
7%),UpperWest(75.
0%),Northern(72.
9%)andVolta(48.
1%)),mudbricksorearthisthemainmaterialusedfortheconstructionofouterwalls.
Figure14showsthatmetalsheetsisthemainmaterialusedforroofing(71.
4%)dwellingunits.
Thisisfollowedbyslate/asbestos(13.
0%)andthatchorpalmleavesorraffia(8.
6%).
Figure14:MainconstructionmaterialforroofThedistributionbyregionsuggeststhatmetalsheetisthemainroofingmaterialusedinallregions(Table36).
However,slate/asbestosisthesecondroofingmaterialusedaftermetalsheetinGreaterAccra(41.
7%),Central(25.
8%)andWestern(15.
3%)whilethatchcomessecondinNorthern(34.
9%),Volta(18.
7%),UpperEast(16.
8%)andBrongAhafo(14.
4%)regions.
Morethanthree-quarters(77.
8%)ofhouseholdsusecementorconcretefortheflooroftheirdwellingunits.
Earth/mud(16.
0%)isalsousedbyasignificantproportionofhouseholdsfortheflooroftheirdwellingunits.
Thispatternisexhibitedinalltheregions.
15TenureandHoldingarrangementThe2010censusrevealedthatnationally47.
2percentofdwellingunitsareoccupiedbytheirowners,31.
1percentarerentedoutand20.
8percentareoccupiedrent-free(Table36).
WiththeexceptionofGreaterAccra(47.
0%)andAshanti(38.
0%)regionswhererelativelyhighproportionsofthedwellingunitsareoccupiedbytenants,owner-occupieddwellingunitsarepredominantinalltheotherregions(rangingfrom46.
1percentinCentralto86.
8percentinUpperEast).
Also,52.
7percentofdwellingunitsareownedbyhouseholdmembers,while26.
3percentareownedbyotherprivateindividuals(Table36).
Another15.
6percentareownedbyrelativeswhoarenothouseholdmembers.
Only3.
7percentofthedwellingunitsareownedbyemployers(publicandprivate).
Ownershipofdwellingunitsbyhouseholdmembers,privateindividualsandrelativeswhoarenothouseholdmembersispredominantinallregions.
InGreaterAccra,however,asignificantproportionofdwellingunits(40.
8%)areownedbyotherprivateindividuals.
HouseholdFacilitiesandAmenitiesThedataindicatethat44.
5percentofhouseholdsoccupyonlyoneroom,24.
8percentoccupytworoomsand11.
6percentthreerooms.
Thetablealsoshowthatmorethanhalf(54.
4%)ofhouseholdmemberssleepinsinglerooms,24.
3percentsleepintworoomsandabout10percentsleepinthreerooms.
Only11.
2percentofhouseholdssleepinfourormorerooms.
Morethan60percentofhouseholdsinAshanti(64.
5%),Central(64.
0%)andGreaterAccra(61.
2%)sleepinsinglerooms,whileinthethreenorthernregionstheproportionofhouseholdsthatsleepinsingleroomsislessthan25percent.
Figure15showsthat46.
5percentofhouseholdsusepipe-bornewaterastheirmainsourceofdrinkingwater,while29.
1percentuseboreholeorprotectedwell.
Inaddition,9.
4percentrelyonsachetorbottledwater.
Aboutone-tenth(10.
6%)ofhouseholdsdependonsurfacewatersuchasrivers,streams,dams,canalsandpondsfordrinking.
Lessthanonepercent(0.
7%)ofhouseholdsdependsonrainwaterfordrinkingpurposes.
Figure15:Mainsourceofdrinkingwater16GreaterAccra(64.
4%),Central(53.
5%)andAshanti(50.
8%)aretheregionswheremorethanhalfofhouseholdshaveaccesstopipe-bornewater.
WiththeexceptionofGreaterAccrawheresachetwater(28.
0%)issecondafterpipe-bornewater,theuseofprotectedwellsandboreholesasanalternatesourceofgooddrinkingwateriscommoninallregions.
HigherproportionsofhouseholdsinUpperEast(70.
2%)andUpperWest(67.
9%)useprotectedwellsandboreholesastheirmainsourcesofdrinkingwater.
Thepatternissimilarforsourcesofwaterforotherdomesticuses.
Asizableproportionofhouseholdsdependonpipedwater,boreholesandprotectedwellsforotherdomesticpurposes.
Morethansixtypercent(64.
2%)ofhouseholdsuseelectricity(mains)astheirmainsourceoflighting,17.
8percentusekerosenelampand15.
7percentuseflashlightortorchlight(Figure16).
Inthesevensouthernregions,mosthouseholdsuseelectricityastheirmainsourceoflighting.
Theproportionsofhouseholdsusingelectricityrangefromahighof87.
1percentinGreaterAccratoalowof49.
6percentinVolta.
Ontheotherhand,kerosenelampisthemajorsourceoflightingforhouseholdsinUpperEast(45.
5%)andNorthern(42.
3%)regions.
ForhouseholdsintheUpperWestregion,thepredominantlightingsystemusediseitherflashlightortorch(45.
0%).
Figure16:MainsourceoflightingOncookingfuel,Table36indicatesthatabout40percentofhouseholdsusewoodasthemajorsourcefollowedbycharcoal(33.
7%)andgas(18.
2%).
Theregionaldistributionshowsthatagreaterproportionofhouseholdsusewoodastheirmaincookingfuelinalltheregions,exceptGreaterAccraandAshantiwherecharcoalisthemaincookingfuelformosthouseholds.
Seveninevery10householdsinNorthernandUpperWestRegions,however,usewoodasthemaincookingfuel.
Also,theuseofgasascookingfuelishighestinGreaterAccra(41.
4%)followedbyAshanti(21.
1%).
17Aboutone-thirdofhouseholdshaveseparateroomsusedexclusivelyforcooking,while21.
5percentand20.
4percentofhouseholdscookontheverandaandintheopenspacerespectively.
Thispatternisreflectedinall10regions(Table36).
One-thirdofhouseholdsshareseparatebathroomsinthesamehouse.
Another28.
1percenthavetheirownbathroomswhichareusedexclusively(Table36).
Arelativelyhighproportionofhouseholdsalsoshareopencubicles(18.
3%).
IntheUpperEastandUpperWestregions,morethantwo-fifthsofhouseholdshavetheirownbathroomsusedexclusivelywhileAshantihasthehighestproportionofhouseholdsharingseparatebathroomsinthesamehouse(44.
5%).
ToiletfacilitiesFigure17showsthepercentagedistributionoftoiletfacilitiesbytype.
Theproportionofhouseholdsusingpublictoiletfacilityhasincreasedfrom31.
4percentin2000to34.
6percentin2010.
Ontheotherhand,theproportionofhouseholdsthatusePitlatrinereducedfrom22.
0percentin2000to19.
0percentin2010.
Similarly,theproportionofhouseholdswithouttoiletfacilitydecreasedslightlyfrom20percentin2000to19.
3percentin2010.
TheproportionofhouseholdsusingWChasincreasedfrom8.
5percentin2000to15.
4percent.
Figure17:PercentagedistributionoftoiletfacilitiesbytypeAgain,Table36indicatesthatabout16.
9percentofhouseholdshavetoiletfacilitiesthatareexclusivelyusedbytheirmembers.
Another26percentofhouseholdsusefacilitiesthataresharedwithotherhouseholdsinthesamehouseorhouseholdsfromanotherhouse.
Asmallproportionofhouseholds(2.
8%)usetoiletfacilitieslocatedinanotherhouseandsharedwithotherhouseholds.
18Withtheexceptionofthethreenorthernregions,publictoiletisthemaintoiletfacilityusedbylargeproportionsofhouseholdsinallregions,rangingfrom30percentinVoltato44percentinBrongAhafo.
Morethan72percentofhouseholdsinthethreenorthernregionshavenoaccesstoatoiletfacility.
WastedisposalTable36showsthat37.
7percentofhouseholdsdisposeoftheirsolidwasteinopenspaceatpublicdumpsandaboutone-quarter(23.
8%)disposeoftheirsolidwasteintopubliccontainers.
Significantproportionsofhouseholdseitherhavetheirsolidwastecollected(14.
4%)orburned(10.
7%).
Intheregions,mosthouseholdsdisposeoftheirsolidwasteatpublicdumps,eitherincontainersorinopenspace.
However,inGreaterAccra,almosthalf(48.
5%)ofhouseholdshavetheirsolidwastecollectedfromtheirhomes.
AsignificantproportionofhouseholdsinGreaterAccra(25.
7%)dumptheirsolidwasteincontainers.
TheproportionofhouseholdswhichdumptheirsolidwasteindiscriminatelyishighestintheUpperWest(36.
0%)regionfollowedbytheNorthernregion(26.
4%).
Table36againshowsthatalittleoverone-third(35.
2%)ofhouseholdsthrowtheirliquidwasteontothecompoundoftheirhomes.
Another28.
1percentofhouseholdsthrowtheirliquidwasteeitherontothestreetoroutsidetheirhouses,while18.
7percentofhouseholdsthrowtheirliquidwasteintogutters.
Only10.
9percentofhouseholdsdisposeoftheirliquidwastethroughplumbingsystemsintogutters.
Thispatternisobservedinalltheregions.
19SUMMARYTABLES20Table1:Distributionofpopulationbyregion,sexandlocalityofenumeration,2010LocalityofenumerationShareofPercentageIntercensalPopulationProportionincreaseoverGrowthRateRegionTotalPopulationMaleFemaleUrbanRural(%)urbanSexRatio2000(%)AllRegions24,658,82312,024,84512,633,97812,545,22912,113,594100.
050.
995.
230.
42.
5Western2,376,0211,187,7741,188,2471,007,9691,368,0529.
642.
4100.
023.
52.
0Central2,201,8631,050,1121,151,7511,037,8781,163,9858.
947.
191.
238.
13.
1GreaterAccra4,010,0541,938,2252,071,8293,630,955379,09916.
390.
593.
638.
03.
1Volta2,118,2521,019,3981,098,854713,7351,404,5178.
633.
792.
829.
52.
5Eastern2,633,1541,290,5391,342,6151,143,9181,489,23610.
743.
496.
125.
02.
1Ashanti4,780,3802,316,0522,464,3282,897,2901,883,09019.
460.
694.
032.
32.
7BrongAhafo2,310,9831,145,2711,165,7121,028,4731,282,5109.
444.
598.
227.
32.
3Northern2,479,4611,229,8871,249,574750,7121,728,74910.
130.
398.
436.
22.
9UpperEast1,046,545506,405540,140219,646826,8994.
221.
093.
813.
71.
2UpperWest702,110341,182360,928114,653587,4572.
816.
394.
521.
81.
921Table2:SelectedpopulationcharacteristicsbyregionPopulationdensityPopulationAverage(personspersq.
Km)LandAreaTotalNon-NumberofHouseholdRegion(SqKm.
)PopulationMaleFemaleHouseholdsHouseholdsHouseholdssize20102000AllRegions238,53324,658,82312,024,84512,633,97824,076,327582,4965,467,1364.
4103.
479.
3Western23,9212,376,0211,187,7741,188,2472,307,39568,626553,6354.
299.
380.
5Central9,8262,201,8631,050,1121,151,7512,113,76688,097526,7644.
0224.
1162.
21,235.
GreaterAccra3,2454,010,0541,938,2252,071,8293,888,512121,5421,036,4263.
88895.
5Volta20,5702,118,2521,019,3981,098,8542,086,56731,685495,6034.
2103.
079.
5Eastern19,3232,633,1541,290,5391,342,6152,574,54958,605632,0484.
1136.
3109.
0Ashanti24,3894,780,3802,316,0522,464,3284,671,982108,3981,126,2164.
1196.
0148.
1BrongAhafo39,5572,310,9831,145,2711,165,7122,265,45845,525490,5194.
658.
445.
9Northern70,3842,479,4611,229,8871,249,5742,445,06134,400318,1197.
735.
225.
9UpperEast8,8421,046,545506,405540,1401,034,70411,841177,6315.
8118.
4104.
1UpperWest18,476702,110341,182360,928688,33313,777110,1756.
238.
031.
222Table3:Populationbyagegroupandregion-TotalcountryAllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperAgeGroupPercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestTotal100.
024,658,8232,376,0212,201,8634,010,0542,118,2522,633,1544,780,3802,310,9832,479,4611,046,545702,110Lessthan13.
0731,20170,69470,850113,07765,41176,809145,09271,32668,75929,92219,2611-410.
82,674,205262,682242,608356,774232,051282,155493,372256,225354,265115,39178,6825-912.
73,128,952306,005282,827397,499266,026328,526588,287311,104393,594152,242102,84210-1411.
82,916,040287,133275,549386,282249,337323,564577,167294,036293,995137,06491,91315-1910.
62,609,989251,304244,020388,403222,553279,234514,803253,449261,935115,95278,33620-249.
42,323,491229,255195,729458,075179,449221,624473,522213,694210,68282,51258,94925-298.
32,050,111200,276162,630443,383152,521193,386413,165182,328187,41467,82447,18430-346.
81,678,809160,964132,339357,070128,752160,582335,754148,370155,58157,98441,41335-395.
81,421,403142,132118,873282,420113,090146,892284,107127,466120,72851,32334,37240-444.
81,186,350116,622100,753220,520101,280129,241231,454106,337104,12045,51430,50945-493.
8938,09891,97383,934165,52287,382111,096179,60083,88673,34837,71723,64050-543.
4833,09878,62778,775136,57780,340102,535157,38274,23867,12335,25122,25055-592.
1523,69547,89950,72991,90252,41667,49899,98445,50133,00421,21013,55260-641.
9475,84940,53845,87870,44050,28759,22482,23039,20546,12925,05816,86065-691.
2293,87124,68230,24545,00432,36237,37951,43223,17123,97416,0209,60270-741.
4351,33027,17933,81738,85541,16445,71263,69332,02133,89622,69412,29975-790.
8205,95314,64319,08523,48525,61827,24835,15520,21317,35614,5098,64180-840.
6159,08411,39416,09617,11719,53120,07926,05614,68117,9169,5636,65185-890.
383,0706,3848,81210,19810,00010,66014,5156,8428,2244,6732,76290-940.
251,0813,7945,6114,9196,0716,7089,3884,7315,2662,9261,66795+0.
123,1431,8412,7032,5322,6113,0024,2222,1592,1521,196725Medianage2020192320202019171818Meanage2424242626252424222524DependentPopulation(lessthan15&65+)43.
110,617,9301,016,431988,2031,395,742950,1821,161,8422,008,3791,036,5091,219,397506,200335,045Population(15+)61.
715,208,4251,449,5071,330,0292,756,4221,305,4271,622,1002,976,4621,378,2921,368,848611,926409,412Population(18+)55.
313,632,2991,298,5151,180,8962,530,3441,170,6241,451,2282,664,3301,223,7741,211,127540,452361,00923Table4:MalepopulationbyagegroupandregionAllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperAgeGroupPercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestTotal100.
012,024,8451,187,7741,050,1121,938,2251,019,3981,290,5392,316,0521,145,2711,229,887506,405341,182Lessthan13.
1370,32035,82835,74656,93032,62838,87473,74136,46834,87115,5579,6771-411.
31,361,467134,305123,776181,283117,264144,400251,242130,462179,21959,23740,2795-913.
21,589,632155,228142,769198,577135,489168,039298,139159,444201,10778,01652,82410-1412.
31,477,525145,176139,658183,246128,578167,665287,944150,551154,82471,45348,43015-1910.
91,311,112127,632119,095180,173115,697144,066253,131131,054138,91960,31041,03520-249.
21,100,727110,46092,178215,80386,049104,571222,112102,00798,31840,21429,01525-297.
8943,21394,91873,498209,64068,83489,334189,54983,97881,49930,65121,31230-346.
6790,30179,26560,685175,56458,48375,888158,78669,74868,18225,61518,08535-395.
6676,76870,43854,300139,52452,20469,418135,03561,69956,29422,69315,16340-444.
8572,62059,43546,570109,92846,28962,014113,41152,54049,92219,40213,10945-493.
8452,97547,60938,56880,92340,15853,23086,00141,69137,77716,56410,45450-543.
3394,60039,72934,62565,04636,81148,23873,54436,65034,65315,4599,84555-592.
2258,58226,12723,79444,85224,25433,00748,75823,59917,9729,8216,39860-641.
9227,05021,09720,41134,06722,58428,64939,78919,78722,98910,4077,27065-691.
1136,24412,29413,01821,29914,27317,45923,39811,38912,0706,7654,27970-741.
2149,51212,20613,21917,55415,95819,62426,67514,00316,2819,0024,99075-790.
789,1496,8467,51710,26410,21911,71615,1718,5958,7916,4133,61780-840.
562,3574,4115,2476,8946,9417,2769,6826,0258,5204,4282,93385-890.
332,9372,6322,9423,9283,5963,9565,4592,8793,9632,3101,27290-940.
219,0041,4371,6711,8062,1612,1523,0531,8082,6041,47983395+0.
18,7507018259249289631,4328941,112609362Medianage1919182318191918161717Meanage2423232524242323212323DependentPopulation(lessthan15and65+)44.
05,296,897511,064486,388682,705468,035582,124995,936522,518623,362255,269169,496Population(15+)60.
17,225,901717,237608,1631,318,189605,439771,5611,404,986668,346659,866282,142189,972Population(18+)53.
56,431,820640,773535,5261,213,916535,154683,1151,251,271588,108575,041244,539164,37724Table5:FemalepopulationbyagegroupandregionAllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperAgeGroupPercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestTotal100.
012,633,9781,188,2471,151,7512,071,8291,098,8541,342,6152,464,3281,165,7121,249,574540,140360,928Lessthan12.
9360,88134,86635,10456,14732,78337,93571,35134,85833,88814,3659,5841-410.
41,312,738128,377118,832175,491114,787137,755242,130125,763175,04656,15438,4035-912.
21,539,320150,777140,058198,922130,537160,487290,148151,660192,48774,22650,01810-1411.
41,438,515141,957135,891203,036120,759155,899289,223143,485139,17165,61143,48315-1910.
31,298,877123,672124,925208,230106,856135,168261,672122,395123,01655,64237,30120-249.
71,222,764118,795103,551242,27293,400117,053251,410111,687112,36442,29829,93425-298.
81,106,898105,35889,132233,74383,687104,052223,61698,350105,91537,17325,87230-347.
0888,50881,69971,654181,50670,26984,694176,96878,62287,39932,36923,32835-395.
9744,63571,69464,573142,89660,88677,474149,07265,76764,43428,63019,20940-444.
9613,73057,18754,183110,59254,99167,227118,04353,79754,19826,11217,40045-493.
8485,12344,36445,36684,59947,22457,86693,59942,19535,57121,15313,18650-543.
5438,49838,89844,15071,53143,52954,29783,83837,58832,47019,79212,40555-592.
1265,11321,77226,93547,05028,16234,49151,22621,90215,03211,3897,15460-642.
0248,79919,44125,46736,37327,70330,57542,44119,41823,14014,6519,59065-691.
2157,62712,38817,22723,70518,08919,92028,03411,78211,9049,2555,32370-741.
6201,81814,97320,59821,30125,20626,08837,01818,01817,61513,6927,30975-790.
9116,8047,79711,56813,22115,39915,53219,98411,6188,5658,0965,02480-840.
896,7276,98310,84910,22312,59012,80316,3748,6569,3965,1353,71885-890.
450,1333,7525,8706,2706,4046,7049,0563,9634,2612,3631,49090-940.
332,0772,3573,9403,1133,9104,5566,3352,9232,6621,44783495+0.
114,3931,1401,8781,6081,6832,0392,7901,2651,040587363Medianage2120202422212120182020Meanage2524262627262524222625DependentPopulation(lessthan15&65+)39.
34,960,152470,501466,711656,890449,364541,783941,092479,133562,147236,566155,965Population(15+)63.
27,982,524732,270721,8661,438,233699,988850,5391,571,476709,946708,982329,784219,440Population(18+)57.
07,200,479657,742645,3701,316,428635,470768,1131,413,059635,666636,086295,913196,63225Table6:UrbanpopulationbyagegroupandregionAllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperAgeGroupPercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestTotal100.
012,545,2291,007,9691,037,8783,630,955713,7351,143,9182,897,2901,028,473750,712219,646114,653Lessthan12.
8356,68328,57532,349100,89321,89731,07683,31629,67819,7666,2612,8721-49.
41,184,70895,086106,392314,86469,628107,63169,31099,78489,13322,25010,6305-911.
11,389,660114,471123,360350,97281,205128,799323,849125,382101,35727,37912,88610-1411.
11,391,229118,266123,951343,99782,501137,895333,193129,47783,50325,90012,54615-1910.
91,364,124113,208119,295350,50180,710130,230323,966120,91686,69924,87513,72420-2410.
81,356,838109,435106,518420,48268,951108,551322,081109,74473,69522,38914,99225-299.
51,194,86790,14385,335408,48458,70290,850278,46389,41764,21718,36210,89430-347.
6955,69871,38268,906327,85247,56974,176222,20668,99951,55614,8658,18735-396.
2781,85261,55558,605258,93540,64065,324179,92057,37140,62912,2936,58040-445.
0632,04951,20548,204202,29034,25956,641144,12646,58933,62510,1334,97745-493.
9487,19239,93538,465151,63129,15448,041107,62936,26824,2298,0193,82150-543.
4421,47834,00934,972124,87126,43144,52292,37132,35421,6796,9263,34355-592.
2275,95822,58023,01084,46717,99030,16959,59220,62111,2154,2092,10560-641.
8225,38518,19219,46863,95815,26625,05846,30416,60814,2354,2782,01865-691.
1143,11411,81613,34340,8589,73515,99629,42910,0937,9392,6191,28670-741.
2153,95111,47113,73834,63511,31619,32233,80213,48611,1393,6211,42175-790.
793,2976,6688,29320,9377,47012,16119,3159,0445,8002,5451,06480-840.
567,8884,7896,58714,8715,2248,64013,5346,4765,5451,50272085-890.
337,7192,9153,8209,0052,8064,6927,8453,0562,59865732590-940.
221,2701,4852,2134,2431,5702,8064,7052,1581,52539417195+0.
110,2697831,0542,2097111,3382,33495262816991Medianage2221202421212120192021Meanage2525242625262424232424DependentPopulation(lessthan15and65+)35.
84,493,105367,750402,7511,136,591272,166439,2801,037,316399,908309,16787,03641,140Population(15+)65.
58,222,949651,571651,8262,520,229458,504738,5171,887,622644,152456,953137,85675,719Population(18+)59.
17,413,916583,704581,5472,316,955409,949659,4731,694,454571,132405,998123,00067,70426Table7:RuralpopulationbyagegroupandregionAllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperAgeGroupPercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestTotal100.
012,113,5941,368,0521,163,985379,0991,404,5171,489,2361,883,0901,282,5101,728,749826,899587,457Lessthan13.
1374,51842,11938,50112,18443,51445,73361,77641,64848,99323,66116,3891-412.
31,489,497167,596136,21641,910162,423174,524224,062156,441265,13293,14168,0525-914.
41,739,292191,534159,46746,527184,821199,727264,438185,722292,237124,86389,95610-1412.
61,524,811168,867151,59842,285166,836185,669243,974164,559210,492111,16479,36715-1910.
31,245,865138,096124,72537,902141,843149,004190,837132,533175,23691,07764,61220-248.
0966,653119,82089,21137,593110,498113,073151,441103,950136,98760,12343,95725-297.
1855,244110,13377,29534,89993,819102,536134,70292,911123,19749,46236,29030-346.
0723,11189,58263,43329,21881,18386,406113,54879,371104,02543,11933,22635-395.
3639,55180,57760,26823,48572,45081,568104,18770,09580,09939,03027,79240-444.
6554,30165,41752,54918,23067,02172,60087,32859,74870,49535,38125,53245-493.
7450,90652,03845,46913,8918,22863,05571,97147,61849,11929,69819,81950-543.
4411,62044,61843,80311,70653,90958,01365,01141,88445,44428,32518,90755-592.
0247,73725,31927,7197,43534,42637,32940,39224,88021,78917,00111,44760-642.
1250,46422,34626,4106,48235,02134,16635,92622,59731,89420,78014,84265-691.
2150,75712,86616,9024,14622,62721,38322,00313,07816,03513,4018,31670-741.
6197,37915,70820,0794,22029,84826,39029,89118,53522,75719,07310,87875-790.
9112,6567,97510,7922,54818,14815,08715,84011,16911,55611,9647,57780-840.
891,1966,6059,5092,24614,30711,43912,5228,20512,3718,0615,93185-890.
445,3513,4694,9921,1937,1945,9686,6703,7865,6264,0162,43790-940.
229,8112,3093,3986764,5013,9024,6832,5733,7412,5321,49695+0.
112,8741,0581,6493231,9001,6641,8881,2071,5241,027634Medianage1818182020191818151817Meanage2423242426252423212524DependentPopulation(lessthan15and65+)47.
65,768,142620,106553,103158,258656,119691,486887,747606,923890,464412,903291,033Population(15+)57.
76,985,476797,936678,203236,193846,923883,5831,088,840734,140911,895474,070333,693Population(18+)51.
36,218,383714,811599,349213,389760,675791,755969,876652,642805,129417,452293,30527Table8:Householdpopulationbysex,relationshiptoheadofhouseholdandregionAllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperRelationshiptoHeadPercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestBothSexes100.
024,076,3272,307,3952,113,7663,888,5122,086,5672,574,5494,671,9822,265,4582,445,0611,034,704688,333Head22.
75,467,136553,635526,7641,036,426495,603632,0481,126,216490,519318,119177,631110,175Spouse10.
52,521,225268,020212,767441,472211,238274,276473,293230,099235,090105,95369,017Child(Son/Daughter)42.
410,209,4751,004,705892,3071,433,104844,9341,056,4221,963,454993,8361,220,902486,516313,295Parent/Parent-in-law1.
0238,74914,00216,87930,86322,94722,42537,00118,63331,64528,24616,108Son/Daughter-in-law0.
6150,3329,1787,99616,96913,06515,77520,73010,81829,82415,80210,175Grandchild8.
21,964,010164,794214,104229,937193,688264,663415,395201,825162,10069,73347,771Brother/sister4.
21,011,28084,12261,966194,55084,63085,803203,65098,407124,47940,81832,855Stepchild0.
8203,19718,62915,03928,10720,00018,24228,55017,48234,02112,32110,806FosterChild0.
495,0439,3486,45213,3888,5538,62715,3188,51718,6313,0883,121OtherRelative7.
31,767,363136,911126,251340,950161,468151,010290,187149,605254,22686,84969,906Non-Relative1.
9448,51744,05133,241122,74630,44145,25898,18845,71716,0247,7475,104Male100.
011,717,0951,149,8121,006,1321,872,4691,003,5511,259,3922,259,1591,120,3821,212,083499,878334,237Head30.
53,571,820380,842313,307668,304305,239399,342702,686320,241270,488128,43582,936Spouse1.
6184,72919,49216,98347,65513,21322,01239,44514,3255,8753,2972,432Child(Son/Daughter)44.
65,230,186511,247445,280701,625435,591540,672980,887512,794666,175264,952170,963Parent/Parent-in-law0.
334,5502,2192,2405,8803,3923,3375,2202,7283,2684,0072,259Son/Daughter-in-law0.
333,4413,1952,5645,5773,2244,3757,2202,9752,4311,231649Grandchild8.
4978,84781,449106,484110,66496,699133,708206,332101,74281,81435,94724,008Brother/sister4.
8557,34847,82032,282100,63544,92146,957110,42956,87974,01523,73819,672Stepchild0.
9103,2229,4317,53313,49610,2399,31014,3439,03517,5666,6275,642FosterChild0.
442,0044,3272,8925,5863,9924,1426,6784,0677,3161,4941,510OtherRelative6.
3741,20763,80758,404151,99070,87370,546134,92968,86774,30526,37621,110Non-Relative2.
0239,74125,98318,16361,05716,16824,99150,99026,7298,8303,7743,056Female100.
012,359,2321,157,5831,107,6342,016,0431,083,0161,315,1572,412,8231,145,0761,232,978534,826354,096Head15.
31,895,316172,793213,457368,122190,364232,706423,530170,27847,63149,19627,239Spouse18.
92,336,496248,528195,784393,817198,025252,264433,848215,774229,215102,65666,585Child(Son/Daughter)40.
34,979,289493,458447,027731,479409,343515,750982,567481,042554,727221,564142,332Parent/Parent-in-law1.
7204,19911,78314,63924,98319,55519,08831,78115,90528,37724,23913,849Son/Daughter-in-law0.
9116,8915,9835,43211,3929,84111,40013,5107,84327,39314,5719,526Grandchild8.
0985,16383,345107,620119,27396,989130,955209,063100,08380,28633,78623,763Brother/sister3.
7453,93236,30229,68493,91539,70938,84693,22141,52850,46417,08013,183Stepchild0.
899,9759,1987,50614,6119,7618,93214,2078,44716,4555,6945,164FosterChild0.
453,0395,0213,5607,8024,5614,4858,6404,45011,3151,5941,611OtherRelative8.
31,026,15673,10467,847188,96090,59580,464155,25880,738179,92160,47348,796Non-Relative1.
7208,77618,06815,07861,68914,27320,26747,19818,9887,1943,9732,04828Table9:Populationbysex,nationalityandregionAllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperNationalityPercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestBothSexes100.
024,658,8232,376,0212,201,8634,010,0542,118,2522,633,1544,780,3802,310,9832,479,4611,046,545702,110Ghanaianbybirth93.
723,113,2312,268,4402,095,7223,732,1201,820,4972,512,5314,545,7332,179,8762,327,693973,296657,323DualNationality(Ghanaian&other)2.
9710,36345,83139,208117,717188,40356,944100,15552,12761,28530,64918,044Ghanaianbynaturalization1.
0235,18013,68913,59238,78657,75818,04934,32718,55722,28412,0226,116Nigerian0.
5124,6535,6077,25039,8638,8189,91919,0929,95813,1268,1652,855Liberian0.
113,39631111,5571,252655689183459SierraLeonian0.
01,043871984633956973747910Gambian0.
01,9281361976231201162831242573240Togolese0.
131,9731,3002,1804,44715,3673,5951,4362,3581,08617727Burkinabe0.
130,6641,6408021,8011,4931,3412,8386,2357,9052,1314,478Ivorian0.
05,0011,0955561,52813021637486611513108OtherECOWASNational0.
8201,25218,85013,67236,39521,26514,79136,20019,68523,06910,6566,669African,otherthanECOWAS0.
4108,32810,5469,50318,9092,8788,94722,65612,55813,2885,3863,657European0.
04,4396592112,60681235401109883217American(North,South/Caribbean)0.
02,7142361951,46711915834086752117Asian0.
374,2127,5337,00611,8431,2066,19216,3188,3319,0983,9492,736Oceanian0.
0446611423413841581124Male100.
012,024,8451,187,7741,050,1121,938,2251,019,3981,290,5392,316,0521,145,2711,229,887506,405341,182Ghanaianbybirth93.
611,252,0431,132,072997,6601,795,380875,1991,228,7562,199,8441,078,8641,153,996471,039319,233DualNationality(Ghanaian&other)2.
8339,35122,47118,60656,12189,20028,12147,51525,23129,29414,1828,610Ghanaianbynaturalization0.
9113,9086,7996,51318,89127,4749,05916,5639,18310,9075,6372,882Nigerian0.
675,7173,6464,38124,8405,2246,09811,3326,0048,0944,4061,692Liberian0.
16,6051785,702568304044122056SierraLeonian0.
056548118236203257202149Gambian0.
01,015831013245252170661282118Togolese0.
116,7397511,1192,3687,9191,9107961,2325567612Burkinabe0.
117,2451,0175691,0558528331,8333,4604,1541,1542,318Ivorian0.
02,7715663058748111423847264651OtherECOWASNational0.
9103,75710,1206,91019,11811,1027,87518,33410,15011,5465,3103,292African,otherthanECOWAS0.
453,7565,4524,6289,6341,5134,40910,9636,3056,5252,5971,730European0.
02,628569891,4624312422554421010American(North,South/Caribbean)0.
01,409190957225574178443894Asian0.
337,0723,7723,3106,5006223,0377,9354,1384,4971,9481,313Oceanian0.
0264406132125253651229Table9:Populationbynationality,sexandregion(Cont'd)AllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperNationalityPercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestFemale100.
012,633,9781,188,2471,151,7512,071,8291,098,8541,342,6152,464,3281,165,7121,249,574540,140360,928Ghanaianbybirth93.
911,861,1881,136,3681,098,0621,936,740945,2981,283,7752,345,8891,101,0121,173,697502,257338,090DualNationality(Ghanaian&other)2.
9371,01223,36020,60261,59699,20328,82352,64026,89631,99116,4679,434Ghanaianbynaturalization1.
0121,2726,8907,07919,89530,2848,99017,7649,37411,3776,3853,234Nigerian0.
448,9361,9612,86915,0233,5943,8217,7603,9545,0323,7591,163Liberian0.
16,7911335,855684351645614-3SierraLeonian0.
04783980227192440172651Gambian0.
091353962996864113581291122Togolese0.
115,2345491,0612,0797,4481,6856401,12653010115Burkinabe0.
113,4196232337466415081,0052,7753,7519772,160Ivorian0.
02,2305292516544910213639451757OtherECOWASNational0.
897,4958,7306,76217,27710,1636,91617,8669,53511,5235,3463,377African,otherthanECOWAS0.
454,5725,0944,8759,2751,3654,53811,6936,2536,7632,7891,927European0.
01,811901221,144381111765546227American(North,South/Caribbean)0.
01,30546100745648416242371213Asian0.
337,1403,7613,6965,3435843,1558,3834,1934,6012,0011,423Oceanian0.
018221810213162261230Table10:Population12yearsandolderbysex,maritalstatusandregionAllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperMaritalStatusPercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestBothSexes100.
016,886,3061,615,8501,490,5172,980,9121,449,0771,810,4493,312,0231,547,3361,528,287690,901460,954Nevermarried42.
07,087,098662,497609,2271,380,012547,725718,0451,465,261654,620594,087271,226184,398Informal/Consensualunion5.
0847,73563,32986,865167,04966,263127,197220,65896,94512,3793,9363,114Married42.
97,237,730732,568605,1681,165,576646,657735,3951,298,844648,566829,540340,075235,341Separated1.
9315,91028,13229,14769,80640,47443,89356,95222,94913,1437,7323,682Divorced3.
4574,27167,96174,79986,76249,98382,925124,62057,68117,0318,4184,091Widowed4.
9823,56261,36385,311111,70797,975102,994145,68866,57562,10759,51430,328Male100.
08,072,481800,971689,3591,422,840679,615869,2861,570,911755,018744,075323,110217,296Nevermarried48.
93,947,792374,743332,154723,226315,919405,761803,905378,080351,213156,181106,610Informal/Consensualunion4.
6370,19128,73836,13978,24127,75254,89895,50140,5805,4721,5971,273Married41.
73,364,153357,295280,294558,314288,939350,397602,563302,830369,318150,903103,300Separated1.
3107,97010,1319,06821,58614,99516,13818,0998,3405,1073,2391,267Divorced2.
2176,50920,96421,1245,36518,65126,90733,78817,2946,5104,1241,782Widowed1.
3105,8669,10010,58016,10813,35915,18517,0557,8946,4557,0663,064Female100.
08,813,825814,879801,1581,558,072769,462941,1631,741,112792,318784,212367,791243,658Nevermarried35.
63,139,306287,754277,073656,786231,806312,284661,356276,540242,874115,04577,788Informal/Consensualunion5.
4477,54434,59150,72688,80838,51172,299125,15756,3656,9072,3391,841Married43.
93,873,577375,273324,874607,262357,718384,998696,281345,736460,222189,172132,041Separated2.
4207,94018,00120,07948,22025,47927,75538,85314,6098,0364,4932,415Divorced4.
5397,76246,99753,67561,39731,33256,01890,83240,38710,5214,2942,309Widowed8.
1717,69652,26374,73195,59984,61687,809128,63358,68155,65252,44827,26431Table11:Population12-17yearsbysex,maritalstatusandregionAllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperMaritalStatusPercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestBothSexes100.
03,254,007317,335309,621450,568278,453359,221647,693323,562317,160150,44999,945Nevermarried93.
63,047,374295,012290,082421,079259,618338,741613,258307,092288,846141,92191,725Informal/Consensualunion0.
827,1022,2953,3484,0292,3494,2016,3193,238880246197Married5.
4176,10319,63915,79224,99216,12815,82627,49612,91927,2238,1467,942Separated0.
01,423167156208183212243122693924Divorced0.
01,03613114513976111214125522914Widowed0.
096991981219913016366906843Male100.
01,640,661160,198153,833208,924144,461186,171319,640166,910169,03478,57152,919Nevermarried94.
21,546,117149,714144,815195,133136,165176,865304,054159,717155,95374,72048,981Informal/Consensualunion0.
58,6936731,0161,5947341,2462,0768713368463Married5.
284,9669,7077,91212,0737,4547,94013,3666,25312,6783,7373,846Separated0.
03344021525045533222712Divorced0.
03284148482837562924116Widowed0.
02232321243038358211211Female100.
01,613,346157,137155,788241,644133,992173,050328,053156,652148,12671,87847,026Nevermarried93.
11,501,257145,298145,267225,946123,453161,876309,204147,375132,89367,20142,744Informal/Consensualunion1.
118,4091,6222,3322,4351,6152,9554,2432,367544162134Married5.
691,1379,9327,88012,9198,6747,88614,1306,66614,5454,4094,096Separated0.
11,08912713515613316719090473212Divorced0.
070890979148741589628188Widowed0.
074668779769921285869563232Table12:Population18yearsandolderbysex,maritalstatusandregionAllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperMaritalStatusPercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestBothSexes100.
013,632,2991,298,5151,180,8962,530,3441,170,6241,451,2282,664,3301,223,7741,211,127540,452361,009Nevermarried29.
64,039,724367,485319,145958,933288,107379,304852,003347,528305,241129,30592,673Informal/Consensualunion6.
0820,63361,03483,517163,02063,914122,996214,33993,70711,4993,6902,917Married51.
87,061,627712,929589,3761,140,584630,529719,5691,271,348635,647802,317331,929227,399Separated2.
3314,48727,96528,99169,59840,29143,68156,70922,82713,0747,6933,658Divorced4.
2573,23567,83074,65486,62349,90782,814124,40657,55616,9798,3894,077Widowed6.
0822,59361,27285,213111,58697,876102,864145,52566,50962,01759,44630,285Male100.
06,431,820640,773535,5261,213,916535,154683,1151,251,271588,108575,041244,539164,377Nevermarried37.
32,401,675225,029187,339528,093179,754228,896499,851218,363195,26081,46157,629Informal/Consensualunion5.
6361,49828,06535,12376,64727,01853,65293,42539,7095,1361,5131,210Married51.
03,279,187347,588272,382546,241281,485342,457589,197296,577356,640147,16699,454Separated1.
7107,63610,0919,04721,53414,94516,09318,0468,3085,0853,2321,255Divorced2.
7176,18120,92321,07625,31718,62326,87033,73217,2656,4864,1131,776Widowed1.
6105,6439,07710,55916,08413,32915,14717,0207,8866,4347,0543,053Female100.
07,200,479657,742645,3701,316,428635,470768,1131,413,059635,666636,086295,913196,632Nevermarried22.
71,638,049142,456131,806430,840108,353150,408352,152129,165109,98147,84435,044Informal/Consensualunion6.
4459,13532,96948,39486,37336,89669,344120,91453,9986,3632,1771,707Married52.
53,782,440365,341316,994594,343349,044377,112682,151339,070445,677184,763127,945Separated2.
9206,85117,87419,94448,06425,34627,58838,66314,5197,9894,4612,403Divorced5.
5397,05446,90753,57861,30631,28455,94490,67440,29110,4934,2762,301Widowed10.
0716,95052,19574,65495,50284,54787,717128,50558,62355,58352,39227,23233Table13:Ghanaiansbybirth,sex,majorethnicgroupandregionAllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperMajorEthnicGroupPercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestBothSexes100.
023,823,5942,314,2712,134,9303,849,8372,008,9002,569,4754,645,8882,232,0032,388,9781,003,945675,367Akan47.
511,321,5681,809,1481,744,3321,528,72255,7361,312,9773,449,3581,314,50074,32023,3069,169Ga-Dangme7.
41,766,28771,04853,8651,056,15831,130460,81454,96828,6497,6881,245722Ewe13.
93,323,072143,891131,944775,3321,482,180486,136175,45682,12340,6772,5962,737Guan3.
7879,86117,397112,66573,409162,981137,38670,95692,571204,4422,5425,512Gurma5.
71,363,50221,72819,26162,435227,28242,291130,209153,692651,08847,0838,433Mole-Dagbani16.
63,963,017199,04437,278200,7359,47383,311525,742405,2861,258,657750,205493,286Grusi2.
5594,24818,69110,59448,8222,21419,41294,50985,95688,59986,158139,293Mande1.
1269,84218,5158,00128,6561,5916,77194,67640,02912,84356,5682,192Others1.
4342,19714,80916,99075,56836,31320,37750,01429,19750,66434,24214,023Male100.
011,591,3941,154,5431,016,2661,851,501964,3991,256,8772,247,3591,104,0951,183,290485,221327,843Akan46.
95,435,472889,576822,520742,01428,101626,2561,644,982627,23337,26711,8615,662Ga-Dangme7.
4857,45837,65626,990498,12416,521228,50728,63715,6524,216734421Ewe14.
01,624,94475,17267,488375,424701,074246,64991,05143,56421,4971,4551,570Guan3.
7426,1889,03352,19735,45478,84365,63634,10045,319101,5231,2582,825Gurma5.
9683,30111,5739,69430,261114,97721,54066,49778,964322,67222,8234,300Mole-Dagbani17.
01,969,428104,91919,78096,8745,19643,696263,101214,167622,268362,227237,200Grusi2.
5294,0589,7365,40722,3891,20910,80647,13144,57843,13541,56668,101Mande1.
2134,9589,6704,05714,4528363,46047,69220,4126,43126,7931,155Others1.
4165,5877,2088,13336,50917,64210,32724,16814,20624,28116,5046,609Female100.
012,232,2001,159,7281,118,6641,998,3361,044,5011,312,5982,398,5291,127,9081,205,688518,724347,524Akan48.
15,886,096919,572921,812786,70827,635686,7211,804,376687,26737,05311,4453,507Ga-Dangme7.
4908,82933,39226,875558,03414,609232,30726,33112,9973,472511301Ewe13.
91,698,12868,71964,456399,908781,106239,48784,40538,55919,1801,1411,167Guan3.
7453,6738,36460,46837,95584,13871,75036,85647,252102,9191,2842,687Gurma5.
6680,20110,1559,56732,174112,30520,75163,71274,728328,41624,2604,133Mole-Dagbani16.
31,993,58994,12517,498103,8614,27739,615262,641191,119636,389387,978256,086Grusi2.
5300,1908,9555,18726,4331,0058,60647,37841,37845,46444,59271,192Mande1.
1134,8848,8453,94414,2047553,31146,98419,6176,41229,7751,037Others1.
4176,6107,6018,85739,05918,67110,05025,84614,99126,38317,7387,41434Table14:Populationbysex,birthplaceandregionAllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperBirthplacePercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestBothSexes100.
024,658,8232,376,0212,201,8634,010,0542,118,2522,633,1544,780,3802,310,9832,479,4611,046,545702,110AllRegions98.
724,335,6342,346,7132,161,8963,924,8692,071,4452,611,0414,744,0332,288,8392,453,8251,040,697692,276Localityofenumeration65.
016,025,8271,499,8761,427,8661,859,8381,548,9261,720,9262,772,2881,559,7872,133,745920,498582,077Anotherlocalityinregion15.
03,694,478285,324359,587466,705376,357471,8011,117,994271,481219,55658,90166,772Western1.
1279,394-58,12282,8556,86423,03177,26422,5932,3943,4662,805Central2.
5612,458143,606-255,6379,35468,151112,58316,6863,8661,3601,215GreaterAccra1.
3322,87434,97786,072-39,44175,63153,69016,5007,4025,8253,336Volta2.
8681,83350,10447,044345,729-128,16357,38433,42316,5601,7861,640Eastern3.
0750,40063,16176,265454,57130,897-95,64121,8933,5702,5191,883Ashanti2.
5613,73193,03461,861246,56414,17356,196-90,62114,24725,77011,265BrongAhafo1.
4339,68761,90417,38861,9957,79618,103146,011-11,8104,9879,693Northern1.
8433,12138,68813,86493,67734,63724,900119,58588,980-10,9637,827UpperEast1.
3328,99048,1728,99140,8091,79512,936133,30261,46917,753-3,763UpperWest1.
0252,84127,8674,83616,4891,20511,20358,291105,40622,9224,622-OutsideGhana1.
3323,18929,30839,96785,18546,80722,11336,34722,14425,6365,8489,834Nigeria0.
257,0563,2865,31824,9594,6355,3038,2951,9352,638481206Liberia0.
120,0561,45214,4392,954200206604122351430SierraLeone0.
01,9392304107771267312655122137Gambia0.
01,33716631643566511854354516Togo0.
370,1132,7643,27813,49231,0836,6393,6583,5044,769814112BurkinaFaso0.
247,7033,0051,0711,9971,1251,6845,1887,56613,9703,5528,545Coted'Ivoire0.
246,05810,52110,1266,5823,7252,2257,0594,473678384285OtherECOWASState0.
134,5524,5702,8589,5564,3223,5263,9022,6492,460356353African,otherthanECOWAS0.
112,9741,1548126,0231,0961,0641,21096949110253Europe0.
114,2951,0846577,9361346553,03938817071161America(North,South/Caribbean)0.
08,9185384265,1111914131,914169942933Asia0.
07,6164602255,076862521,0952271402530Oceania0.
0572783128718227244152335Table14:Populationbysex,birthplaceandregion(cont'd)AllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperBirthplacePercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestMale100.
012,024,8451,187,7741,050,1121,938,2251,019,3981,290,5392,316,0521,145,2711,229,887506,405341,182AllRegions98.
511,850,3401,171,3191,030,0151,889,737995,8161,277,9292,295,4761,133,1661,216,655503,787336,440Localityofenumeration65.
87,913,798747,143683,986912,225758,157854,8721,352,665767,5341,081,451459,688296,077Anotherlocalityinregion13.
81,659,543129,751162,518221,117166,845214,351523,115124,13386,34113,30118,071Western1.
1131,954-26,44638,1533,20811,02237,10611,5231,1861,8631,447Central2.
4293,01270,207-119,1104,68132,02154,3479,0922,128748678GreaterAccra1.
4163,47318,80341,427-19,64638,13727,6329,0853,8363,1111,796Volta2.
8338,76627,05924,464164,346-64,00730,93117,9378,0491,020953Eastern3.
0358,43133,73636,463210,39914,331-47,53611,6771,8411,4071,041Ashanti2.
6308,63349,62330,856122,1806,69727,568-45,8087,13412,9895,778BrongAhafo1.
4164,56632,9998,99929,5643,6318,95367,474-5,6372,5494,760Northern1.
8219,83820,8947,39544,96217,04113,63659,28247,447-5,0784,103UpperEast1.
4168,14826,2584,92220,2309296,95766,51132,7167,889-1,736UpperWest1.
1130,17814,8462,5397,4516506,40528,87756,21411,1632,033-OutsideGhana1.
5174,50516,45520,09748,48823,58212,61020,57612,10513,2322,6184,742Nigeria0.
332,8121,8782,68815,2282,4292,9884,6091,0141,550299129Liberia0.
19,2316026,6941,3541079828252161016SierraLeone0.
0965108212392434167355773Gambia0.
0728881672353732106223236Togo0.
334,8231,5701,7286,65915,0583,4142,0941,8712,09128652BurkinaFaso0.
226,1561,9157601,1846411,1073,3644,3857,2741,4594,067Coted'Ivoire0.
221,4024,7214,8583,0661,7921,0183,2022,101302197145OtherECOWASState0.
222,3403,1911,8196,1302,5932,4902,6631,5961,407235216African,otherthanECOWAS0.
18,1928095393,7506356847986002767031Europe0.
17,7668212734,328633551,595193711948America(North,South/Caribbean)0.
04,7223662112,673961871,03387461013Asia0.
05,0423281373,328771837281241022213Oceania0.
032658111611113352581336Table14:Populationbysex,birthplaceandregion(cont'd)AllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperBirthplacePercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestFemale100.
012,633,9781,188,2471,151,7512,071,8291,098,8541,342,6152,464,3281,165,7121,249,574540,140360,928AllRegions98.
812,485,2941,175,3941,131,8812,035,1321,075,6291,333,1122,448,5571,155,6731,237,170536,910355,836Localityofenumeration64.
28,112,029752,733743,880947,613790,769866,0541,419,623792,2531,052,294460,810286,000Anotherlocalityinregion16.
12,034,935155,573197,069245,588209,512257,450594,879147,348133,21545,60048,701Western1.
2147,440-31,67644,7023,65612,00940,15811,0701,2081,6031,358Central2.
5319,44673,399-136,5274,67336,13058,2367,5941,738612537GreaterAccra1.
3159,40116,17444,645-19,79537,49426,0587,4153,5662,7141,540Volta2.
7343,06723,04522,580181,383-64,15626,45315,4868,511766687Eastern3.
1391,96929,42539,802244,17216,566-48,10510,2161,7291,112842Ashanti2.
4305,09843,41131,005124,3847,47628,628-44,8137,11312,7815,487BrongAhafo1.
4175,12128,9058,38932,4314,1659,15078,537-6,1732,4384,933Northern1.
7213,28317,7946,46948,71517,59611,26460,30341,533-5,8853,724UpperEast1.
3160,84221,9144,06920,5798665,97966,79128,7539,864-2,027UpperWest1.
0122,66313,0212,2979,0385554,79829,41449,19211,7592,589-OutsideGhana1.
2148,68412,85319,87036,69723,2259,50315,77110,03912,4043,2305,092Nigeria0.
224,2441,4082,6309,7312,2062,3153,6869211,08818277Liberia0.
110,8258507,7451,600931083227019414SierraLeone0.
0974122198385833259206564Gambia0.
0609781492002919792122210Togo0.
335,2901,1941,5506,83316,0253,2251,5641,6332,67852860BurkinaFaso0.
221,5471,0903118134845771,8243,1816,6962,0934,478Coted'Ivoire0.
224,6565,8005,2683,5161,9331,2073,8572,372376187140OtherECOWASState0.
112,2121,3791,0393,4261,7291,0361,2391,0531,053121137African,otherthanECOWAS0.
04,7823452732,2734613804123692153222Europe0.
16,5292633843,608713001,4441959952113America(North,South/Caribbean)0.
04,1961722152,4389522688182481920Asia0.
02,574132881,74896936710338317Oceania0.
0246202012679371971037Table15:EmigrationofGhanaians15yearsandolderbyplaceofdestination,activitystatus,sexandregionAllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperEmigrationstatusPercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestBothSexesNumberofemigrants100.
0250,62321,73018,05663,13613,71519,98069,14833,4784,6745,3781,328DestinationofemigrantsNigeria6.
817,0921,0932,3422,6672,9681,7212,7511,5961,254544156Liberia1.
53,6692919989061721875054071066631SierraLeone0.
61,556125844494815547617017302Gambia1.
74,3412964501,0001205171,337484537212Togo3.
17,8251933441,4833,67855866221225542416BurkinaFaso0.
92,376888121059114558328180585173Coted'Ivoire7.
819,4836,5484,5747931,3674591,8812,652231839139OtherECOWASstates3.
07,5774934861,7636974921,9611,19318724263Africa,otherthanECOWAS10.
426,1101,5578124,0325911,8966,0209,912659453178Europe37.
794,4717,0524,42225,5371,8027,62832,97612,990853912299Americas(North,South/Carribbean)23.
659,1063,5023,08821,7581,9895,69618,3943,020581863215Asia2.
35,6724143012,1322044601,32939626412943Oceania0.
51,34578744062097298118342191ActivityabroadEmployed76.
2191,01915,94814,14145,7468,67116,07556,17427,5323,1042,868760Unemployed6.
115,3451,7489942,4381,5228662,7283,2015571,064227Student14.
035,1843,0842,07412,3402,0942,5019,1251,9586901,106212Other3.
69,0759508472,6121,4285381,121787323340129MaleNumberofemigrants100.
0160,27613,05510,94837,9337,73312,29742,86927,0123,5093,929991DestinationofemigrantsNigeria7.
411,8037541,5891,7071,9241,1621,8551,378895408131Liberia1.
62,520215558617119126356353925826SierraLeone0.
61,00359672804010028813615162Gambia1.
72,6541883065628133976130644589Togo2.
43,9041001978341,57328037713415724210BurkinaFaso1.
01,55661601523562401256105323101Coted'Ivoire6.
29,9482,7842,2375186922881,2141,4081195929638Table15:EmigrationofGhanaians15yearsandolderbyplaceofdestination,activitystatus,sexandregion(Cont'd)AllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperEmigrationstatusPercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestOtherECOWASstates3.
55,5963603621,2054013061,4891,05416120454Africa,otherthanECOWAS13.
221,1651,1735732,8584271,2964,4249,271591389163Europe37.
059,3694,7222,83114,7971,0884,55419,56710,273649678210Americas(North,South/Carribbean)22.
135,4962,2511,89812,6081,2073,38510,8962,020432651148Asia2.
74,3363392241,5381293361,06033622211240Oceania0.
69264946257176318187271981ActivityabroadEmployed78.
4125,6379,8618,82728,1535,19210,18335,63422,7102,3862,082609Unemployed5.
58,8288484961,1947054041,3412,486394807153Student13.
020,8631,8471,1717,2511,1361,4335,2711,266505835148Other3.
14,9484994541,33570027762355022420581FemaleNumberofemigrants100.
090,3478,6757,10825,2035,9827,68326,2796,4661,1651,449337DestinationofemigrantsNigeria5.
95,2893397539601,04455989621835913625Liberia1.
31,149764402895361149541485SierraLeone0.
65536617169855188342140Gambia1.
91,687108144438391785761789143Togo4.
33,921931476492,10527828578981826BurkinaFaso0.
98202721582452157727526272Coted'Ivoire10.
69,5353,7642,3372756751716671,24411224743OtherECOWASstates2.
21,98113312455829618647213926389Africa,otherthanECOWAS5.
54,9453842391,1741646001,596641686415Europe38.
935,1022,3301,59110,7407143,07413,4092,71720423489Americas(North,South/Carribbean)26.
123,6101,2511,1909,1507822,3117,4981,00014921267Asia1.
51,3367577594751242696042173Oceania0.
54192928149334117317210ActivityabroadEmployed72.
465,3826,0875,31417,5933,4795,89220,5404,822718786151Unemployed7.
26,5179004981,2448174621,38771516325774Student15.
914,3211,2379035,0899581,0683,85469218527164Other4.
64,1274513931,277728261498237991354839Table16:Populationbysex,religiousaffiliationandregionAllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperReligiousAffiliationPercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestBothSexes100.
024,658,8232,376,0212,201,8634,010,0542,118,2522,633,1544,780,3802,310,9832,479,4611,046,545702,110NoReligion5.
31,302,077160,229144,892136,711139,688172,381259,989168,83965,82629,24324,279Catholic13.
13,230,996385,970243,835300,446372,695208,043608,602464,771187,846208,471250,317Protestant18.
44,534,178502,524461,962892,537455,352652,772941,093408,957124,01173,98120,989Pentecostal/Charismatic28.
36,980,792701,540655,2981,786,519563,560955,3361,440,589566,878156,832123,94530,295OtherChristian11.
42,800,871361,966470,673358,792151,251407,694729,509229,39552,90329,8298,859Islam17.
64,345,723222,351190,719475,497121,062175,579728,741393,9081,486,937283,188267,741Traditionalist5.
21,270,27217,97214,08921,045297,69936,70734,68562,847395,756291,80897,664Other0.
8193,91423,46920,39538,50716,94524,64237,17215,3889,3506,0801,966Male100.
012,024,8451,187,7741,050,1121,938,2251,019,3981,290,5392,316,0521,145,2711,229,887506,405341,182NoReligion6.
7804,239103,18889,90888,76276,193111,275168,552105,49733,54315,26112,060Catholic13.
11,571,079189,746115,761152,740181,021105,881293,901227,49392,54694,025117,965Protestant17.
72,132,619243,475212,685422,522214,986307,671435,578190,80060,91633,60310,383Pentecostal/Charismatic26.
93,240,237335,599300,988827,500261,574443,562663,023262,84876,03754,71214,394OtherChristian11.
11,331,390175,374215,782173,71872,249194,988346,124109,68425,96813,2454,258Islam18.
32,203,837119,23997,979242,24063,16494,628371,317206,379737,538138,813132,540Traditionalist5.
4646,3809,4237,53710,992142,07020,40719,40635,206198,746153,97448,619Other0.
895,06411,7309,47219,7518,14112,12718,1517,3644,5932,772963Female100.
012,633,9781,188,2471,151,7512,071,8291,098,8541,342,6152,464,3281,165,7121,249,574540,140360,928NoReligion3.
9497,83857,04154,98447,94963,49561,10691,43763,34232,28313,98212,219Catholic13.
11,659,917196,224128,074147,706191,674102,162314,701237,27895,300114,446132,352Protestant19.
02,401,559259,049249,277470,015240,366345,101505,515218,15763,09540,37810,606Pentecostal/Charismatic29.
63,740,555365,941354,310959,019301,986511,774777,566304,03080,79569,23315,901OtherChristian11.
61,469,481186,592254,891185,07479,002212,706383,385119,71126,93516,5844,601Islam17.
02,141,886103,11292,740233,25757,89880,951357,424187,529749,399144,375135,201Traditionalist4.
9623,8928,5496,55210,053155,62916,30015,27927,641197,010137,83449,045Other0.
898,85011,73910,92318,7568,80412,51519,0218,0244,7573,3081,00340Table17:Population11yearsandolderbysex,literacystatus,languageinwhichliterateandregionAllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperLiteracyPercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestBothSexes100.
017,392,8551,665,2071,538,0913,052,3271,492,5381,866,7093,417,2681,599,0011,571,044714,096476,574Notliterate25.
94,500,068392,678335,615327,245396,085353,919593,838482,391987,384374,677256,236Literate74.
112,892,7871,272,5291,202,4762,725,0821,096,4531,512,7902,823,4301,116,610583,660339,419220,338Englishonly20.
13,503,805385,121335,0271,064,995161,847300,086451,829228,083256,493228,77991,545Ghanaianlanguageonly7.
01,217,73692,61196,968134,226179,162200,403365,180108,48523,3179,1658,219English&Ghanaianlanguage45.
87,970,890778,944752,5441,446,004737,513996,9751,968,753770,728301,22499,837118,368EnglishandFrench0.
356,9515,0404,14725,8535,5344,1367,0932,8731,106777392English,French,Ghanaianlanguage0.
8143,36010,81013,78953,99212,39011,19030,5756,4411,5048571,812Other0.
045311270001642Male100.
08,330,530826,123713,5001,457,344702,162898,3011,624,010781,515766,724335,398225,453Notliterate19.
81,648,474139,70997,42393,525132,260117,447193,882191,866427,446149,593105,323Literate80.
26,682,056686,414616,0771,363,819569,902780,8541,430,128589,649339,278185,805120,130Englishonly21.
01,751,059196,339160,244520,71982,158149,016220,510113,955140,350121,04446,724Ghanaianlanguageonly6.
0498,08842,75841,94646,35473,75281,689143,80944,80213,5365,0604,382English&Ghanaianlanguage51.
94,320,988438,030405,454754,238402,469541,4501,044,333425,008183,73358,61267,661EnglishandFrench0.
433,7163,0022,46114,9603,4482,4434,2481,770676473235English,French,Ghanaianlanguage0.
978,1776,2825,97227,5408,0746,25617,2284,1149726131,126Other0.
02830810001132Female100.
09,062,325839,084824,5911,594,983790,376968,4081,793,258817,486804,320378,698251,121Notliterate31.
52,851,594252,969238,192233,720263,825236,472399,956290,525559,938225,084150,913Literate68.
56,210,731586,115586,3991,361,263526,551731,9361,393,302526,961244,382153,614100,208Englishonly19.
31,752,746188,782174,783544,27679,689151,070231,319114,128116,143107,73544,821Ghanaianlanguageonly7.
9719,64849,85355,02287,872105,410118,714221,37163,6839,7814,1053,837English&Ghanaianlanguage40.
33,649,902340,914347,090691,766335,044455,525924,420345,720117,49141,22550,707EnglishandFrench0.
323,2352,0381,68610,8932,0861,6932,8451,103430304157English,French,Ghanaianlanguage0.
765,1834,5287,81726,4524,3164,93413,3472,327532244686Other0.
017014600051041Table18:Population15yearsandolderbyliteracystatus,languageinwhichliterate,sexandregionAllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperLiteracyPercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestBothSexes100.
015,208,4251,449,5071,330,0292,756,4221,305,4271,622,1002,976,4621,378,2921,368,848611,926409,412Notliterate28.
54,334,846384,096329,536317,916382,159343,546581,631467,602923,359361,325243,676Literate71.
510,873,5791,065,4111,000,4932,438,506923,2681,278,5542,394,831910,690445,489250,601165,736Englishonly18.
22,769,334305,353260,299918,560118,141234,057361,360166,198180,830161,00363,533Ghanaianlanguageonly7.
01,069,87179,98483,930128,131152,980178,521324,52992,40817,0136,7895,586English&Ghanaianlanguage45.
16,857,350666,336639,9971,320,966635,920852,6381,676,352643,850245,34481,37694,571EnglishandFrench0.
351,6074,5643,74223,7854,9233,7286,3792,554950650332English,French,Ghanaianlanguage0.
8125,3729,17112,52447,05211,2979,61026,2115,6801,3367791,712Other0.
045311270001642Male100.
07,225,901717,237608,1631,318,189605,439771,5611,404,986668,346659,866282,142189,972Notliterate21.
71,564,486135,76294,43190,051124,703111,384188,910184,609394,758142,11697,762Literate78.
35,661,415581,475513,7321,228,138480,736660,1771,216,076483,737265,108140,02692,210Englishonly19.
21,384,155156,461122,865451,18759,804115,142175,99082,528100,68186,61232,885Ghanaianlanguageonly5.
9425,55336,61635,56643,86360,75670,651124,21537,03510,0933,7712,987English&Ghanaianlanguage51.
93,751,190380,149347,681694,826349,626466,660896,824358,856152,85048,67155,047EnglishandFrench0.
430,9302,7682,24713,9263,0732,2263,8841,608591401206English,French,Ghanaianlanguage1.
069,5595,4785,37324,3287,4765,49815,1633,7108825681,083Other0.
02830810001132Female100.
07,982,524732,270721,8661,438,233699,988850,5391,571,476709,946708,982329,784219,440Notliterate34.
72,770,360248,334235,105227,865257,456232,162392,721282,993528,601219,209145,914Literate65.
35,212,164483,936486,7611,210,368442,532618,3771,178,755426,953180,381110,57573,526Englishonly17.
41,385,179148,892137,434467,37358,337118,915185,37083,67080,14974,39130,648Ghanaianlanguageonly8.
1644,31843,36848,36484,26892,224107,870200,31455,3736,9203,0182,599English&Ghanaianlanguage38.
93,106,160286,187292,316626,140286,294385,978779,528284,99492,49432,70539,524EnglishandFrench0.
320,6771,7961,4959,8591,8501,5022,495946359249126English,French,Ghanaianlanguage0.
755,8133,6937,15122,7243,8214,11211,0481,970454211629Other0.
017014600051042Table19a:Population3yearsandolderbyschoolattendance,sexandregionAllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperSchoolAttendancePercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestTotalPopulation3yearsandolderBothSexes100.
022,624,1102,176,6412,012,8533,716,9171,940,2302,419,3714,386,6092,113,6362,247,273963,972646,608Male48.
610,988,9711,086,231953,6781,789,476929,4921,181,7172,115,3571,044,6591,111,902463,640312,819Female51.
411,635,1391,090,4101,059,1751,927,4411,010,7381,237,6542,271,2521,068,9771,135,371500,332333,789NeverattendedSchoolBothSexes23.
45,299,884451,622385,337373,965473,080422,977666,091559,0171,233,207429,343305,245Male9.
12,058,897170,192123,342116,394172,292154,529230,318231,268550,228178,665131,669Female14.
33,240,987281,430261,995257,571300,788268,448435,773327,749682,979250,678173,576AttendedinthePastBothSexes37.
18,393,922832,759759,3872,019,883706,5991,035,0731,902,993677,013235,072140,73584,408Male18.
94,285,155451,432382,8071,011,273356,723523,535946,130350,600139,11577,19746,343Female18.
24,108,767381,327376,5801,008,610349,876511,538956,863326,41395,95763,53838,065CurrentlyAttendingBothSexes39.
58,930,304892,260868,1291,323,069760,551961,3211,817,525877,606778,994393,894256,955Male20.
54,644,919464,607447,529661,809400,477503,653938,909462,791422,559207,778134,807Female18.
94,285,385427,653420,600661,260360,074457,668878,616414,815356,435186,116122,148UrbanPopulation3yearsandolderBothSexes100.
011,599,522932,469953,4503,370,746657,7781,060,3802,676,343949,407689,540202,782106,627Male47.
75,535,088452,053446,3561,620,209308,195500,3181,269,833451,332339,16896,38651,238Female52.
36,064,434480,416507,0941,750,537349,583560,0621,406,510498,075350,372106,39655,389NeverattendedSchoolBothSexes14.
21,646,020123,902154,047306,493111,578120,527298,836175,977259,82765,78729,046Male4.
6538,98639,43149,16892,06335,17735,35689,41461,339101,87624,78510,377Female9.
51,107,03484,471104,879214,43076,40185,171209,422114,638157,95141,00218,669AttendedinthePastBothSexes45.
65,290,044421,121388,0531,872,309272,798500,3861,268,747356,083131,62850,67628,243Male22.
62,622,383215,772188,148933,670132,931241,051616,541174,78477,30527,07315,108Female23.
02,667,661205,349199,905938,639139,867259,335652,206181,29954,32323,60313,135CurrentlyAttendingBothSexes40.
24,663,458387,446411,3501,191,944273,402439,4671,108,760417,347298,08586,31949,338Male20.
52,373,719196,850209,040594,476140,087223,911563,878215,209159,98744,52825,753Female19.
72,289,739190,596202,310597,468133,315215,556544,882202,138138,09841,79123,58543Table19a:Population3yearsandolderbyschoolattendance,sexandregion(Cont'd)AllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperSchoolAttendancePercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestRuralPopulation3yearsandolderBothSexes100.
011,024,5881,244,1721,059,403346,1711,282,4521,358,9911,710,2661,164,2291,557,733761,190539,981Male49.
55,453,883634,178507,322169,267621,297681,399845,524593,327772,734367,254261,581Female50.
55,570,705609,994552,081176,904661,155677,592864,742570,902784,999393,936278,400NeverattendedSchoolBothSexes33.
13,653,864327,720231,29067,472361,502302,450367,255383,040973,380363,556276,199Male13.
81,519,911130,76174,17424,331137,115119,173140,904169,929448,352153,880121,292Female19.
42,133,953196,959157,11643,141224,387183,277226,351213,111525,028209,676154,907AttendedinthePastBothSexes28.
23,103,878411,638371,334147,574433,801534,687634,246320,930103,44490,05956,165Male15.
11,662,772235,660194,65977,603223,792282,484329,589175,81661,81050,12431,235Female13.
11,441,106175,978176,67569,971210,009252,203304,657145,11441,63439,93524,930CurrentlyAttendingBothSexes38.
74,266,846504,814456,779131,125487,149521,854708,765460,259480,909307,575207,617Male20.
62,271,200267,757238,48967,333260,390279,742375,031247,582262,572163,250109,054Female18.
11,995,646237,057218,29063,792226,759242,112333,734212,677218,337144,32598,56344Table19b:Population6yearsandolderbyschoolattendance,sexandregionAllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperSchoolAttendancePercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestTotalPopulation6yearsandolderBothSexes100.
020,600,4111,978,7941,830,3093,455,9201,764,9932,206,3594,024,4211,919,3971,966,725870,294583,199Male48.
39,959,439984,783861,0641,657,252841,2051,072,5371,930,932945,342970,007415,806280,511Female51.
710,640,972994,011969,2451,798,668923,7881,133,8222,093,489974,055996,718454,488302,688NeverattendedSchoolBothSexes23.
54,836,027411,503351,184346,573426,189377,931617,798512,2181,112,783398,708281,140Male8.
81,820,203149,131105,505102,534148,150130,556205,411207,020490,095162,686119,115Female14.
63,015,824262,372245,679244,039278,039247,375412,387305,198622,688236,022162,025AttendedinthePastBothSexes40.
78,393,922832,759759,3872,019,883706,5991,035,0731,902,993677,013235,072140,73584,408Male20.
84,285,155451,432382,8071,011,273356,723523,535946,130350,600139,11577,19746,343Female19.
94,108,767381,327376,5801,008,610349,876511,538956,863326,41395,95763,53838,065CurrentlyAttendingBothSexes35.
87,370,462734,532719,7381,089,464632,205793,3551,503,630730,166618,870330,851217,651Male18.
73,854,081384,220372,752543,445336,332418,446779,391387,722340,797175,923115,053Female17.
13,516,381350,312346,986546,019295,873374,909724,239342,444278,073154,928102,598UrbanPopulation6yearsandolderBothSexes100.
010,717,599860,714873,8483,140,995605,348979,3472,480,763873,878618,704185,54198,461Male47.
55,087,453415,304405,8361,504,064282,035458,9161,170,339412,926303,27287,67447,087Female52.
55,630,146445,410468,0121,636,931323,313520,4311,310,424460,952315,43297,86751,374NeverattendedSchoolBothSexes14.
41,542,691115,558141,087286,707102,352112,446286,240165,919242,45662,31927,607Male4.
5486,52835,06342,36782,22230,49731,04483,04956,29093,34522,9939,658Female9.
91,056,16380,49598,720204,48571,85581,402203,191109,629149,11139,32617,949AttendedinthePastBothSexes49.
45,290,044421,121388,0531,872,309272,798500,3861,268,747356,083131,62850,67628,243Male24.
52,622,383215,772188,148933,670132,931241,051616,541174,78477,30527,07315,108Female24.
92,667,661205,349199,905938,639139,867259,335652,206181,29954,32323,60313,135CurrentlyAttendingBothSexes36.
23,884,864324,035344,708981,979230,198366,515925,776351,876244,62072,54642,611Male18.
51,978,542164,469175,321488,172118,607186,821470,749181,852132,62237,60822,321Female17.
81,906,322159,566169,387493,807111,591179,694455,027170,024111,99834,93820,29045Table19b:Population6yearsandolderbyschoolattendance,sexandregion(Cont'd)AllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperSchoolAttendancePercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestRuralPopulation6yearsandolderBothSexes100.
09,882,8121,118,080956,461314,9251,159,6451,227,0121,543,6581,045,5191,348,021684,753484,738Male49.
34,871,986569,479455,228153,188559,170613,621760,593532,416666,735328,132233,424Female50.
75,010,826548,601501,233161,737600,475613,391783,065513,103681,286356,621251,314NeverattendedSchoolBothSexes33.
33,293,336295,945210,09759,866323,837265,485331,558346,299870,327336,389253,533Male13.
51,333,675114,06863,13820,312117,65399,512122,362150,730396,750139,693109,457Female19.
81,959,661181,877146,95939,554206,184165,973209,196195,569473,577196,696144,076AttendedinthePastBothSexes31.
43,103,878411,638371,334147,574433,801534,687634,246320,930103,44490,05956,165Male16.
81,662,772235,660194,65977,603223,792282,484329,589175,81661,81050,12431,235Female14.
61,441,106175,978176,67569,971210,009252,203304,657145,11441,63439,93524,930CurrentlyAttendingBothSexes35.
33,485,598410,497375,030107,485402,007426,840577,854378,290374,250258,305175,040Male19.
01,875,539219,751197,43155,273217,725231,625308,642205,870208,175138,31592,732Female16.
31,610,059190,746177,59952,212184,282195,215269,212172,420166,075119,99082,30846Table19c:Population15yearsandolderbyschoolattendance,sexandregionAllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperSchoolAttendancePercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestTotalPopulation15yearsandolderBothSexes100.
015,208,4251,449,5071,330,0292,756,4221,305,4271,622,1002,976,4621,378,2921,368,848611,926409,412Male47.
57,225,901717,237608,1631,318,189605,439771,5611,404,986668,346659,866282,142189,972Female52.
57,982,524732,270721,8661,438,233699,988850,5391,571,476709,946708,982329,784219,440NeverattendedSchoolBothSexes28.
54,333,802383,980329,450317,833382,095343,490581,523467,481923,095361,245243,610Male10.
31,563,943135,69794,38190,016124,679111,357188,853184,541394,624142,07297,723Female18.
22,769,859248,283235,069227,817257,416232,133392,670282,940528,471219,173145,887AttendedinthePastBothSexes54.
98,356,020829,224755,6642,013,133703,6111,030,3681,894,958673,194233,167139,20683,495Male28.
14,268,293449,809381,0421,008,716355,236521,344942,956348,809138,16176,40045,820Female26.
94,087,727379,415374,6221,004,417348,375509,024952,002324,38595,00662,80637,675CurrentlyAttendingBothSexes16.
62,518,603236,303244,915425,456219,721248,242499,981237,617212,586111,47582,307Male9.
21,393,665131,731132,740219,457125,524138,860273,177134,996127,08163,67046,429Female7.
41,124,938104,572112,175205,99994,197109,382226,804102,62185,50547,80535,878UrbanPopulation15yearsandolderBothSexes100.
08,222,949651,571651,8262,520,229458,504738,5171,887,622644,152456,953137,85675,719Male47.
03,863,105312,704295,9441,204,515209,885339,969879,499298,928221,60263,85336,206Female53.
04,359,844338,867355,8821,315,714248,619398,5481,008,123345,224235,35174,00339,513NeverattendedSchoolBothSexes17.
61,446,433109,324131,007265,02895,376107,117273,903157,361223,13658,32625,855Male5.
4444,09032,20537,33073,34327,27828,59378,25052,58584,62421,0238,859Female12.
21,002,34377,11993,677191,68568,09878,524195,653104,776138,51237,30316,996AttendedinthePastBothSexes64.
15,270,678419,581386,1971,866,256271,871498,5221,264,056354,596131,06350,42528,111Male31.
82,614,756215,090187,315931,420132,550240,273614,907174,16877,03426,96215,037Female32.
32,655,922204,491198,882934,836139,321258,249649,149180,42854,02923,46313,074CurrentlyAttendingBothSexes18.
31,505,838122,666134,622388,94591,257132,878349,663132,195102,75429,10521,753Male9.
8804,25965,40971,299199,75250,05771,103186,34272,17559,94415,86812,310Female8.
5701,57957,25763,323189,19341,20061,775163,32160,02042,81013,2379,44347Table19c:Population15yearsandolderbyschoolattendance,sexandregion(Cont'd)AllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperSchoolAttendancePercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestRuralPopulation15yearsandolderBothSexes100.
06,985,476797,936678,203236,193846,923883,5831,088,840734,140911,895474,070333,693Male48.
13,362,796404,533312,219113,674395,554431,592525,487369,418438,264218,289153,766Female51.
93,622,680393,403365,984122,519451,369451,991563,353364,722473,631255,781179,927NeverattendedSchoolBothSexes41.
32,887,369274,656198,44352,805286,719236,373307,620310,120699,959302,919217,755Male16.
01,119,853103,49257,05116,67397,40182,764110,603131,956310,000121,04988,864Female25.
31,767,516171,164141,39236,132189,318153,609197,017178,164389,959181,870128,891AttendedinthePastBothSexes44.
23,085,342409,643369,467146,877431,740531,846630,902318,598102,10488,78155,384Male23.
71,653,537234,719193,72777,296222,686281,071328,049174,64161,12749,43830,783Female20.
51,431,805174,924175,74069,581209,054250,775302,853143,95740,97739,34324,601CurrentlyAttendingBothSexes14.
51,012,765113,637110,29336,511128,464115,364150,318105,422109,83282,37060,554Male8.
4589,40666,32261,44119,70575,46767,75786,83562,82167,13747,80234,119Female6.
1423,35947,31548,85216,80652,99747,60763,48342,60142,69534,56826,43548Table20a:Population3yearsandolderbysex,levelofeducationandregionAllRegionsLevelofeducationPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestBothsexes100.
022,624,1102,176,6412,012,8533,716,9171,940,2302,419,3714,386,6092,113,6362,247,273963,972646,608Neverattended23.
45,299,884451,622385,337373,965473,080422,977666,091559,0171,233,207429,343305,245Nursery3.
2714,20484,33358,503101,38351,91363,729111,16068,438105,85540,03728,853Kindergarten5.
41,232,827125,808139,034163,397115,360154,965272,424137,37868,36536,00120,095Primary24.
85,615,573543,147537,579788,202528,855666,1931,094,173553,230476,371267,937159,886JSS/JHS17.
94,048,059430,965404,385751,835332,087489,130933,518372,508174,73396,77562,123Middle9.
12,067,507215,361197,418416,201200,038311,866512,133166,44122,76815,3569,925SSS/SHS7.
81,756,714162,664137,732449,989122,096152,145412,370147,78699,88444,43127,617Secondary1.
5349,22131,31421,703132,20521,49930,03775,53619,48810,3164,2022,921Vocational/Technical/Commercial1.
6369,36535,78029,030142,72226,40835,52461,04719,0828,4155,9105,447Postmiddle/secondarycertificate1.
1243,73920,90517,53253,34624,64425,77254,06018,62015,4087,4985,954Post-secondarydiploma2.
1484,76652,73634,085152,42829,92840,348101,45634,98420,8979,5128,392Bachelordegree1.
7373,64118,27145,623156,71811,81422,75278,95914,5639,3906,1129,439Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)0.
368,6103,7354,89234,5262,5083,93313,6822,1011,664858711Male100.
010,988,9711,086,231953,6781,789,476929,4921,181,7172,115,3571,044,6591,111,902463,640312,819Neverattended18.
72,058,897170,192123,342116,394172,292154,529230,318231,268550,228178,665131,669Nursery3.
3364,11143,54229,49851,81326,18132,71656,71835,04753,86620,30514,425Kindergarten5.
7631,10064,51970,87783,37858,31279,288140,28370,90134,80018,37510,367Primary24.
72,713,950266,440255,786355,516255,852318,820516,754273,709249,979139,55681,538JSS/JHS18.
11,984,748216,514196,082354,728164,647242,002448,830182,61998,65349,26431,409Middle10.
21,123,490130,390112,450206,545107,345171,336269,39694,30815,7109,7916,219SSS/SHS8.
8967,28792,13871,370237,33469,87184,521222,36785,17462,75425,39116,367Secondary2.
0223,95220,90014,22277,48414,96320,75648,97614,2757,4592,9411,976Vocational/Technical/Commercial1.
8192,49619,63715,50873,21214,79419,09729,71010,0844,7113,1562,587Postmiddle/secondarycertificate1.
1125,57211,0049,18522,98414,00613,61325,66411,20010,1054,4163,395Post-secondarydiploma2.
8304,66634,95021,90191,15820,05325,76261,09523,18814,7816,1975,581Bachelordegree2.
2246,71112,99729,66994,3269,06616,14754,44711,0687,4164,8776,698Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)0.
551,9913,0083,78824,6042,1103,13010,7991,8181,44070658849Table20a:Population3yearsandolderbysex,levelofeducationandregion(Cont'd)AllRegionsLevelofeducationPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestFemale100.
011,635,1391,090,4101,059,1751,927,4411,010,7381,237,6542,271,2521,068,9771,135,371500,332333,789Neverattended27.
93,240,987281,430261,995257,571300,788268,448435,773327,749682,979250,678173,576Nursery3.
0350,09340,79129,00549,57025,73231,01354,44233,39151,98919,73214,428Kindergarten5.
2601,72761,28968,15780,01957,04875,677132,14166,47733,56517,6269,728Primary24.
92,901,623276,707281,793432,686273,003347,373577,419279,521226,392128,38178,348JSS/JHS17.
72,063,311214,451208,303397,107167,440247,128484,688189,88976,08047,51130,714Middle8.
1944,01784,97184,968209,65692,693140,530242,73772,1337,0585,5653,706SSS/SHS6.
8789,42770,52666,362212,65552,22567,624190,00362,61237,13019,04011,250Secondary1.
1125,26910,4147,48154,7216,5369,28126,5605,2132,8571,261945Vocational/Technical/Commercial1.
5176,86916,14313,52269,51011,61416,42731,3378,9983,7042,7542,860Postmiddle/secondarycertificate1.
0118,1679,9018,34730,36210,63812,15928,3967,4205,3033,0822,559Post-secondarydiploma1.
5180,10017,78612,18461,2709,87514,58640,36111,7966,1163,3152,811Bachelordegree1.
1126,9305,27415,95462,3922,7486,60524,5123,4951,9741,2352,741Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)0.
116,6197271,1049,9223988032,88328322415212350Table20b:Population3yearsandoldercurrentlyinschoolbysex,levelofeducationandregionAllRegionsLevelofeducationPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestBothsexes100.
08,930,304892,260868,1291,323,069760,551961,3211,817,525877,606778,994393,894256,955Nursery8.
0714,20484,33358,503101,38351,91363,729111,16068,438105,85540,03728,853Kindergarten13.
81,232,827125,808139,034163,397115,360154,965272,424137,37868,36536,00120,095Primary46.
44,141,808408,612394,063537,145366,823460,128814,235417,900396,824214,507131,571JSS/JHS18.
01,608,398162,372154,330236,487142,078179,370337,173153,904129,26168,12845,295SSS/SHS9.
0805,16875,93568,835157,44363,51673,289193,24472,51258,93524,71416,745Vocational/Technical/Commercial0.
543,3385,6383,31611,1143,9294,4696,0372,7452,5881,6611,841Postmiddle/secondarycertificate0.
652,7765,2924,15110,0044,7474,45012,0783,6864,6442,1841,540Post-secondarydiploma1.
7150,23318,77711,40637,8668,93112,35430,23415,2758,3323,4083,650Bachelordegree1.
9167,4454,75833,07862,1972,8377,73037,4665,2983,8103,0737,198Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)0.
214,1077351,4136,0334178373,474470380181167Male100.
04,644,919464,607447,529661,809400,477503,653938,909462,791422,559207,778134,807Nursery7.
8364,11143,54229,49851,81326,18132,71656,71835,04753,86620,30514,425Kindergarten13.
6631,10064,51970,87783,37858,31279,288140,28370,90134,80018,37510,367Primary45.
72,121,092208,941201,050263,217189,812238,725412,979215,787210,607112,52667,448JSS/JHS18.
2843,83385,19780,691115,12977,58195,938173,35982,90873,79735,67923,554SSS/SHS9.
4436,41741,63633,77379,51336,40240,312102,81741,34736,45914,1659,993Vocational/Technical/Commercial0.
523,2323,5091,6965,6892,1922,1783,4211,5301,363793861Postmiddle/secondarycertificate0.
522,3522,0221,5623,6062,2781,8934,3211,7912,8741,202803Post-secondarydiploma1.
989,29111,6776,59721,0365,4857,16017,7769,5415,5772,0882,354Bachelordegree2.
2103,1973,01120,76034,2991,9074,82324,5873,5362,8932,5064,875Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)0.
210,2945531,0254,1293276202,64840332313912751Table20b:Population3yearsandoldercurrentlyinschoolbysex,levelofeducationandregion(Cont'd)AllRegionsLevelofeducationPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestFemale100.
04,285,385427,653420,600661,260360,074457,668878,616414,815356,435186,116122,148Nursery8.
2350,09340,79129,00549,57025,73231,01354,44233,39151,98919,73214,428Kindergarten14.
0601,72761,28968,15780,01957,04875,677132,14166,47733,56517,6269,728Primary47.
22,020,716199,671193,013273,928177,011221,403401,256202,113186,217101,98164,123JSS/JHS17.
8764,56577,17573,639121,35864,49783,432163,81470,99655,46432,44921,741SSS/SHS8.
6368,75134,29935,06277,93027,11432,97790,42731,16522,47610,5496,752Vocational/Technical/Commercial0.
520,1062,1291,6205,4251,7372,2912,6161,2151,225868980Postmiddle/secondarycertificate0.
730,4243,2702,5896,3982,4692,5577,7571,8951,770982737Post-secondarydiploma1.
460,9427,1004,80916,8303,4465,19412,4585,7342,7551,3201,296Bachelordegree1.
564,2481,74712,31827,8989302,90712,8791,7629175672,323Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)0.
13,8131823881,904902178266757424052Table20c:Population3yearsandolderwhoattendedschoolinthepastbysex,levelofeducationandregionAllRegionsLevelofeducationPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestBothsexes100.
08,393,922832,759759,3872,019,883706,5991,035,0731,902,993677,013235,072140,73584,408Primary17.
61,473,765134,535143,516251,057162,032206,065279,938135,33079,54753,43028,315JSS/JHS29.
12,439,661268,593250,055515,348190,009309,760596,345218,60445,47228,64716,828Middle24.
62,067,507215,361197,418416,201200,038311,866512,133166,44122,76815,3569,925SSS/SHS11.
3951,54686,72968,897292,54658,58078,856219,12675,27440,94919,71710,872Secondary4.
2349,22131,31421,703132,20521,49930,03775,53619,48810,3164,2022,921Vocational/Technical/Commercial3.
9326,02730,14225,714131,60822,47931,05555,01016,3375,8274,2493,606Postmiddle/secondarycertificate2.
3190,96315,61313,38143,34219,89721,32241,98214,93410,7645,3144,414Post-secondarydiploma4.
0334,53333,95922,679114,56220,99727,99471,22219,70912,5656,1044,742Bachelordegree2.
5206,19613,51312,54594,5218,97715,02241,4939,2655,5803,0392,241Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)0.
654,5033,0003,47928,4932,0913,09610,2081,6311,284677544Male100.
04,285,155451,432382,8071,011,273356,723523,535946,130350,600139,11577,19746,343Primary13.
8592,85857,49954,73692,29966,04080,095103,77557,92239,37227,03014,090JSS/JHS26.
61,140,915131,317115,391239,59987,066146,064275,47199,71124,85613,5857,855Middle26.
21,123,490130,390112,450206,545107,345171,336269,39694,30815,7109,7916,219SSS/SHS12.
4530,87050,50237,597157,82133,46944,209119,55043,82726,29511,2266,374Secondary5.
2223,95220,90014,22277,48414,96320,75648,97614,2757,4592,9411,976Vocational/Technical/Commercial4.
0169,26416,12813,81267,52312,60216,91926,2898,5543,3482,3631,726Postmiddle/secondarycertificate2.
4103,2208,9827,62319,37811,72811,72021,3439,4097,2313,2142,592Post-secondarydiploma5.
0215,37523,27315,30470,12214,56818,60243,31913,6479,2044,1093,227Bachelordegree3.
3143,5149,9868,90960,0277,15911,32429,8607,5324,5232,3711,823Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)1.
041,6972,4552,76320,4751,7832,5108,1511,4151,11756746153Table20c:Population3yearsandolderwhoattendedschoolinthepastbysex,levelofeducationandregion(Cont'd)AllRegionsLevelofeducationPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestFemale100.
04,108,767381,327376,5801,008,610349,876511,538956,863326,41395,95763,53838,065Primary21.
4880,90777,03688,780158,75895,992125,970176,16377,40840,17526,40014,225JSS/JHS31.
61,298,746137,276134,664275,749102,943163,696320,874118,89320,61615,0628,973Middle23.
0944,01784,97184,968209,65692,693140,530242,73772,1337,0585,5653,706SSS/SHS10.
2420,67636,22731,300134,72525,11134,64799,57631,44714,6548,4914,498Secondary3.
0125,26910,4147,48154,7216,5369,28126,5605,2132,8571,261945Vocational/Technical/Commercial3.
8156,76314,01411,90264,0859,87714,13628,7217,7832,4791,8861,880Postmiddle/secondarycertificate2.
187,7436,6315,75823,9648,1699,60220,6395,5253,5332,1001,822Post-secondarydiploma2.
9119,15810,6867,37544,4406,4299,39227,9036,0623,3611,9951,515Bachelordegree1.
562,6823,5273,63634,4941,8183,69811,6331,7331,057668418Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)0.
312,8065457168,0183085862,0572161671108354Table21a:Population6yearsandolderbysex,levelofeducationandregionAllRegionsLevelofeducationPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestBothsexes100.
020,600,4111,978,7941,830,3093,455,9201,764,9932,206,3594,024,4211,919,3971,966,725870,294583,199Neverattended23.
54,836,027411,503351,184346,573426,189377,931617,798512,2181,112,783398,708281,140Nursery0.
487,79411,9856,4568,2786,4566,5277,18110,61316,1997,2456,854Kindergarten2.
1432,00551,57951,94540,80343,64055,33585,70557,75523,69813,8747,671Primary26.
65,482,963531,996528,324770,296517,686655,0591,070,976543,238450,570259,813155,005JSS/JHS19.
74,048,059430,965404,385751,835332,087489,130933,518372,508174,73396,77562,123Middle10.
02,067,507215,361197,418416,201200,038311,866512,133166,44122,76815,3569,925SSS/SHS8.
51,756,714162,664137,732449,989122,096152,145412,370147,78699,88444,43127,617Secondary1.
7349,22131,31421,703132,20521,49930,03775,53619,48810,3164,2022,921Vocational/Technical/Commercial1.
8369,36535,78029,030142,72226,40835,52461,04719,0828,4155,9105,447Postmiddle/secondarycertificate1.
2243,73920,90517,53253,34624,64425,77254,06018,62015,4087,4985,954Post-secondarydiploma2.
4484,76652,73634,085152,42829,92840,348101,45634,98420,8979,5128,392Bachelordegree1.
8373,64118,27145,623156,71811,81422,75278,95914,5639,3906,1129,439Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)0.
368,6103,7354,89234,5262,5083,93313,6822,1011,664858711Male100.
09,959,439984,783861,0641,657,252841,2051,072,5371,930,932945,342970,007415,806280,511Neverattended18.
31,820,203149,131105,505102,534148,150130,556205,411207,020490,095162,686119,115Nursery0.
545,6426,2643,3104,2523,4393,4013,6705,7028,4033,7033,498Kindergarten2.
3225,06526,88226,91021,19422,51428,98245,17830,27911,9577,2043,965Primary26.
62,647,616260,968251,164346,897250,247313,234505,389268,607236,523135,47479,113JSS/JHS19.
91,984,748216,514196,082354,728164,647242,002448,830182,61998,65349,26431,409Middle11.
31,123,490130,390112,450206,545107,345171,336269,39694,30815,7109,7916,219SSS/SHS9.
7967,28792,13871,370237,33469,87184,521222,36785,17462,75425,39116,367Secondary2.
2223,95220,90014,22277,48414,96320,75648,97614,2757,4592,9411,976Vocational/Technical/Commercial1.
9192,49619,63715,50873,21214,79419,09729,71010,0844,7113,1562,587Postmiddle/secondarycertificate1.
3125,57211,0049,18522,98414,00613,61325,66411,20010,1054,4163,395Post-secondarydiploma3.
1304,66634,95021,90191,15820,05325,76261,09523,18814,7816,1975,581Bachelordegree2.
5246,71112,99729,66994,3269,06616,14754,44711,0687,4164,8776,698Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)0.
551,9913,0083,78824,6042,1103,13010,7991,8181,44070658855Table21a:Population6yearsandolderbysex,levelofeducationandregion(Cont'd)AllRegionsLevelofeducationPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestFemale100.
010,640,972994,011969,2451,798,668923,7881,133,8222,093,489974,055996,718454,488302,688Neverattended28.
33,015,824262,372245,679244,039278,039247,375412,387305,198622,688236,022162,025Nursery0.
442,1525,7213,1464,0263,0173,1263,5114,9117,7963,5423,356Kindergarten1.
9206,94024,69725,03519,60921,12626,35340,52727,47611,7416,6703,706Primary26.
62,835,347271,028277,160423,399267,439341,825565,587274,631214,047124,33975,892JSS/JHS19.
42,063,311214,451208,303397,107167,440247,128484,688189,88976,08047,51130,714Middle8.
9944,01784,97184,968209,65692,693140,530242,73772,1337,0585,5653,706SSS/SHS7.
4789,42770,52666,362212,65552,22567,624190,00362,61237,13019,04011,250Secondary1.
2125,26910,4147,48154,7216,5369,28126,5605,2132,8571,261945Vocational/Technical/Commercial1.
7176,86916,14313,52269,51011,61416,42731,3378,9983,7042,7542,860Postmiddle/secondarycertificate1.
1118,1679,9018,34730,36210,63812,15928,3967,4205,3033,0822,559Post-secondarydiploma1.
7180,10017,78612,18461,2709,87514,58640,36111,7966,1163,3152,811Bachelordegree1.
2126,9305,27415,95462,3922,7486,60524,5123,4951,9741,2352,741Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)0.
216,6197271,1049,9223988032,88328322415212356Table21b:Population6yearsandoldercurrentlyinschoolbysex,levelofeducationandregionAllRegionsLevelofeducationPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestBothsexes100.
07,370,462734,532719,7381,089,464632,205793,3551,503,630730,166618,870330,851217,651Nursery1.
287,79411,9856,4568,2786,4566,5277,18110,61316,1997,2456,854Kindergarten5.
9432,00551,57951,94540,80343,64055,33585,70557,75523,69813,8747,671Primary54.
44,009,198397,461384,808519,239355,654448,994791,038407,908371,023206,383126,690JSS/JHS21.
81,608,398162,372154,330236,487142,078179,370337,173153,904129,26168,12845,295SSS/SHS10.
9805,16875,93568,835157,44363,51673,289193,24472,51258,93524,71416,745Vocational/Technical/Commercial0.
643,3385,6383,31611,1143,9294,4696,0372,7452,5881,6611,841Postmiddle/secondarycertificate0.
752,7765,2924,15110,0044,7474,45012,0783,6864,6442,1841,540Post-secondarydiploma2.
0150,23318,77711,40637,8668,93112,35430,23415,2758,3323,4083,650Bachelordegree2.
3167,4454,75833,07862,1972,8377,73037,4665,2983,8103,0737,198Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)0.
214,1077351,4136,0334178373,474470380181167Male100.
03,854,081384,220372,752543,445336,332418,446779,391387,722340,797175,923115,053Nursery1.
245,6426,2643,3104,2523,4393,4013,6705,7028,4033,7033,498Kindergarten5.
8225,06526,88226,91021,19422,51428,98245,17830,27911,9577,2043,965Primary53.
32,054,758203,469196,428254,598184,207233,139401,614210,685197,151108,44465,023JSS/JHS21.
9843,83385,19780,691115,12977,58195,938173,35982,90873,79735,67923,554SSS/SHS11.
3436,41741,63633,77379,51336,40240,312102,81741,34736,45914,1659,993Vocational/Technical/Commercial0.
623,2323,5091,6965,6892,1922,1783,4211,5301,363793861Postmiddle/secondarycertificate0.
622,3522,0221,5623,6062,2781,8934,3211,7912,8741,202803Post-secondarydiploma2.
389,29111,6776,59721,0365,4857,16017,7769,5415,5772,0882,354Bachelordegree2.
7103,1973,01120,76034,2991,9074,82324,5873,5362,8932,5064,875Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)0.
310,2945531,0254,1293276202,64840332313912757Table21b:Population6yearsandoldercurrentlyinschoolbysex,levelofeducationandregion(Cont'd)AllRegionsLevelofeducationPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestFemale100.
03,516,381350,312346,986546,019295,873374,909724,239342,444278,073154,928102,598Nursery1.
242,1525,7213,1464,0263,0173,1263,5114,9117,7963,5423,356Kindergarten5.
9206,94024,69725,03519,60921,12626,35340,52727,47611,7416,6703,706Primary55.
61,954,440193,992188,380264,641171,447215,855389,424197,223173,87297,93961,667JSS/JHS21.
7764,56577,17573,639121,35864,49783,432163,81470,99655,46432,44921,741SSS/SHS10.
5368,75134,29935,06277,93027,11432,97790,42731,16522,47610,5496,752Vocational/Technical/Commercial0.
620,1062,1291,6205,4251,7372,2912,6161,2151,225868980Postmiddle/secondarycertificate0.
930,4243,2702,5896,3982,4692,5577,7571,8951,770982737Post-secondarydiploma1.
760,9427,1004,80916,8303,4465,19412,4585,7342,7551,3201,296Bachelordegree1.
864,2481,74712,31827,8989302,90712,8791,7629175672,323Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)0.
13,8131823881,904902178266757424058Table21c:Population6yearsandolderwhoattendedschoolinthepastbysex,levelofeducationandregionAllRegionsLevelofeducationPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestBothsexes100.
08,393,922832,759759,3872,019,883706,5991,035,0731,902,993677,013235,072140,73584,408Primary17.
61,473,765134,535143,516251,057162,032206,065279,938135,33079,54753,43028,315JSS/JHS29.
12,439,661268,593250,055515,348190,009309,760596,345218,60445,47228,64716,828Middle24.
62,067,507215,361197,418416,201200,038311,866512,133166,44122,76815,3569,925SSS/SHS11.
3951,54686,72968,897292,54658,58078,856219,12675,27440,94919,71710,872Secondary4.
2349,22131,31421,703132,20521,49930,03775,53619,48810,3164,2022,921Vocational/Technical/Commercial3.
9326,02730,14225,714131,60822,47931,05555,01016,3375,8274,2493,606Postmiddle/secondarycertificate2.
3190,96315,61313,38143,34219,89721,32241,98214,93410,7645,3144,414Post-secondarydiploma4.
0334,53333,95922,679114,56220,99727,99471,22219,70912,5656,1044,742Bachelordegree2.
5206,19613,51312,54594,5218,97715,02241,4939,2655,5803,0392,241Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)0.
654,5033,0003,47928,4932,0913,09610,2081,6311,284677544Male100.
04,285,155451,432382,8071,011,273356,723523,535946,130350,600139,11577,19746,343Primary13.
8592,85857,49954,73692,29966,04080,095103,77557,92239,37227,03014,090JSS/JHS26.
61,140,915131,317115,391239,59987,066146,064275,47199,71124,85613,5857,855Middle26.
21,123,490130,390112,450206,545107,345171,336269,39694,30815,7109,7916,219SSS/SHS12.
4530,87050,50237,597157,82133,46944,209119,55043,82726,29511,2266,374Secondary5.
2223,95220,90014,22277,48414,96320,75648,97614,2757,4592,9411,976Vocational/Technical/Commercial4.
0169,26416,12813,81267,52312,60216,91926,2898,5543,3482,3631,726Postmiddle/secondarycertificate2.
4103,2208,9827,62319,37811,72811,72021,3439,4097,2313,2142,592Post-secondarydiploma5.
0215,37523,27315,30470,12214,56818,60243,31913,6479,2044,1093,227Bachelordegree3.
3143,5149,9868,90960,0277,15911,32429,8607,5324,5232,3711,823Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)1.
041,6972,4552,76320,4751,7832,5108,1511,4151,11756746159Table21c:Population6yearsandolderwhoattendedschoolinthepastbysex,levelofeducationandregion(Cont'd)AllRegionsLevelofeducationPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestFemale100.
04,108,767381,327376,5801,008,610349,876511,538956,863326,41395,95763,53838,065Primary21.
4880,90777,03688,780158,75895,992125,970176,16377,40840,17526,40014,225JSS/JHS31.
61,298,746137,276134,664275,749102,943163,696320,874118,89320,61615,0628,973Middle23.
0944,01784,97184,968209,65692,693140,530242,73772,1337,0585,5653,706SSS/SHS10.
2420,67636,22731,300134,72525,11134,64799,57631,44714,6548,4914,498Secondary3.
0125,26910,4147,48154,7216,5369,28126,5605,2132,8571,261945Vocational/Technical/Commercial3.
8156,76314,01411,90264,0859,87714,13628,7217,7832,4791,8861,880Postmiddle/secondarycertificate2.
187,7436,6315,75823,9648,1699,60220,6395,5253,5332,1001,822Post-secondarydiploma2.
9119,15810,6867,37544,4406,4299,39227,9036,0623,3611,9951,515Bachelordegree1.
562,6823,5273,63634,4941,8183,69811,6331,7331,057668418Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)0.
312,8065457168,0183085862,0572161671108360Table22a:Population15yearsandolderbysex,levelofeducationandregionAllRegionsLevelofeducationPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestBothsexes100.
015,208,4251,449,5071,330,0292,756,4221,305,4271,622,1002,976,4621,378,2921,368,848611,926409,412Neverattended28.
54,333,802383,980329,450317,833382,095343,490581,523467,481923,095361,245243,610Nursery0.
000000000000Kindergarten0.
000000000000Primary11.
61,756,581158,513168,547276,408198,193235,983312,124166,201118,30577,12345,184JSS/JHS22.
53,426,634368,331345,730629,371287,892422,163778,522323,103140,48380,29850,741Middle13.
62,067,507215,361197,418416,201200,038311,866512,133166,44122,76815,3569,925SSS/SHS11.
41,734,559160,581136,019444,664120,408150,232407,420146,22898,10743,81227,088Secondary2.
3349,22131,31421,703132,20521,49930,03775,53619,48810,3164,2022,921Vocational/Technical/Commercial2.
4369,36535,78029,030142,72226,40835,52461,04719,0828,4155,9105,447Postmiddle/secondarycertificate1.
6243,73920,90517,53253,34624,64425,77254,06018,62015,4087,4985,954Post-secondarydiploma3.
2484,76652,73634,085152,42829,92840,348101,45634,98420,8979,5128,392Bachelordegree2.
5373,64118,27145,623156,71811,81422,75278,95914,5639,3906,1129,439Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)0.
568,6103,7354,89234,5262,5083,93313,6822,1011,664858711Male100.
07,225,901717,237608,1631,318,189605,439771,5611,404,986668,346659,866282,142189,972Neverattended21.
61,563,943135,69794,38190,016124,679111,357188,853184,541394,624142,07297,723Nursery0.
000000000000Kindergarten0.
000000000000Primary10.
5755,88771,61769,209105,66786,96997,966122,50075,59261,58841,37023,409JSS/JHS23.
31,680,634185,881167,294297,331142,421208,848373,511157,89980,20641,52925,714Middle15.
51,123,490130,390112,450206,545107,345171,336269,39694,30815,7109,7916,219SSS/SHS13.
2956,55991,15670,556234,86269,03383,549220,03584,37361,82625,08716,082Secondary3.
1223,95220,90014,22277,48414,96320,75648,97614,2757,4592,9411,976Vocational/Technical/Commercial2.
7192,49619,63715,50873,21214,79419,09729,71010,0844,7113,1562,587Postmiddle/secondarycertificate1.
7125,57211,0049,18522,98414,00613,61325,66411,20010,1054,4163,395Post-secondarydiploma4.
2304,66634,95021,90191,15820,05325,76261,09523,18814,7816,1975,581Bachelordegree3.
4246,71112,99729,66994,3269,06616,14754,44711,0687,4164,8776,698Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)0.
751,9913,0083,78824,6042,1103,13010,7991,8181,44070658861Table22a:Population15yearsandolderbysex,levelofeducationandregion(Cont'd)AllRegionsLevelofeducationPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestFemale100.
07,982,524732,270721,8661,438,233699,988850,5391,571,476709,946708,982329,784219,440Neverattended34.
72,769,859248,283235,069227,817257,416232,133392,670282,940528,471219,173145,887Nursery0.
000000000000Kindergarten0.
000000000000Primary12.
51,000,69486,89699,338170,741111,224138,017189,62490,60956,71735,75321,775JSS/JHS21.
91,746,000182,450178,436332,040145,471213,315405,011165,20460,27738,76925,027Middle11.
8944,01784,97184,968209,65692,693140,530242,73772,1337,0585,5653,706SSS/SHS9.
7778,00069,42565,463209,80251,37566,683187,38561,85536,28118,72511,006Secondary1.
6125,26910,4147,48154,7216,5369,28126,5605,2132,8571,261945Vocational/Technical/Commercial2.
2176,86916,14313,52269,51011,61416,42731,3378,9983,7042,7542,860Postmiddle/secondarycertificate1.
5118,1679,9018,34730,36210,63812,15928,3967,4205,3033,0822,559Post-secondarydiploma2.
3180,10017,78612,18461,2709,87514,58640,36111,7966,1163,3152,811Bachelordegree1.
6126,9305,27415,95462,3922,7486,60524,5123,4951,9741,2352,741Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)0.
216,6197271,1049,9223988032,88328322415212362Table22b:Population15yearsandoldercurrentlyinschoolbysex,levelofeducationandregionAllRegionsLevelofeducationPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestBothsexes100.
02,518,603236,303244,915425,456219,721248,242499,981237,617212,586111,47582,307Primary12.
2307,91826,19727,51529,11738,33833,28037,01833,58240,24525,01817,608JSS/JHS39.
6998,025100,88596,807116,55298,569113,588184,967105,45995,32751,82234,049SSS/SHS31.
2784,76174,02167,229152,57361,95371,534188,70771,10257,26024,12816,254Vocational/Technical/Commercial1.
743,3385,6383,31611,1143,9294,4696,0372,7452,5881,6611,841Postmiddle/secondarycertificate2.
152,7765,2924,15110,0044,7474,45012,0783,6864,6442,1841,540Post-secondarydiploma6.
0150,23318,77711,40637,8668,93112,35430,23415,2758,3323,4083,650Bachelordegree6.
6167,4454,75833,07862,1972,8377,73037,4665,2983,8103,0737,198Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)0.
614,1077351,4136,0334178373,474470380181167Male100.
01,393,665131,731132,740219,457125,524138,860273,177134,996127,08163,67046,429Primary12.
5174,16915,11015,64014,64822,07219,45020,53018,95322,95415,0519,761JSS/JHS39.
1544,63355,11052,45058,81455,64863,31099,22258,62455,51228,01717,926SSS/SHS30.
6426,49740,73933,01077,23635,61539,426100,67240,61835,58513,8749,722Vocational/Technical/Commercial1.
723,2323,5091,6965,6892,1922,1783,4211,5301,363793861Postmiddle/secondarycertificate1.
622,3522,0221,5623,6062,2781,8934,3211,7912,8741,202803Post-secondarydiploma6.
489,29111,6776,59721,0365,4857,16017,7769,5415,5772,0882,354Bachelordegree7.
4103,1973,01120,76034,2991,9074,82324,5873,5362,8932,5064,875Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)0.
710,2945531,0254,1293276202,648403323139127Female100.
01,124,938104,572112,175205,99994,197109,382226,804102,62185,50547,80535,878Primary11.
9133,74911,08711,87514,46916,26613,83016,48814,62917,2919,9677,847JSS/JHS40.
3453,39245,77544,35757,73842,92150,27885,74546,83539,81523,80516,123SSS/SHS31.
8358,26433,28234,21975,33726,33832,10888,03530,48421,67510,2546,532Vocational/Technical/Commercial1.
820,1062,1291,6205,4251,7372,2912,6161,2151,225868980Postmiddle/secondarycertificate2.
730,4243,2702,5896,3982,4692,5577,7571,8951,770982737Post-secondarydiploma5.
460,9427,1004,80916,8303,4465,19412,4585,7342,7551,3201,296Bachelordegree5.
764,2481,74712,31827,8989302,90712,8791,7629175672,323Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)0.
33,8131823881,904902178266757424063Table22c:Population15yearsandolderwhoattendedschoolinthepastbysex,levelofeducationandregionAllRegionsLevelofeducationPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestBothsexes100.
08,356,020829,224755,6642,013,133703,6111,030,3681,894,958673,194233,167139,20683,495Primary17.
31,448,663132,316141,032247,291159,855202,703275,106132,61978,06052,10527,576JSS/JHS29.
12,428,609267,446248,923512,819189,323308,575593,555217,64445,15628,47616,692Middle24.
72,067,507215,361197,418416,201200,038311,866512,133166,44122,76815,3569,925SSS/SHS11.
4949,79886,56068,790292,09158,45578,698218,71375,12640,84719,68410,834Secondary4.
2349,22131,31421,703132,20521,49930,03775,53619,48810,3164,2022,921Vocational/Technical/Commercial3.
9326,02730,14225,714131,60822,47931,05555,01016,3375,8274,2493,606Postmiddle/secondarycertificate2.
3190,96315,61313,38143,34219,89721,32241,98214,93410,7645,3144,414Post-secondarydiploma4.
0334,53333,95922,679114,56220,99727,99471,22219,70912,5656,1044,742Bachelordegree2.
5206,19613,51312,54594,5218,97715,02241,4939,2655,5803,0392,241Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)0.
754,5033,0003,47928,4932,0913,09610,2081,6311,284677544Male100.
04,268,293449,809381,0421,008,716355,236521,344942,956348,809138,16176,40045,820Primary13.
6581,71856,50753,56991,01964,89778,516101,97056,63938,63426,31913,648JSS/JHS26.
61,136,001130,771114,844238,51786,773145,538274,28999,27524,69413,5127,788Middle26.
31,123,490130,390112,450206,545107,345171,336269,39694,30815,7109,7916,219SSS/SHS12.
4530,06250,41737,546157,62633,41844,123119,36343,75526,24111,2136,360Secondary5.
2223,95220,90014,22277,48414,96320,75648,97614,2757,4592,9411,976Vocational/Technical/Commercial4.
0169,26416,12813,81267,52312,60216,91926,2898,5543,3482,3631,726Postmiddle/secondarycertificate2.
4103,2208,9827,62319,37811,72811,72021,3439,4097,2313,2142,592Post-secondarydiploma5.
0215,37523,27315,30470,12214,56818,60243,31913,6479,2044,1093,227Bachelordegree3.
4143,5149,9868,90960,0277,15911,32429,8607,5324,5232,3711,823Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)1.
041,6972,4552,76320,4751,7832,5108,1511,4151,11756746164Table22c:Population15yearsandolderwhoattendedschoolinthepastbysex,levelofeducationandregion(Cont'd)AllRegionsLevelofeducationPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestFemale100.
04,087,727379,415374,6221,004,417348,375509,024952,002324,38595,00662,80637,675Primary21.
2866,94575,80987,463156,27294,958124,187173,13675,98039,42625,78613,928JSS/JHS31.
61,292,608136,675134,079274,302102,550163,037319,266118,36920,46214,9648,904Middle23.
1944,01784,97184,968209,65692,693140,530242,73772,1337,0585,5653,706SSS/SHS10.
3419,73636,14331,244134,46525,03734,57599,35031,37114,6068,4714,474Secondary3.
1125,26910,4147,48154,7216,5369,28126,5605,2132,8571,261945Vocational/Technical/Commercial3.
8156,76314,01411,90264,0859,87714,13628,7217,7832,4791,8861,880Postmiddle/secondarycertificate2.
187,7436,6315,75823,9648,1699,60220,6395,5253,5332,1001,822Post-secondarydiploma2.
9119,15810,6867,37544,4406,4299,39227,9036,0623,3611,9951,515Bachelordegree1.
562,6823,5273,63634,4941,8183,69811,6331,7331,057668418Postgraduate(Cert.
DiplomaMastersPHDetc)0.
312,8065457168,0183085862,0572161671108365Table23:Population5yearsandolderbysex,economicactivityandregionAllregionsEconomicactivityPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestBothsexes100.
021,253,4172,042,6451,888,4053,540,2031,820,7902,274,1904,141,9161,983,4322,056,437901,232604,167Economicallyactive54.
211,519,6661,054,384976,6871,978,402965,8721,229,5802,120,3721,105,6281,234,031520,142334,568Employed95.
010,939,923997,623928,4881,825,426932,1201,170,7281,984,0771,065,6991,203,276507,037325,449Worked95.
910,492,577943,824877,4011,750,890885,6661,124,3631,888,4611,033,3431,179,553493,334315,742Didnotworkbuthadjobtogoback3.
7408,42449,71347,91070,27042,87640,81490,06129,18618,38510,9978,212Didvoluntaryworkwithoutpay0.
438,9224,0863,1774,2663,5785,5515,5553,1705,3382,7061,495Unemployed5.
0579,74356,76148,199152,97633,75258,852136,29539,92930,75513,1059,119Workedbeforeseekingworkandavailableforwork41.
1238,04221,33919,68967,22013,35021,07754,50613,38816,2506,4194,804Seekingworkforthefirsttimeandavailableforwork58.
9341,70135,42228,51085,75620,40237,77581,78926,54114,5056,6864,315Noteconomicallyactive45.
89,733,751988,261911,7181,561,801854,9181,044,6102,021,544877,804822,406381,090269,599Didhomeduties(householdchores/fulltimeHomemaker)13.
41,308,455134,901111,993191,465102,372134,925240,435117,922158,37670,83145,235Infulltimeeducation/Student66.
66,480,996676,432616,2551,090,961559,535690,4841,449,282609,785429,388211,281147,593Pensioner/Retired1.
5143,10512,92811,72649,98512,75917,52925,7934,9443,8631,9281,650Disabled/Toosicktowork2.
3222,64918,47223,12425,14729,16430,55841,05119,91317,35510,8696,996Tooold/Tooyoung12.
31,196,361102,454111,878114,318122,528135,470183,819103,565187,30876,36158,660Other3.
9382,18543,07436,74289,92528,56035,64481,16421,67526,1169,8209,465Male100.
010,293,0581,017,641890,5901,700,012869,5061,107,2651,991,069978,3411,015,797431,611291,226Economicallyactive54.
75,629,204534,045450,602973,525459,187600,5681,030,352549,230620,378248,958162,359Employed95.
45,372,379506,687429,375901,931444,194574,654974,659532,874606,664242,950158,391Worked96.
55,184,210482,534408,400872,102423,634555,666937,550519,569594,923236,200153,632Didnotworkbuthadjobtogoback3.
2169,81622,15519,50027,90918,80216,26534,62411,8539,3135,3354,060Didvoluntaryworkwithoutpay0.
318,3531,9981,4751,9201,7582,7232,4851,4522,4281,41569966Table23:Population5yearsandolderbysex,economicactivityandregion(Cont'd)AllregionsEconomicactivityPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestUnemployed4.
6256,82527,35821,22771,59414,99325,91455,69316,35613,7146,0083,968Workedbeforeseekingworkandavailableforwork37.
395,6859,7227,80228,8655,4768,34719,3724,9446,4542,7751,928Seekingworkforthefirsttimeandavailableforwork62.
7161,14017,63613,42542,7299,51717,56736,32111,4127,2603,2332,040Noteconomicallyactive45.
34,663,854483,596439,988726,487410,319506,697960,717429,111395,419182,653128,867Didhomeduties(householdchores/fulltimeHomemaker)9.
0421,17246,65139,58052,51831,75545,65869,50240,12852,52526,66516,190Infulltimeeducation/Student72.
13,364,336352,320317,656544,564294,829362,276747,797321,454234,426111,28277,732Pensioner/Retired2.
094,9289,2998,23030,3958,94212,05017,5573,5632,5061,2771,109Disabled/Toosicktowork2.
196,4438,1269,46611,44511,90212,39417,1918,7928,3895,3323,406Tooold/Tooyoung10.
8502,56645,04346,48543,73349,29656,05972,30145,46384,90033,25726,029Other4.
0184,40922,15718,57143,83213,59518,26036,3699,71112,6734,8404,401Female100.
010,960,3591,025,004997,8151,840,191951,2841,166,9252,150,8471,005,0911,040,640469,621312,941Economicallyactive53.
75,890,462520,339526,0851,004,877506,685629,0121,090,020556,398613,653271,184172,209Employed94.
55,567,544490,936499,113923,495487,926596,0741,009,418532,825596,612264,087167,058Worked95.
35,308,367461,290469,001878,788462,032568,697950,911513,774584,630257,134162,110Didnotworkbuthadjobtogoback4.
3238,60827,55828,41042,36124,07424,54955,43717,3339,0725,6624,152Didvoluntaryworkwithoutpay0.
420,5692,0881,7022,3461,8202,8283,0701,7182,9101,291796Unemployed5.
5322,91829,40326,97281,38218,75932,93880,60223,57317,0417,0975,151Workedbeforeseekingworkandavailableforwork44.
1142,35711,61711,88738,3557,87412,73035,1348,4449,7963,6442,876Seekingworkforthefirsttimeandavailableforwork55.
9180,56117,78615,08543,02710,88520,20845,46815,1297,2453,4532,275Noteconomicallyactive46.
35,069,897504,665471,730835,314444,599537,9131,060,827448,693426,987198,437140,732Didhomeduties(householdchores/fulltimeHomemaker)17.
5887,28388,25072,413138,94770,61789,267170,93377,794105,85144,16629,045Infulltimeeducation/Student61.
53,116,660324,112298,599546,397264,706328,208701,485288,331194,96299,99969,861Pensioner/Retired1.
048,1773,6293,49619,5903,8175,4798,2361,3811,357651541Disabled/Toosicktowork2.
5126,20610,34613,65813,70217,26218,16423,86011,1218,9665,5373,590Tooold/Tooyoung13.
7693,79557,41165,39370,58573,23279,411111,51858,102102,40843,10432,631Other3.
9197,77620,91718,17146,09314,96517,38444,79511,96413,4434,9805,06467Table24:Population5-14yearsandolderbysex,economicactivityandregionAllregionsEconomicactivityPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestBothsexes100.
06,044,992593,138558,376783,781515,363652,0901,165,454605,140687,589289,306194,755Economicallyactive11.
6700,38337,32950,23125,08357,31259,09455,80780,503217,37967,72449,921Employed99.
4696,44737,06249,89524,14757,11758,59055,05980,157217,09967,47849,843Worked97.
2677,08935,58648,46423,02855,40156,22552,80778,385212,85365,62748,713Didnotworkbuthadjobtogobackto1.
49,8717206797108507011,3071,0132,291910690Didvoluntaryworkwithoutpay1.
49,4877567524098661,6649457591,955941440Unemployed0.
63,93626733693619550474834628024678Workedbeforeseekingworkandavailableforwork51.
72,0331081465228220133016522220849Seekingworkforthefirsttimeandavailableforwork48.
31,903159190414113303418181583829Noteconomicallyactive88.
45,344,609555,809508,145758,698458,051592,9961,109,647524,637470,210221,582144,834Didhomeduties(householdchores/fulltimeHomemaker)6.
7359,92929,03334,93123,60927,61043,86642,10344,08562,22333,65818,811Infulltimeeducation/Student79.
14,227,920457,391400,575675,008361,332465,791964,735406,548271,825138,21486,501Disabled/Toosicktowork0.
318,2511,4051,4881,1281,5462,0952,3192,0823,7081,530950Tooold/Tooyoung12.
9690,11964,08965,91551,89463,80176,47894,09768,065124,45645,38835,936Other0.
948,3903,8915,2367,0593,7624,7666,3933,8577,9982,7922,636Male100.
03,067,157300,404282,427381,823264,067335,704586,083309,995355,931149,469101,254Economicallyactive12.
0368,71518,67225,49810,56331,51832,41027,69342,893114,73836,65828,072Employed99.
5366,84518,54325,35310,10831,44732,17527,38742,704114,58536,51328,030Worked97.
3356,86517,80324,6089,62330,51230,89526,31241,779112,46135,47027,402Didnotworkbuthadjobtogobackto1.
44,9893543563444643426005171,145502365Didvoluntaryworkwithoutpay1.
44,991386389141471938475408979541263Unemployed0.
51,8701291454557123530618915314542Workedbeforeseekingworkandavailableforwork55.
91,0464964271301051489412912729Seekingworkforthefirsttimeandavailableforwork44.
18248081184411301589524181368Table24:Population5-14yearsbysex,economicactivityandregion(Cont'd)AllregionsEconomicactivityPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestNoteconomicallyactive88.
02,698,442281,732256,929371,260232,549303,294558,390267,102241,193112,81173,182Didhomeduties(householdchores/fulltimeHomemaker)6.
3171,15614,20417,25210,08613,29921,75519,48520,75729,09616,2618,961Infulltimeeducation/Student79.
22,138,259231,761202,400331,420183,585238,147486,652208,157142,23270,45043,455Disabled/Toosicktowork0.
49,5497037305948131,0431,1911,0791,984856556Tooold/Tooyoung13.
1354,42433,09933,79325,76832,89239,83847,87335,03963,67423,66718,781Other0.
925,0541,9652,7543,3921,9602,5113,1892,0704,2071,5771,429Female100.
02,977,835292,734275,949401,958251,296316,386579,371295,145331,658139,83793,501Economicallyactive11.
1331,66818,65724,73314,52025,79426,68428,11437,610102,64131,06621,849Employed99.
4329,60218,51924,54214,03925,67026,41527,67237,453102,51430,96521,813Worked97.
2320,22417,78323,85613,40524,88925,33026,49536,606100,39230,15721,311Didnotworkbuthadjobtogobackto1.
54,8823663233663863597074961,146408325Didvoluntaryworkwithoutpay1.
44,496370363268395726470351976400177Unemployed0.
62,06613819148112426944215712710136Workedbeforeseekingworkandavailableforwork47.
89875982251529618271938120Seekingworkforthefirsttimeandavailableforwork52.
21,079791092307217326086342016Noteconomicallyactive88.
92,646,167274,077251,216387,438225,502289,702551,257257,535229,017108,77171,652Didhomeduties(householdchores/fulltimeHomemaker)7.
1188,77314,82917,67913,52314,31122,11122,61823,32833,12717,3979,850Infulltimeeducation/Student79.
02,089,661225,630198,175343,588177,747227,644478,083198,391129,59367,76443,046Disabled/Toosicktowork0.
38,7027027585347331,0521,1281,0031,724674394Tooold/Tooyoung12.
7335,69530,99032,12226,12630,90936,64046,22433,02660,78221,72117,155Other0.
923,3361,9262,4823,6671,8022,2553,2041,7873,7911,2151,20769Table25:Population5-17yearsandolderbysex,economicactivityandregionAllregionsEconomicactivityPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestBothsexes100.
07,621,118744,130707,5091,009,859650,166822,9621,477,586759,658845,310360,780243,158Economicallyactive14.
01,064,55162,59980,02556,04387,47992,933103,477121,896293,74697,57768,776Employed97.
21,034,97859,94677,14850,52785,80789,10796,745119,350291,56396,59168,194Worked97.
11,004,49957,22874,58148,29182,99785,52892,784116,562285,96293,92866,638Didnotworkbuthadjobtogobackto1.
616,3171,4411,3441,4401,5161,1852,3941,6053,1001,354938Didvoluntaryworkwithoutpay1.
414,1621,2771,2237961,2942,3941,5671,1832,5011,309618Unemployed2.
829,5732,6532,8775,5161,6723,8266,7322,5462,183986582Workedbeforeseekingworkandavailableforwork11.
53,40919927289015535262325430828472Seekingworkforthefirsttimeandavailableforwork88.
526,1642,4542,6054,6261,5173,4746,1092,2921,875702510Noteconomicallyactive86.
06,556,567681,531627,484953,816562,687730,0291,374,109637,762551,564263,203174,382Didhomeduties(householdchores/fulltimeHomemaker)7.
5493,53843,33248,50540,20037,15759,74767,51858,05675,01440,88923,120Infulltimeeducation/Student80.
05,247,024562,803499,665844,469451,665579,7301,193,075501,506334,294170,286109,531Disabled/Toosicktowork0.
425,7162,0722,2611,6662,2792,9983,5252,8844,7192,0511,261Tooold/Tooyoung10.
9712,17866,31968,52354,30565,77779,65297,13069,502127,44646,42037,104Other1.
278,1117,0058,53013,1765,8097,90212,8615,81410,0913,5573,366Male100.
03,861,238376,868355,064486,096334,352424,150739,798390,233440,756187,072126,849Economicallyactive14.
5558,03131,33240,56622,72848,09050,61450,65965,473156,56353,17538,831Employed97.
7545,21730,12639,37320,35247,38849,04047,86264,359155,49752,67138,549Worked97.
2530,07428,85538,13019,43745,88147,16746,06362,946152,69551,19337,707Didnotworkbuthadjobtogobackto1.
47,8726456616317965441,0487711,547741488Didvoluntaryworkwithoutpay1.
37,2716265822847111,3297516421,255737354Unemployed2.
312,8141,2061,1932,3767021,5742,7971,1141,066504282Workedbeforeseekingworkandavailableforwork12.
71,627901114116816626714316716737Seekingworkforthefirsttimeandavailableforwork87.
311,1871,1161,0821,9656341,4082,53097189933724570Table25:Population5-17yearsbysex,economicactivityandregion(Cont'd)AllregionsEconomicactivityPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestNoteconomicallyactive85.
53,303,207345,536314,498463,368286,262373,536689,139324,760284,193133,89788,018Didhomeduties(householdchores/fulltimeHomemaker)6.
8224,30120,12822,94415,85316,98428,43628,90626,24834,52919,46110,812Infulltimeeducation/Student80.
52,660,668286,591251,019413,634231,200298,174602,860258,207176,60187,09455,288Pensioner/Retired0.
000000000000Disabled/Toosicktowork0.
413,1681,0321,0578311,1721,4331,7981,4832,5351,117710Tooold/Tooyoung11.
1365,72634,29735,11826,87633,90641,48049,36835,80365,24924,23119,398Other1.
239,3443,4884,3606,1743,0004,0136,2073,0195,2791,9941,810Female100.
03,759,880367,262352,445523,763315,814398,812737,788369,425404,554173,708116,309Economicallyactive13.
5506,52031,26739,45933,31539,38942,31952,81856,423137,18344,40229,945Employed96.
7489,76129,82037,77530,17538,41940,06748,88354,991136,06643,92029,645Worked96.
9474,42528,37336,45128,85437,11638,36146,72153,616133,26742,73528,931Didnotworkbuthadjobtogobackto1.
78,4457966838097206411,3468341,553613450Didvoluntaryworkwithoutpay1.
46,8916516415125831,0658165411,246572264Unemployed3.
316,7591,4471,6843,1409702,2523,9351,4321,117482300Workedbeforeseekingworkandavailableforwork10.
61,7821091614798718635611114111735Seekingworkforthefirsttimeandavailableforwork89.
414,9771,3381,5232,6618832,0663,5791,321976365265Noteconomicallyactive86.
53,253,360335,995312,986490,448276,425356,493684,970313,002267,371129,30686,364Didhomeduties(householdchores/fulltimeHomemaker)8.
3269,23723,20425,56124,34720,17331,31138,61231,80840,48521,42812,308Infulltimeeducation/Student79.
52,586,356276,212248,646430,835220,465281,556590,215243,299157,69383,19254,243Disabled/Toosicktowork0.
412,5481,0401,2048351,1071,5651,7271,4012,184934551Tooold/Tooyoung10.
6346,45232,02233,40527,42931,87138,17247,76233,69962,19722,18917,706Other1.
238,7673,5174,1707,0022,8093,8896,6542,7954,8121,5631,55671Table26:Population15yearsandolderbysex,economicactivityandregionAllregionsEconomicactivityPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestBothsexes100.
015,208,4251,449,5071,330,0292,756,4221,305,4271,622,1002,976,4621,378,2921,368,848611,926409,412Economicallyactive71.
110,819,2831,017,055926,4561,953,319908,5601,170,4862,064,5651,025,1251,016,652452,418284,647Employed94.
710,243,476960,561878,5931,801,279875,0031,112,1381,929,018985,542986,177439,559275,606Worked95.
89,815,488908,238828,9371,727,862830,2651,068,1381,835,654954,958966,700427,707267,029Didnotworkbuthadjobtogoback3.
9398,55348,99347,23169,56042,02640,11388,75428,17316,09410,0877,522Didvoluntaryworkwithoutpay0.
329,4353,3302,4253,8572,7123,8874,6102,4113,3831,7651,055Unemployed5.
3575,80756,49447,863152,04033,55758,348135,54739,58330,47512,8599,041Workedbeforeseekingworkandavailableforwork41.
0236,00921,23119,54366,69813,26820,87654,17613,22316,0286,2114,755Seekingworkforthefirsttimeandavailableforwork59.
0339,79835,26328,32085,34220,28937,47281,37126,36014,4476,6484,286Noteconomicallyactive28.
94,389,142432,452403,573803,103396,867451,614911,897353,167352,196159,508124,765Didhomeduties(householdchores/fulltimeHomemaker)21.
6948,526105,86877,062167,85674,76291,059198,33273,83796,15337,17326,424Infulltimeeducation/Student51.
32,253,076219,041215,680415,953198,203224,693484,547203,237157,56373,06761,092Pensioner/Retired3.
3143,10512,92811,72649,98512,75917,52925,7934,9443,8631,9281,650Disabled/Toosicktowork4.
7204,39817,06721,63624,01927,61828,46338,73217,83113,6479,3396,046Tooold/Tooyoung11.
5506,24238,36545,96362,42458,72758,99289,72235,50062,85230,97322,724Other7.
6333,79539,18331,50682,86624,79830,87874,77117,81818,1187,0286,829Male100.
07,225,901717,237608,1631,318,189605,439771,5611,404,986668,346659,866282,142189,972Economicallyactive72.
85,260,489515,373425,104962,962427,669568,1581,002,659506,337505,640212,300134,287Employed95.
25,005,534488,144404,022891,823412,747542,479947,272490,170492,079206,437130,361Worked96.
44,827,345464,731383,792862,479393,122524,771911,238477,790482,462200,730126,230Didnotworkbuthadjobtogoback3.
3164,82721,80119,14427,56518,33815,92334,02411,3368,1684,8333,695Didvoluntaryworkwithoutpay0.
313,3621,6121,0861,7791,2871,7852,0101,0441,449874436Unemployed4.
8254,95527,22921,08271,13914,92225,67955,38716,16713,5615,8633,926Workedbeforeseekingworkandavailableforwork37.
194,6399,6737,73828,5945,4468,24219,2244,8506,3252,6481,899Seekingworkforthefirsttimeandavailableforwork62.
9160,31617,55613,34442,5459,47617,43736,16311,3177,2363,2152,02772Table26:Population15yearsandolderbysex,economicactivityandregion(Cont'd)AllregionsEconomicactivityPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestNoteconomicallyactive27.
21,965,412201,864183,059355,227177,770203,403402,327162,009154,22669,84255,685Didhomeduties(householdchores/fulltimeHomemaker)12.
7250,01632,44722,32842,43218,45623,90350,01719,37123,42910,4047,229Infulltimeeducation/Student62.
41,226,077120,559115,256213,144111,244124,129261,145113,29792,19440,83234,277Pensioner/Retired4.
894,9289,2998,23030,3958,94212,05017,5573,5632,5061,2771,109Disabled/Toosicktowork4.
486,8947,4238,73610,85111,08911,35116,0007,7136,4054,4762,850Tooold/Tooyoung7.
5148,14211,94412,69217,96516,40416,22124,42810,42421,2269,5907,248Other8.
1159,35520,19215,81740,44011,63515,74933,1807,6418,4663,2632,972Female100.
07,982,524732,270721,8661,438,233699,988850,5391,571,476709,946708,982329,784219,440Economicallyactive69.
65,558,794501,682501,352990,357480,891602,3281,061,906518,788511,012240,118150,360Employed94.
25,237,942472,417474,571909,456462,256569,659981,746495,372494,098233,122145,245Worked95.
24,988,143443,507445,145865,383437,143543,367924,416477,168484,238226,977140,799Didnotworkbuthadjobtogoback4.
5233,72627,19228,08741,99523,68824,19054,73016,8377,9265,2543,827Didvoluntaryworkwithoutpay0.
316,0731,7181,3392,0781,4252,1022,6001,3671,934891619Unemployed5.
8320,85229,26526,78180,90118,63532,66980,16023,41616,9146,9965,115Workedbeforeseekingworkandavailableforwork44.
1141,37011,55811,80538,1047,82212,63434,9528,3739,7033,5632,856Seekingworkforthefirsttimeandavailableforwork55.
9179,48217,70714,97642,79710,81320,03545,20815,0437,2113,4332,259Noteconomicallyactive30.
42,423,730230,588220,514447,876219,097248,211509,570191,158197,97089,66669,080Didhomeduties(householdchores/fulltimeHomemaker)28.
8698,51073,42154,734125,42456,30667,156148,31554,46672,72426,76919,195Infulltimeeducation/Student42.
41,026,99998,482100,424202,80986,959100,564223,40289,94065,36932,23526,815Pensioner/Retired2.
048,1773,6293,49619,5903,8175,4798,2361,3811,357651541Disabled/Toosicktowork4.
8117,5049,64412,90013,16816,52917,11222,73210,1187,2424,8633,196Tooold/Tooyoung14.
8358,10026,42133,27144,45942,32342,77165,29425,07641,62621,38315,476Other7.
2174,44018,99115,68942,42613,16315,12941,59110,1779,6523,7653,85773Table27:Economicallyactivepopulation15yearsandolderbysex,occupationandregionAllregionsOccupationPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestBothsexes100.
010,479,485981,792898,1361,867,977888,2711,133,0141,983,194998,7651,002,205445,770280,361Managers2.
5263,19120,35118,37597,87415,46524,29755,47115,5578,5164,4832,802Professionals5.
3559,45543,89149,557149,97041,55360,547123,68342,05926,60213,0458,548Techniciansandassociateprofessionals1.
8193,82118,21213,61573,44611,03317,48136,39711,6856,1653,5442,243Clericalsupportworkers1.
5153,57512,6949,82262,8268,25111,09931,5348,8173,9892,8531,690Serviceandsalesworkers21.
32,227,441170,064184,488666,392148,792221,328533,090142,89694,83344,03421,524Skilledagriculturalforestryandfisheryworkers41.
24,319,237458,848376,96284,413442,542506,951591,253608,098734,854312,546202,770Craftandrelatedtradesworkers15.
21,594,378129,792154,670390,423156,746172,902334,005100,09881,76044,49829,484Plantandmachineoperatorsandassemblers5.
0518,87372,79041,650130,37228,39458,070125,26734,84314,5038,9374,047Elementaryoccupations6.
0631,24751,86348,641201,09035,06059,783151,45434,40230,14211,6547,158Otheroccupations0.
218,2673,28735611,1714355561,04031084117695Male100.
05,100,173497,817411,760920,417418,193550,721966,496495,020498,404209,085132,260Managers2.
6130,3109,7838,03853,3995,84410,07328,0767,2904,1352,0421,630Professionals6.
7340,65226,35829,94491,08225,69535,38273,74026,28218,5928,2585,319Techniciansandassociateprofessionals2.
9145,80114,20310,10057,3887,90212,59626,7848,3424,4332,5441,509Clericalsupportworkers1.
681,8546,9755,78529,8465,1436,60017,3045,0042,4411,765991Serviceandsalesworkers10.
2522,20736,80036,384182,21725,11941,000131,36029,72422,15711,5335,913Skilledagriculturalforestryandfisheryworkers44.
92,290,001249,324194,09854,143236,971288,725299,959319,827390,768153,917102,269Craftandrelatedtradesworkers16.
9862,07967,02071,455245,07771,78080,126223,00549,08931,11915,8667,542Plantandmachineoperatorsandassemblers9.
6488,86766,34839,803125,61527,24354,840118,07433,40712,8277,1513,559Elementaryoccupations4.
4223,33318,28915,85172,56112,12120,89047,29315,80411,2035,8613,460Otheroccupations0.
315,0692,7173029,08937548990125172914868Female100.
05,379,312483,975486,376947,560470,078582,2931,016,698503,745503,801236,685148,101Managers2.
5132,88110,56810,33744,4759,62114,22427,3958,2674,3812,4411,172Professionals4.
1218,80317,53319,61358,88815,85825,16549,94315,7778,0104,7873,229Techniciansandassociateprofessionals0.
948,0204,0093,51516,0583,1314,8859,6133,3431,7321,000734Clericalsupportworkers1.
371,7215,7194,03732,9803,1084,49914,2303,8131,5481,088699Serviceandsalesworkers31.
71,705,234133,264148,104484,175123,673180,328401,730113,17272,67632,50115,611Skilledagriculturalforestryandfisheryworkers37.
72,029,236209,524182,86430,270205,571218,226291,294288,271344,086158,629100,501Craftandrelatedtradesworkers13.
6732,29962,77283,215145,34684,96692,776111,00051,00950,64128,63221,942Plantandmachineoperatorsandassemblers0.
630,0066,4421,8474,7571,1513,2307,1931,4361,6761,786488Elementaryoccupations7.
6407,91433,57432,790128,52922,93938,893104,16118,59818,9395,7933,698Otheroccupations0.
13,198570542,082606713959112282774Table28:Economicallyactivepopulation15yearsandolderbysex,industryandregionAllregionsIndustryPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestBothsexes100.
010,479,485981,792898,1361,867,977888,2711,133,0141,983,194998,7651,002,205445,770280,361Agricultureforestryandfishing41.
54,345,723461,958378,54197,398444,012511,542602,492608,445732,736307,355201,244Miningandquarrying1.
1115,39436,4468,1949,2061,74915,06729,5857,3582,7233,7221,344Manufacturing10.
81,135,612104,388105,504276,507125,749117,881208,91971,27663,93936,07925,370Electricitygasstreamandairconditioningsupply0.
216,2371,7941,0625,4979152,6612,767741401225174Watersupply;seweragewastemanagementandremediationactivities0.
224,9963,0372,1227,5712,4372,1514,2761,483790728401Construction3.
1321,36023,55430,030106,03423,46030,12073,89918,2268,0664,7453,226Wholesaleandretail;repairofmotorvehiclesandmotorcycles18.
91,981,290146,089157,145589,662125,134192,526505,112117,73092,99737,50317,392Transportationandstorage3.
5371,46134,73831,366118,38623,36237,62086,86123,0489,7094,0012,370Accommodationandfoodserviceactivities5.
5574,67152,91257,407169,15537,34561,440120,97933,81524,65311,8285,137Informationandcommunication0.
443,6002,3842,38524,2341,3482,5087,0091,7041,231446351Financialandinsuranceactivities0.
772,6665,3614,02833,5322,7594,60415,6184,0871,416807454Realestateactivities0.
04,5621011413,61925103501302895Professionalscientificandtechnicalactivities0.
996,2234,6797,76235,8433,89216,12816,2334,6484,5161,569953Administrativeandsupportserviceactivities0.
768,2185,2044,53528,9232,7196,45311,1823,4713,0151,863853Publicadministrationanddefence;compulsorysocialsecurity1.
5154,55914,93210,01756,93510,71112,06924,48011,1546,4274,7573,077Education3.
9409,69433,81542,53678,45834,27647,54796,46335,36122,64611,1277,465Humanhealthandsocialworkactivities1.
2125,2548,6179,51234,0539,83213,89827,4529,5875,6364,0792,588Artsentertainmentandrecreation0.
657,9973,7934,39623,4223,6804,76512,7602,8311,340638372Otherserviceactivities4.
5476,72234,63935,995142,48630,91145,585125,61036,09212,5158,8854,004Activitiesofhouseholdsasemployers;undifferentiatedgoods-andservices-producingactivitiesofhouseholdsforownuse0.
880,2873,3145,38024,5923,9138,28910,9097,6537,3095,3773,551Activitiesofextraterritorialorganizationsandbodies0.
02,95937782,46442578725112273075Table28:Economicallyactivepopulation15yearsandolderbysex,industryandregion(Cont'd)AllregionsIndustryPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestMale100.
05,100,173497,817411,760920,417418,193550,721966,496495,020498,404209,085132,260Agricultureforestryandfishing45.
52,319,698253,374196,33063,234238,649293,638310,715323,447387,899151,192101,220Miningandquarrying1.
893,19930,5726,6516,0711,03912,61724,6846,4471,7372,473908Manufacturing8.
9454,67141,54234,949129,68944,38143,587102,86324,95719,0429,3064,355Electricitygasstreamandairconditioningsupply0.
313,4211,5028904,3707822,2622,245656356201157Watersupply;seweragewastemanagementandremediationactivities0.
314,5211,6501,1064,6541,3561,3472,370767511508252Construction6.
1312,20723,01429,409102,67722,95629,37371,83317,8137,6874,4492,996Wholesaleandretail;repairofmotorvehiclesandmotorcycles12.
3627,41644,61338,987210,78927,03144,545177,71535,48229,08112,8796,294Transportationandstorage6.
9352,77733,06530,280109,75122,56536,15783,61822,2169,0993,7762,250Accommodationandfoodserviceactivities1.
365,9815,8665,61424,8223,2885,44913,3983,7172,0181,223586Informationandcommunication0.
632,3541,8601,90417,5721,0491,9075,3221,236910343251Financialandinsuranceactivities0.
943,8803,1932,62019,9772,0653,0468,5792,4701,059567304Realestateactivities0.
13,970781323,1341793457262085Professionalscientificandtechnicalactivities1.
158,6313,4664,04524,8222,3387,26611,0162,3882,035784471Administrativeandsupportserviceactivities1.
053,4234,4013,43122,9731,9944,9658,8262,4542,2781,502599Publicadministrationanddefence;compulsorysocialsecurity2.
2112,30111,3957,47939,7208,0739,01117,5668,0015,1123,5882,356Education4.
5230,45818,42125,26836,44920,86826,62453,20821,39316,3477,1174,763Humanhealthandsocialworkactivities1.
155,2423,6454,05414,6694,4056,45611,1724,5353,0712,0891,146Artsentertainmentandrecreation1.
050,5303,2873,94920,0403,2664,14011,2302,5771,172556313Otherserviceactivities3.
3168,91411,34912,56553,13310,43814,82944,37610,9636,0293,7131,519Activitiesofhouseholdsasemployers;undifferentiatedgoods-andservices-producingactivitiesofhouseholdsforownuse0.
734,5481,4922,03410,2251,5963,3675,2363,4572,8582,7921,491Activitiesofextraterritorialorganizationsandbodies0.
02,03132631,6463742671883192476Table28:Economicallyactivepopulation15yearsandolderbysex,industryandregion(Cont'd)AllregionsIndustryPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestFemale100.
05,379,312483,975486,376947,560470,078582,2931,016,698503,745503,801236,685148,101Agricultureforestryandfishing37.
72,026,025208,584182,21134,164205,363217,904291,777284,998344,837156,163100,024Miningandquarrying0.
422,1955,8741,5433,1357102,4504,9019119861,249436Manufacturing12.
7680,94162,84670,555146,81881,36874,294106,05646,31944,89726,77321,015Electricitygasstreamandairconditioningsupply0.
12,8162921721,12713339952285452417Watersupply;seweragewastemanagementandremediationactivities0.
210,4751,3871,0162,9171,0818041,906716279220149Construction0.
29,1535406213,3575047472,066413379296230Wholesaleandretail;repairofmotorvehiclesandmotorcycles25.
21,353,874101,476118,158378,87398,103147,981327,39782,24863,91624,62411,098Transportationandstorage0.
318,6841,6731,0868,6357971,4633,243832610225120Accommodationandfoodserviceactivities9.
5508,69047,04651,793144,33334,05755,991107,58130,09822,63510,6054,551Informationandcommunication0.
211,2465244816,6622996011,687468321103100Financialandinsuranceactivities0.
528,7862,1681,40813,5556941,5587,0391,617357240150Realestateactivities0.
0592239485810444810Professionalscientificandtechnicalactivities0.
737,5921,2133,71711,0211,5548,8625,2172,2602,481785482Administrativeandsupportserviceactivities0.
314,7958031,1045,9507251,4882,3561,017737361254Publicadministrationanddefence;compulsorysocialsecurity0.
842,2583,5372,53817,2152,6383,0586,9143,1531,3151,169721Education3.
3179,23615,39417,26842,00913,40820,92343,25513,9686,2994,0102,702Humanhealthandsocialworkactivities1.
370,0124,9725,45819,3845,4277,44216,2805,0522,5651,9901,442Artsentertainmentandrecreation0.
17,4675064473,3824146251,5302541688259Otherserviceactivities5.
7307,80823,29023,43089,35320,47330,75681,23425,1296,4865,1722,485Activitiesofhouseholdsasemployers;undifferentiatedgoods-andservices-producingactivitiesofhouseholdsforownuse0.
945,7391,8223,34614,3672,3174,9225,6734,1964,4512,5852,060Activitiesofextraterritorialorganizationsandbodies0.
0928515818515207298677Table29:Economicallyactivepopulation15yearsandolderbysex,employmentstatusandregionAllregionsEmploymentstatusPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestBothsexes100.
010,479,485981,792898,1361,867,977888,2711,133,0141,983,194998,7651,002,205445,770280,361Employee18.
21,904,039189,463150,128652,787100,103172,705392,345126,95564,80833,43821,307Self-employedwithoutemployee(s)60.
06,282,509580,790584,395901,288643,322773,4701,164,697620,325587,096276,621150,505Self-employedwithemployee(s)4.
9509,06141,97736,523136,10025,08545,792134,22440,83232,77410,2125,542Casualworker2.
0210,08728,75916,22543,89713,20320,04951,42617,46611,4874,2093,366Contributingfamilyworker11.
51,206,935110,30883,49149,73186,71187,045140,673159,977283,296111,42994,274Apprentice2.
7282,61822,60821,93664,59513,79826,54186,27125,97311,3216,0733,502Domesticemployee(Househelp)0.
666,5706,2954,25215,9034,9345,60810,7835,5868,6643,1291,416Other0.
217,6661,5921,1863,6761,1151,8042,7751,6512,759659449Male100.
05,100,173497,817411,760920,417418,193550,721966,496495,020498,404209,085132,260Employee25.
31,292,067137,861105,030433,65067,759117,380261,44686,57845,86422,28714,212Self-employedwithoutemployee(s)54.
42,772,127266,372232,692326,207284,247345,749496,485300,873309,294132,17778,031Self-employedwithemployee(s)5.
6285,75023,74120,59975,80414,12525,42777,38222,42718,3305,0452,870Casualworker2.
8141,49221,23811,53829,9758,66613,72234,71512,7554,5042,5171,862Contributingfamilyworker8.
7442,73535,58729,74716,06034,97533,19047,13759,652109,74443,22933,414Apprentice2.
5126,8699,1019,66030,3805,66311,54042,9439,1475,3272,1061,002Domesticemployee(Househelp)0.
629,5203,0861,8846,0732,1552,6124,8322,7644,0561,414644Other0.
29,6138316102,2686031,1011,5568241,285310225Female100.
05,379,312483,975486,376947,560470,078582,2931,016,698503,745503,801236,685148,101Employee11.
4611,97251,60245,098219,13732,34455,325130,89940,37718,94411,1517,095Self-employedwithoutemployee(s)65.
33,510,382314,418351,703575,081359,075427,721668,212319,452277,802144,44472,474Self-employedwithemployee(s)4.
2223,31118,23615,92460,29610,96020,36556,84218,40514,4445,1672,672Casualworker1.
368,5957,5214,68713,9224,5376,32716,7114,7116,9831,6921,504Contributingfamilyworker14.
2764,20074,72153,74433,67151,73653,85593,536100,325173,55268,20060,860Apprentice2.
9155,74913,50712,27634,2158,13515,00143,32816,8265,9943,9672,500Domesticemployee(Househelp)0.
737,0503,2092,3689,8302,7792,9965,9512,8224,6081,715772Other0.
18,0537615761,4085127031,2198271,47434922478Table30:Economicallyactivepopulation15yearsandolderbysex,employmentsectorandregionAllregionsEmploymentsectorPercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestBothsexes100.
010,479,485981,792898,1361,867,977888,2711,133,0141,983,194998,7651,002,205445,770280,361Public(Government)6.
3655,88461,21158,113149,55453,91175,653129,78355,22637,28020,93514,218PrivateFormal7.
0728,51076,11644,766324,79625,73054,712141,43535,85214,1436,6084,352PrivateInformal86.
19,022,892837,462791,3221,368,205804,294997,2981,698,445903,544945,815416,111260,396Semi-Public/Parastatal0.
114,2071,7038073,3248032,7772,4591,201535363235NGOs(LocalandInternational)0.
553,1525,0792,92118,9743,3742,30610,7642,7694,1521,7051,108OtherInternationalOrganisations0.
04,8402212073,1241592683081732804852Male100.
05,100,173497,817411,760920,417418,193550,721966,496495,020498,404209,085132,260Public(Government)8.
2415,78940,71137,39993,60534,44647,52477,28334,70126,90613,9599,255PrivateFormal9.
9504,10757,36730,614221,72717,49638,28297,59425,1539,1604,0912,623PrivateInformal81.
04,131,583394,616341,365587,248363,412461,384781,610432,813459,620189,886119,629Semi-Public/Parastatal0.
210,0961,3365582,3205522,0571,864699339223148NGOs(LocalandInternational)0.
735,1773,6041,66113,4002,1501,2677,9141,5302,179900572OtherInternationalOrganisations0.
13,4211831632,1171372072311242002633Female100.
05,379,312483,975486,376947,560470,078582,2931,016,698503,745503,801236,685148,101Public(Government)4.
5240,09520,50020,71455,94919,46528,12952,50020,52510,3746,9764,963PrivateFormal4.
2224,40318,74914,152103,0698,23416,43043,84110,6994,9832,5171,729PrivateInformal90.
94,891,309442,846449,957780,957440,882535,914916,835470,731486,195226,225140,767Semi-Public/Parastatal0.
14,1113672491,00425172059550219614087NGOs(LocalandInternational)0.
317,9751,4751,2605,5741,2241,0392,8501,2391,973805536OtherInternationalOrganisations0.
01,41938441,0072261774980221979Table31:HouseholdsengageinagriculturalbytypeofactivityandregionAllregionsHouseholdsengagedinAgriculturePercentNumberWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestTotalnumberofhouseholds100.
05,467,136553,635526,7641,036,426495,603632,0481,126,216490,519318,119177,631110,175Householdsengagedinagriculturalactivities45.
82,503,006275,975270,85468,715291,224374,257412,055336,097240,238148,66084,931Cropfarming95.
12,379,929265,353254,98755,127271,017354,296398,868324,778230,452143,80081,251Treegrowing1.
128,5401,4354,6673,1261,8502,8943,4126,6772,2586421,579Livestockrearing40.
51,013,24480,44094,61224,578114,270155,384104,690115,720146,292123,14954,109Fishfarming0.
25,5641,2135443575571,19843842258715296Numberoffarmsbytypeofcropping100.
04,138,618420,903408,02286,012445,285575,688612,338538,063535,692343,346173,269Mixedcropping18.
9780,32166,49277,42411,02157,862125,079170,430135,48885,59428,12322,808Intercropping22.
8943,56262,462106,82114,994137,889155,584136,069123,189107,75269,61929,183Monocropping58.
32,414,735291,949223,77759,997249,534295,025305,839279,386342,346245,604121,27880Table32:Populationbysex,disabilitystatus,typeofdisabilityandregionDisabilitytypeAllRegionsWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestPercentNumberBothSexes100.
024,658,8232,376,0212,201,8634,010,0542,118,2522,633,1544,780,3802,310,9832,479,4611,046,545702,110Populationwithoutdisability97.
023,921,0802,310,0052,125,9243,906,1152,026,4852,538,5754,655,8792,256,9452,418,1671,006,621676,364Populationwithdisability3.
0737,74366,01675,939103,93991,76794,579124,50154,03861,29439,92425,746Visual/Sight1.
2295,72027,48432,55243,83640,66740,03250,09917,82017,60315,9729,655Hearing0.
4110,6258691107021071314335150761806591301083885114564Speech0.
4101,0969,0379,81913,74312,39014,36817,5808,9487,5294,9582,724Physical0.
8187,52216,65421,74624,21524,39627,79132,28314,98711,3088,7255,417Intellectual0.
5112,0829,7949,90017,50915,37914,73817,9598,6349,7475,1343,288Emotional/Behavioral0.
6136,89810,74211,65222,11719,35417,13019,98311,53114,4545,2594,676Other0.
376,6926,1266,24711,6827,0017,48712,4484,95513,4433,2414,062Male100.
012,024,8451,187,7741,050,1121,938,2251,019,3981,290,5392,316,0521,145,2711,229,887506,405341,182Populationwithoutdisability97.
111,674,7491,155,1331,015,6961,889,121978,0971,246,5052,257,9401,118,3441,198,702486,825328,386Populationwithdisability2.
9350,09632,64134,41649,10441,30144,03458,11226,92731,18519,58012,796Visual/Sight1.
1132,86213,05013,87419,20517,36417,91822,0768,6688,8497,3694,489Hearing0.
450,1254,2284,5695,0526,2376,7807,9354,2315,3123,7372,044Speech0.
554,8595,1015,1957,5036,4927,6859,5484,8984,1522,7541,531Physical0.
787,8728,0729,56511,61310,84012,71315,1067,1905,6854,3962,692Intellectual0.
555,3064,9464,7848,7027,0027,2308,8924,4124,8882,6761,774Emotional/Behavioral0.
565,4705,3015,43210,2708,8757,9939,4195,7987,2322,7232,427Other0.
337,3233,1212,8715,8263,2623,6165,7782,4446,7391,6202,046Female100.
012,633,9781,188,2471,151,7512,071,8291,098,8541,342,6152,464,3281,165,7121,249,574540,140360,928Populationwithoutdisability96.
912,246,3311,154,8721,110,2282,016,9941,048,3881,292,0702,397,9391,138,6011,219,465519,796347,978Populationwithdisability3.
1387,64733,37541,52354,83550,46650,54566,38927,11130,10920,34412,950Visual/Sight1.
3162,85814,43418,67824,63123,30322,11428,0239,1528,7548,6035,166Hearing0.
560,5004,4636,1335,6618,0988,29610,1304,8995,5264,7742,520Speech0.
446,2373,9364,6246,2405,8986,6838,0324,0503,3772,2041,193Physical0.
899,6508,58212,18112,60213,55615,07817,1777,7975,6234,3292,725Intellectual0.
456,7764,8485,1168,8078,3777,5089,0674,2224,8592,4581,514Emotional/Behavioral0.
671,4285,4416,22011,84710,4799,13710,5645,7337,2222,5362,249Other0.
339,3693,0053,3765,8563,7393,8716,6702,5116,7041,6212,01681Table33:Maternalbirthsanddeathforwomen12to54yearsbyregionAllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperIndicatorPercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernUpperEastWestAllAges100.
07,630,334724,276676,8261,395,208630,316788,4551,527,854692,773690,597301,176202,85312-1410.
9831,30182,60979,292119,83969,47490,624169,63682,37275,23038,00724,21815-1917.
01,298,877123,672124,925208,230106,856135,168261,672122,395123,01655,64237,30120-2416.
01,222,764118,795103,551242,27293,400117,053251,410111,687112,36442,29829,93425-2914.
51,106,898105,35889,132233,74383,687104,052223,61698,350105,91537,17325,87230-3411.
6888,50881,69971,654181,50670,26984,694176,96878,62287,39932,36923,32835-399.
8744,63571,69464,573142,89660,88677,474149,07265,76764,43428,63019,20940-448.
0613,73057,18754,183110,59254,99167,227118,04353,79754,19826,11217,40045-496.
4485,12344,36445,36684,59947,22457,86693,59942,19535,57121,15313,18650-545.
7438,49838,89844,15071,53143,52954,29783,83837,58832,47019,79212,405Numberoflivebirthsinthelast12months623,70064,62359,00193,05252,09467,900124,42961,42660,59024,05916,526Numberofwomendeathsinthelast12months33,3473,1983,2823,4433,9844,8716,0792,9792,4551,9991,057Numberofdeathsduetomaternalcauses3,02628130733036836552425932219377MaternalMortalityRatio48543552035570653842142253180246682Table34:Selectedtelecommunicationindicatorsbytypeoflocality,sexandregionforpersons12yearsandolderAllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperIndicatorPercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestTotalNumberofhouseholds100.
05,467,136553,635526,7641,036,426495,603632,0481,126,216490,519318,119177,631110,175Householdswithfixedtelephonelines2.
3127,69411,5747,59555,2766,1419,24927,8094,8962,6961,728730Householdshavingdesktop/laptop7.
9431,91736,21428,167174,28515,05432,554104,19722,6189,3125,4904,026Persons12yearsandolderBothSexes100.
016,886,3061,615,8501,490,5172,980,9121,449,0771,810,4493,312,0231,547,3361,528,287690,901460,954Male47.
88,072,481800,971689,3591,422,840679,615869,2861,570,911755,018744,075323,110217,296Female52.
28,813,825814,879801,1581,558,072769,462941,1631,741,112792,318784,212367,791243,658Personshavingmobilephones47.
78,049,408750,227669,0832,191,910540,623806,2911,859,656622,715341,536167,42199,946Personsusinginternetfacility7.
81,312,971103,166104,301555,84750,64488,869295,25152,92332,12815,77714,065MalePersonshavingmobilephones53.
04,275,211422,311355,0871,106,032291,006428,543956,242341,715212,77398,28863,214Personsusinginternetfacility10.
3832,78966,69864,410340,27533,91858,830189,03336,54222,50710,9439,633FemalePersonshavingmobilephones42.
83,774,197327,916313,9961,085,878249,617377,748903,414281,000128,76369,13336,732Personsusinginternetfacility5.
4480,18236,46839,891215,57216,72630,039106,21816,3819,6214,8344,432UrbanNumberofhouseholds55.
83,049,366248,919255,365950,336178,814293,547715,462236,283106,07141,94122,628Householdswithfixedtelephonelines3.
7112,80910,0855,92253,4144,5646,87025,5963,3051,5461,053454Householdshavingdesktop/laptop12.
4377,33829,16520,726165,49411,16825,41593,01218,1627,4783,8562,862Persons12yearsandolderBothSexes100.
09,037,989721,714724,5032,720,199507,111820,5172,083,350720,497504,047152,92883,123Male47.
04,252,234346,095331,3741,296,969233,348379,825972,017336,108245,51271,23539,751Female53.
04,785,755375,619393,1291,423,230273,763440,6921,111,333384,389258,53581,69343,372Personshavingmobilephones63.
45,728,294431,997404,3402,041,458264,443466,3101,409,708380,653217,39370,21641,776Personsusinginternetfacility12.
71,147,87485,78479,628528,72936,50167,543266,45141,76124,1029,0298,346MalePersonshavingmobilephones68.
12,896,190224,050203,9591,025,187133,502231,916699,798193,770123,70137,19223,115Personsusinginternetfacility17.
0723,02454,43249,061323,68024,00844,181169,72028,57517,0916,2955,98183Table34:Selectedtelecommunicationindicatorsbytypeoflocality,sexandregionforpersons12yearsandolder(Cont'd)AllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperIndicatorPercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestFemalePersonshavingmobilephones59.
22,832,104207,947200,3811,016,271130,941234,394709,910186,88393,69233,02418,661Personsusinginternetfacility8.
9424,85031,35230,567205,04912,49323,36296,73113,1867,0112,7342,365RuralNumberofhouseholds44.
22,417,688304,715271,39886,034316,786338,498410,743254,232212,048135,68887,546Householdswithfixedtelephonelines0.
614,8851,4891,6731,8621,5772,3792,2131,5911,150675276Householdshavingdesktop/laptop2.
354,5797,0497,4418,7913,8867,13911,1854,4561,8341,6341,164Persons12yearsandolderBothSexes100.
07,848,317894,136766,014260,713941,966989,9321,228,673826,8391,024,240537,973377,831Male48.
73,820,247454,876357,985125,871446,267489,461598,894418,910498,563251,875177,545Female51.
34,028,070439,260408,029134,842495,699500,471629,779407,929525,677286,098200,286Personshavingmobilephones29.
62,321,114318,230264,743150,452276,180339,981449,948242,062124,14397,20558,170Personsusinginternetfacility2.
1165,09717,38224,67327,11814,14321,32628,80011,1628,0266,7485,719MalePersonshavingmobilephones36.
11,379,021198,261151,12880,845157,504196,627256,444147,94589,07261,09640,099Personsusinginternetfacility2.
9109,76512,26615,34916,5959,91014,64919,3137,9675,4164,6483,652FemalePersonshavingmobilephones23.
4942,093119,969113,61569,607118,676143,354193,50494,11735,07136,10918,071Personsusinginternetfacility1.
455,3325,1169,32410,5234,2336,6779,4873,1952,6102,1002,06784Table35:Stockofhousesandhouseholdsbyregion,2010RegionTotalPopulationNumberofHousesNumberofHouseholdsPercentagedistributionofhousesRuralshareofhousingstockPercentageincreaseinhousingstockover2000HouseholdsperhousePopulationperhouseAveragehouseholdsizeAllRegions24,658,8233,392,7455,467,136100.
057.
755.
51.
67.
34.
4Western2,376,021380,104553,63511.
267.
546.
31.
56.
34.
2Central2,201,863346,699526,76410.
261.
855.
31.
56.
44.
0GreaterAccra4,010,054474,6211,036,42614.
013.
064.
92.
28.
43.
8Volta2,118,252399,953495,60311.
872.
251.
21.
25.
34.
2Eastern2,633,154431,697632,04812.
764.
152.
31.
56.
14.
1Ashanti4,780,380574,0661,126,21616.
953.
074.
62.
08.
34.
1BrongAhafo2,310,983331,967490,5199.
863.
453.
51.
57.
04.
6Northern2,479,461257,311318,1197.
671.
344.
71.
29.
67.
7UpperEast1,046,545114,034177,6313.
479.
229.
01.
69.
25.
8UpperWest702,11082,293110,1752.
485.
458.
61.
38.
56.
285Table36:HouseholdsbytypeandcharacteristicsofdwellingunitsbyRegionAllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperHousingCharacteristicsPercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestTypeofdwelling100.
05,817,607594,292567,0511,090,397550,006686,4781,169,030519,342339,874182,845118,292Separatehouse28.
71,670,392210,189184,803197,062251,660226,715289,053179,62859,74932,19539,338Semi-detachedhouse7.
1412,32951,38438,72188,21535,87445,63592,15028,29214,2777,18210,599Flat/Apartment4.
7270,64236,16824,66770,2018,36018,63193,51311,9903,8671,6281,617Compoundhouse(rooms)51.
52,997,508264,083290,848605,902225,278359,644610,164260,699216,648105,15359,089Huts/Buildings(samecompound)3.
1181,05014,7418,92712,09616,96319,04123,88822,26336,15823,1473,826Huts/Buildings(differentcompounds)0.
740,2102,7352,2322,3393,4563,6934,7213,7363,72511,6841,889Tent0.
211,0391,1951,0402,3641,1281,0241,905914862312295Improvisedhome(kiosk,container)1.
8104,8954,8764,58267,0052,0734,44118,2192,91151919178Livingquartersattachedtooffice/shop0.
421,7862,0801,6458,3471,2731,8334,1581,168655357270Uncompletedbuilding1.
694,9135,6468,27733,0943,1764,68328,9386,7762,4468051,072Other0.
212,8431,1951,3093,7727651,1382,321965968191219OuterwallMudbricks/earth34.
21,991,540241,414206,20739,198264,357266,725250,238239,284247,754147,62488,739Wood3.
4200,59419,22110,461110,7364,90012,02827,4387,9325,3891,606883Metalsheet/slate/asbestos0.
843,7083,1702,69814,0383,1314,26810,5492,4471,984855568Stone0.
211,3308359422,6921,1721,1822,0148141,077372230Burntbricks0.
738,2375,2735,3893,9813,1836,4817,5805,062647233408Cementblocks/concrete57.
53,342,462297,909325,673896,518250,762370,691840,519241,28264,86329,32124,924Landcrete1.
8104,2709,46310,9963,8107,77219,88519,87818,80810,6091,8901,159Bamboo0.
18,2061,9577661,3808199541,3815232855487Palmleaves/thatch(grass)/Rafia0.
738,05411,6181,2951,80611,4541,2021,7681,6945,894435888Other0.
739,2063,4322,62416,2382,4563,0627,6651,4961,372455406RoofMud/mudbricks/earth1.
480,6444,7952,5683,1623,5763,6934,8854,39416,43422,22714,910Wood0.
845,5474,3333,0478,8953,0003,52710,9333,5883,7403,0851,399Metalsheet71.
44,152,259375,579369,829537,503388,664604,2091,046,820423,255192,412122,94291,046Slate/asbestos13.
0759,03990,669146,526454,30041,0558,83112,9901,6862,091646245Cement/concrete2.
4141,07235,73610,82441,6714,8105,56136,2843,1611,429879717RoofingTiles0.
531,4562,5381,89218,0411,6031,0124,381704761162362Bamboo1.
271,04932,3639,9122,2841,2544,63013,9214,6791,137586283Thatch/palmleavesorraffia8.
6500,60643,83619,31716,797102,76952,37233,29974,583118,51730,7228,394Other0.
635,9354,4433,1367,7443,2752,6435,5173,2923,3531,59693686Table36:HouseholdsbytypeandcharacteristicsofdwellingunitsbyRegion(Cont'd)AllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperHousingCharacteristicsPercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestNumberofoccupieddwellingunits94.
05,467,054553,634526,7631,036,370495,600632,0451,126,205490,515318,119177,629110,174Numberofvacantdwellingunits6.
0350,55340,65840,28854,02754,40654,43342,82528,82721,7555,2168,118FloorEarth/mud16.
0872,16177,85959,54353,99087,880118,931164,333113,22897,67856,27242,447Cement/concrete77.
84,255,611450,286448,599830,972397,467491,586875,714363,827214,535116,91165,714Stone0.
632,8172,4322,1924,9281,8426,0768,7313,3251,3581,623310Burntbricks0.
16,5375697181,9964247101,3653222778967Wood1.
052,8562,8481,92438,8774641,3456,0321,114195498Vinyltiles1.
057,0324,1583,37827,4541,2372,91415,1201,889510196176Ceramic/PorcelaingraniteMarbletiles1.
688,5006,6085,53439,6183,7545,40419,8263,7842,0911,181700Terrazzo/Terrazzotiles1.
685,9737,0553,66934,6971,2833,83332,4601,972365401238Other0.
315,5671,8191,2063,8381,2491,2462,6241,0541,110907514Tenure/HoldingArrangementOwneroccupied47.
22,579,493270,951242,973335,914292,251295,634392,626239,514264,576154,17290,882Renting31.
11,699,250158,380139,007486,807103,158193,922428,376127,02033,45416,46912,657Rent-free20.
81,138,097120,214141,329193,39196,169139,513295,663121,44817,6896,4616,220Perching0.
524,7902,3782,0088,5562,7241,8054,0501,4281,330302209Squatting0.
315,6188206038,3083615114,20243122310554Other0.
29,8068918433,3949376601,288674847120152OwnershiptypeOwnedbyhouseholdmember52.
72,883,236313,579272,070412,943304,481335,114471,623260,608267,538154,01691,264Beingpurchased(e.
g.
mortgage)0.
845,6305,0933,8969,7803,0754,00913,6483,4481,352721608Relativenothouseholdmember15.
6851,63071,742115,683127,69791,956108,374218,14590,17616,4606,0355,362Otherprivateindividual26.
31,439,021123,401118,549423,23481,191159,804370,415116,40224,31012,1819,534Privateemployer1.
583,61015,3435,19120,6673,4756,86220,4829,5091,248480353Otherprivateagency0.
421,1232,6891,7884,9561,4192,7975,1131,390431267273Public/Governmentownership2.
2118,80419,3077,49630,0218,00312,75422,1267,1385,8633,6862,410Other0.
424,0002,4802,0907,0722,0002,3314,6531,84491724337087Table36:HouseholdsbytypeandcharacteristicsofdwellingunitsbyRegion(Cont'd)AllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperHousingCharacteristicsPercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestRoomsoccupiedbyhouseholdsOneroom44.
52,434,747265,745287,140493,327146,513280,649651,320231,67835,63825,41217,325Tworooms24.
81,358,482146,536126,008310,557162,875175,350216,605117,56145,76035,59021,640Threerooms11.
6634,32666,08051,36685,57879,66078,062103,60662,87348,88236,85621,363Fourrooms7.
1389,42534,38727,08457,01844,81443,50359,74334,30244,19927,50516,870Fiverooms4.
1221,78616,45413,53735,99921,77621,73333,42317,23634,68316,18710,758Sixrooms2.
8154,7949,7198,67622,74415,96413,88824,01410,92629,14811,7267,989Sevenrooms1.
896,4316,1265,04314,2838,8227,64815,7466,53320,5077,0664,657Eightrooms1.
263,1053,4903,0917,2665,9234,6529,1363,97717,0025,1243,444Nine+rooms2.
1113,9585,0974,8189,5989,2536,56012,6125,42942,30012,1636,128SleepingroomsOneroom54.
42,973,733322,739337,243634,613228,658343,879726,710265,41449,87638,14726,454Tworooms24.
31,326,602137,837117,512255,968150,884168,081217,364120,14071,20855,08932,519Threerooms10.
1553,52850,56139,28271,98560,31063,91689,39654,38663,20837,69322,791Fourrooms5.
3291,46122,72817,61340,92028,61829,92644,00526,32445,92022,04713,360Fiverooms2.
5137,5479,2347,12416,88511,89712,88622,68611,34928,76510,3456,376Sixrooms1.
478,2214,8983,7878,1607,0646,64512,3146,09819,3986,0683,789Sevenrooms0.
738,1692,2391,5893,5093,0702,7125,6702,89911,7162,9591,806Eightrooms0.
525,5381,3691,1131,9512,1471,8263,5611,6738,7291,9121,257Nine+rooms0.
842,2552,0291,5002,3792,9522,1744,4992,23219,2993,3691,82288Table36:HouseholdsbytypeandcharacteristicsofdwellingunitsbyRegion(Cont'd)AllRegionsGreaterBrongUpperUpperHousingFacilitiesPercentNumberWesternCentralAccraVoltaEasternAshantiAhafoNorthernEastWestSourceoflightingElectricity(mains)64.
23,511,065360,079347,998902,831245,583369,961828,924263,890114,88942,86634,044Electricity(privategenerator)0.
736,1424,9313,8066,6443,9234,2826,3432,3722,2191,009613Kerosenelamp17.
8971,80767,662109,11161,509200,064159,43978,75658,403134,65680,75221,455Gaslamp0.
29,3789158171,4637991,1351,881793860412303Solarenergy0.
29,1949285921,0237831,0181,6936931,048612804Candle0.
841,2142,0852,79619,2512,2392,5959,4721,662488293333Flashlight/Torch15.
7858,651114,51459,23339,94239,88190,643195,345159,90160,51849,06849,606Firewood0.
213,2411,0558221,0361,4741,5931,4849972,2571,1911,332Cropresidue0.
14,623315357443425447414272759830361Othersources0.
211,7391,1501,2312,2284299321,8931,5324255961,323CookingfuelNone,nocooking5.
6306,11829,19626,76771,79712,88829,21491,71732,2856,7133,2722,269Wood40.
22,197,083267,976232,96436,560283,048315,386335,439294,170243,314107,31080,916Gas18.
2996,51882,91265,955429,46446,08474,339237,25136,64110,5848,7354,553Electricity0.
529,7943,3141,2219,6459723,4387,9521,0731,396383400Kerosene0.
529,8682,4132,93511,6272,5123,3934,2639291,116402278Charcoal33.
71,844,290164,627194,256470,277146,677203,053443,144122,19052,12427,02120,921Cropresidue0.
845,2921,8641,4777242,4192,1982,5731,7881,80429,725720Sawdust0.
18,0005975142,7133895481,5451,0235159363Animalwaste0.
02,332211209919104147427878412420Otherfuel0.
17,7595244652,6445073291,89432946956434CookingspaceNocookingspace7.
1386,88338,81634,82386,43321,12738,872105,49139,07810,9106,8224,511Separateroomforexclusiveuseofhousehold33.
21,817,018258,116176,215319,998173,544230,426319,235136,00482,02475,39346,063Separateroomsharedwithotherhouseholds7.
5410,76543,98335,85030,27017,36251,302165,78147,82710,8774,6642,849Enclosurewithoutroof2.
2117,6146,2798,63517,0079,35210,22014,1477,19511,24531,5671,967Structurewithroofbutwithoutwalls6.
4349,83226,14034,19315,46597,94267,39052,53041,88911,0551,7881,440Bedroom/Hall/Livingroom1.
474,5253,6858,38727,94817,0497,7984,9181,5751,4035721,190Veranda21.
51,173,946115,053108,346302,86351,288135,910304,29484,60534,13118,44419,012Openspaceincompound20.
41,115,46460,015117,661230,843106,10487,662155,848130,728155,65138,03832,914Other0.
421,0071,5472,6535,5431,8322,4653,9611,61482334122889Table36:HouseholdsbytypeandcharacteristicsofdwellingunitsbyRegion(Cont'd)HousingFacilitiesAllRegionsWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestPercentNumberNumberofoccupieddwellingunits100.
05,467,054553,634526,7631,036,370495,600632,0451,126,205490,515318,119177,629110,174BathingFacilitiesOwnbathroomforexclusiveuse28.
11,535,392172,397121,297281,090168,731163,394280,657119,022108,28373,34547,176Sharedseparatebathroominthesamehouse33.
31,818,522184,496160,291328,195111,402209,248501,675170,94695,26133,37023,638Privateopencubicle7.
0381,97929,43036,15743,93249,90856,57265,40940,48622,04426,11411,927Sharedopencubicle18.
31,000,25781,605118,153250,32198,801131,234158,98579,95548,53121,11111,561Publicbathhouse2.
6140,50112,88012,89572,0563,4082,81716,6483,35412,4092,3911,643Bathroominanotherhouse3.
4187,33732,53138,39416,45519,84719,31631,32925,4422,646479898Openspacearoundhouse6.
8372,55634,73835,70340,23139,49845,83367,32149,17927,21019,98712,856Inariver,pond,lakeordam0.
314,2344,1591,7731,0601,2811,9961,3201,0271,001437180Other0.
316,2761,3982,1003,0302,7241,6352,8611,104734395295ToiletFacilitiesNofacility19.
31,056,38265,78180,93684,813137,52271,38471,32287,122230,852146,32980,321WC15.
4839,61174,10048,303321,11629,79955,161261,10632,8007,7366,0503,440Exclusiveuse8.
2450,76338,19224,027192,03616,85430,598122,80415,3654,9293,8772,081Sharedwithotherhouseholdsinthesamehouse6.
7367,41933,56722,561121,45611,58423,252133,20516,2552,3572,0091,173Sharedwithotherhouseholdsfromanotherhouse0.
314,6741,5831,1805,1239129863,600677359121133Sharedwithotherhouseholdsandlocatedinanotherhouse0.
16,7557585352,5014493251,497503914353Pitlatrine19.
01,040,883166,530121,805102,419112,196203,246200,798112,5529,2185,2666,853Exclusiveuse6.
1334,85263,48833,46025,35932,23272,40762,23036,8283,9261,6223,300Sharedwithotherhouseholdsinthesamehouse8.
0437,48961,45253,03061,26728,43681,604100,44142,3163,3782,8612,704Sharedwithotherhouseholdsfromanotherhouse3.
1167,05825,91221,04110,09231,89533,25422,04419,9841,567562707Sharedwithotherhouseholdsandlocatedinanotherhouse1.
9101,48415,67814,2745,70119,63315,98116,08313,42434722114290Table36:HouseholdsbytypeandcharacteristicsofdwellingunitsbyRegion(Cont'd)HousingFacilitiesAllRegionsWesternCentralGreaterAccraVoltaEasternAshantiBrongAhafoNorthernUpperEastUpperWestPercentNumberKVIP10.
5572,82434,82262,088148,79463,237100,19398,43439,54414,5876,1964,929Exclusiveuse2.
3128,4268,52613,87021,19917,01424,76424,27910,1924,9451,8581,779Sharedwithotherhouseholdsinthesamehouse6.
4348,48115,80935,740112,55532,61162,60656,18221,9116,1943,0581,815Sharedwithotherhouseholdsfromanotherhouse1.
052,3434,4787,5617,9588,3488,4927,9383,7912,275753749Sharedwithotherhouseholdsandlocatedinanotherhouse0.
843,5746,0094,9177,0825,2644,33110,0353,6501,173527586Bucket/Pan0.
740,6782,2632,72923,6172,3933,9263,0829031,248405112Exclusiveuse0.
18,1089856222,5089881,08688929553714751Sharedwithotherhouseholdsinthesamehouse0.
529,8509261,76420,1551,1912,5671,88346163023340Sharedwithotherhouseholdsfromanotherhouse0.
01,61919120054113819119687451812Sharedwithotherhouseholdsandlocatedinanotherhouse0.
01,1011611434137682114603679Publictoilet34.
61,893,291207,221208,323349,860148,740195,950487,596216,05352,70412,82814,016Other0.
423,3852,9172,5795,7511,7132,1853,8671,5411,774555503SolidwastedisposalCollected14.
4785,88945,63020,490502,64230,43026,049102,03514,05819,67419,7585,123Burnedbyhousehold10.
7584,82032,34870,553134,65478,604102,50159,30321,40834,59444,3376,518Publicdump(Container)23.
81,299,654116,99498,454266,28782,361143,820399,121117,36947,22214,05713,969Publicdump(OpenSpace)37.
72,061,403280,109283,45487,379204,656252,886472,344261,390123,18855,45940,538Dumpedindiscriminately9.
1498,86853,72528,33422,12367,80163,32155,64758,39983,88925,99439,635Buriedbyhousehold3.
3182,61519,64117,72714,00326,01437,14430,21515,0157,14012,2013,515Other1.
053,8055,1877,7519,2825,7346,3247,5402,8762,4125,823876LiquidwastedisposalThroughtheseweragesystem3.
4183,16914,0006,67095,1884,9068,22835,8825,8516,6364,0621,746Throughplumbingsystemintoagutter10.
9594,40460,73535,183191,22812,54033,511223,45112,55813,9497,6763,573Throughdrainageintoapit(soakaway)3.
1167,55511,4869,05955,80711,49311,42828,8857,58116,15212,0313,633Thrownontothestreet/outside28.
11,538,550131,104163,838127,782154,009147,245258,473200,536178,671105,54871,344Thrownintogutter18.
71,020,096119,73689,199351,34946,100106,945245,14631,70319,9316,0293,958Thrownontocompound35.
21,924,986211,768216,209208,821258,942319,580330,818231,04781,19541,25825,348Other0.
738,2944,8056,6056,1957,6105,1083,5501,2391,5851,02557291Table37.
0:Populationbyregion,sexandtypeoflocality,TotalCountryRegionsPopulationPopulationinHouseholdsNumberofHouseholdsHouse-holdsizeLocalityPopulation18yearsandolderPercentBothSexesMaleFemaleUrbanRuralBothSexesMaleFemaleAllRegions100.
024,658,82312,024,84512,633,97824,076,3275,467,1364.
412,545,22912,113,59413,632,2996,431,8207,200,479Western9.
62,376,0211,187,7741,188,2472,307,395553,6354.
21,007,9691,368,0521,298,515640,773657,742Central8.
92,201,8631,050,1121,151,7512,113,766526,7644.
01,037,8781,163,9851,180,896535,526645,370GreaterAccra16.
34,010,0541,938,2252,071,8293,888,5121,036,4263.
83,630,955379,0992,530,3441,213,9161,316,428Volta8.
62,118,2521,019,3981,098,8542,086,567495,6034.
2713,7351,404,5171,170,624535,154635,470Eastern10.
72,633,1541,290,5391,342,6152,574,549632,0484.
11,143,9181,489,2361,451,228683,115768,113Ashanti19.
44,780,3802,316,0522,464,3284,671,9821,126,2164.
12,897,2901,883,0902,664,3301,251,2711,413,059BrongAhafo9.
42,310,9831,145,2711,165,7122,265,458490,5194.
61,028,4731,282,5101,223,774588,108635,666Northern10.
12,479,4611,229,8871,249,5742,445,061318,1197.
7750,7121,728,7491,211,127575,041636,086UpperEast4.
21,046,545506,405540,1401,034,704177,6315.
8219,646826,899540,452244,539295,913UpperWest2.
8702,110341,182360,928688,333110,1756.
2114,653587,457361,009164,377196,63292Table37.
1:Populationbydistrict,sexandtypeoflocality,WesternRegionDistrict/MunicipalPopulationPopulationinHouseholdsNumberofHouseholdsHouse-holdsizeLocalityPopulation18yearsandolderPercentBothSexesMaleFemaleUrbanRuralBothSexesMaleFemaleAllDistricts100.
02,376,0211,187,7741,188,2472,307,395553,6354.
21,007,9691,368,0521,298,515640,773657,742Jomoro6.
3150,10773,56176,546145,49034,5034.
253,08497,02380,37937,97842,401Ellembelle3.
787,50142,31745,18485,33818,6824.
618,01069,49147,01021,87025,140NzemaEastMunicipal2.
660,82829,94730,88159,25013,5094.
420,65540,17331,82815,07316,755AhantaWest4.
5106,21550,99955,216103,71026,0954.
031,28674,92955,40225,31530,087SekondiTakoradiMetropolitanArea23.
5559,548273,436286,112532,516142,5603.
7537,47522,073341,053165,414175,639Kwesimintsim9.
8232,617113,726118,891222,28259,0713.
8224,8767,741141,65168,72972,922Takoradi4.
197,35248,47048,88288,07524,4403.
697,352-63,20831,79931,409Sekondi3.
070,36133,82836,53366,99919,1763.
570,361-43,97720,67223,305Essikadu-Ketan6.
7159,21877,41281,806155,16039,8733.
9144,88614,33292,21744,21448,003Shama3.
481,96638,70443,26280,63219,2914.
246,07035,89642,44118,76123,680Mpohor-WassaEast5.
2123,99662,47061,526121,41230,1964.
017,065106,93164,64531,72632,919TarkwaNsuaem3.
890,47746,66243,81586,56621,7134.
027,40563,07250,52626,43024,096Prestea/HuniValley6.
7159,30480,49378,811154,52838,2954.
059,093100,21184,52742,59441,933WassaAmenfiEast3.
583,47842,89640,58281,44118,6204.
45,75077,72843,23022,04921,181WassaAmenfiWest6.
8161,16683,22777,939157,43134,4694.
644,203116,96383,16142,78340,378Aowin/Suaman5.
8138,41571,90866,507135,69830,6584.
419,724118,69173,61438,56635,048SefwiAkontombra3.
582,46743,60338,86481,88317,5924.
77,28775,18042,74222,88019,862SefwiWiawso5.
9139,20069,75369,447135,56830,0744.
549,82589,37572,37935,75036,629SefwiBibiani-AhwiasoBekwai5.
2123,27260,85562,417120,50527,9614.
335,13788,13565,82831,92433,904Juabeso4.
7111,74956,85354,896109,99423,6394.
712,54799,20258,53329,88328,650Bia4.
9116,33260,09056,242115,43325,7784.
523,35392,97961,21731,77729,44093Table37.
2:Populationbydistrict,sexandtypeoflocality,CentralRegionDistrict/MunicipalPopulationPopulationinHouseholdsNumberofHouse-holdsHouse-holdsizeLocalityPopulation18yearsandolderPercentTotalMaleFemaleUrbanRuralBothSexesMaleFemaleAllDistricts100.
02,201,8631,050,1121,151,7512,113,766526,7644.
01,037,8781,163,9851,180,896535,526645,370Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem6.
6144,70569,66575,040139,05635,4033.
951,69093,01576,88535,29741,588CapeCoastMetropolitanArea7.
7169,89482,81087,084140,40540,3863.
5130,34839,546110,33354,46255,871CapeCoastSouth3.
884,33739,74744,59081,56023,7863.
483,56177651,30823,57527,733CapeCoastNorth3.
985,55743,06342,49458,84516,6003.
546,78738,77059,02530,88728,138Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese5.
3117,18555,27561,910114,22028,7044.
039,42877,75761,43526,95934,476Mfantsiman8.
9196,56389,025107,538186,85648,3043.
999,15697,407101,60642,60958,997Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam6.
3138,04664,41873,628136,63335,1063.
943,99694,05070,88729,67141,216GomoaWest6.
1135,18960,41774,772132,83332,7154.
157,56877,62170,59728,02142,576Effutu3.
168,59732,79535,80260,89117,1213.
663,9694,62841,88219,62322,259GomoaEast9.
4207,07198,323108,748202,44652,8983.
8108,56898,503111,27650,21661,060EwutuSenya8.
9195,30693,100102,206189,73646,2774.
1143,79451,512105,29648,40156,895AgonaEast3.
985,92041,03544,88584,73821,0214.
037,28348,63744,94320,13524,808AgonaWest5.
2115,35854,15961,199111,44729,4783.
888,35127,00762,78327,60135,182Asikuma/Odoben/Brakwa5.
1112,70654,29358,413111,09426,9974.
154,21358,49356,37625,21831,158AssinSouth4.
7104,24450,93653,308102,06223,2004.
4-104,24452,32124,23128,090AssinNorth7.
3161,34180,25481,087157,74936,3174.
357,710103,63182,82139,68343,138Twifo/Heman/LowerDenkyira5.
3116,87457,62459,250113,33125,2014.
529,46887,40660,03828,60631,432UpperDenkyiraEast3.
372,81035,79037,02071,51914,2005.
032,33640,47440,30119,32220,979UpperDenkyiraWest2.
760,05430,19329,86158,75013,4364.
4-60,05431,11615,47115,64594Table37.
3:Populationbydistrict,sexandtypeoflocality,GreaterAccraRegionDistrict/MunicipalPopulationPopulationinHouseholdsNumberofHouse-holdsHouse-holdsizeLocalityPopulation18yearsandolderPercentTotalMaleFemaleUrbanRuralBothSexesMaleFemaleAllDistricts100.
04,010,0541,938,2252,071,8293,888,5121,036,4263.
83,630,955379,0992,530,3441,213,9161,316,428Weija(GaSouth)12.
1485,643237,558248,085477,467118,8464.
0430,78054,863282,620137,243145,377GaWest6.
6262,742128,727134,015256,50966,7063.
8181,52681,216161,45278,77382,679GaEast6.
5259,668127,258132,410252,91466,2863.
8227,17232,496167,04382,18984,854AccraMetropolitanArea46.
11,848,614887,673960,9411,779,165501,9563.
51,848,614-1,214,414579,029635,385AblekumaSouth5.
3213,914101,392112,522206,62757,9133.
6213,914-134,22862,06972,159AblekumaCentral6.
7268,424128,678139,746264,16072,2303.
7268,424-174,10382,67691,427AshieduKeteke2.
9117,52555,16562,360111,18034,9643.
2117,525-78,31436,31242,002OsuKlotey3.
0121,72358,45763,266115,07035,5083.
2121,723-84,58640,12444,462La4.
6183,52886,73896,790179,25151,1553.
5183,528-119,17455,31163,863AyawasoEast4.
6183,49888,23595,263178,91543,7554.
1183,498-120,65358,12762,526AyawasoCentral3.
5142,32268,39073,932138,16739,1163.
5142,322-95,12845,81449,314OkaiKoiSouth3.
0121,71858,59263,126116,72234,8003.
4121,718-81,02138,72742,294AblekumaNorth4.
9197,02494,280102,744193,50853,0393.
6197,024-127,35060,42266,928OkaiKoiNorth5.
7228,271110,681117,590223,56864,5673.
5228,271-146,24170,74875,493AyawasoWestWogon1.
870,66737,06533,60251,99714,9093.
570,667-53,61628,69924,917Adenta2.
078,21539,36638,84976,60120,4783.
749,99528,22049,66625,41924,247Ledzokuku/Krowor5.
7227,932109,185118,747221,75760,8593.
6227,932-143,43267,71375,719Ashaiman4.
8190,97293,72797,245185,80449,9363.
7190,972-119,15058,99560,155Tema10.
0402,637193,334209,303391,53797,5974.
0392,04410,593256,110122,349133,761TemaWest3.
2127,80761,50166,306124,38531,1544.
0127,807-85,24141,10744,134TemaEast4.
0160,21375,97984,234155,99438,5084.
1160,213-102,35447,83554,519KponeKatamanso2.
9114,61755,85458,763111,15827,9354.
0104,02410,59368,51533,40735,108DangbeWest3.
1122,83658,80664,030118,54226,4894.
541,62981,20768,19731,41636,781DangbeEast3.
3130,79562,59168,204128,21627,2734.
840,29190,50468,26030,79037,47095Table37.
4:Populationbydistrict,sexandtypeoflocality,VoltaRegionDistrict/MunicipalPopulationPopulationinHouseholdsNumberofHouse-holdsHouse-holdsizeLocalityPopulation18yearsandolderPercentTotalMaleFemaleUrbanRuralBothSexesMaleFemaleAllDistricts100.
02,118,2521,019,3981,098,8542,086,567495,6034.
2713,7351,404,5171,170,624535,154635,470SouthTongu4.
287,95040,01947,93186,54620,5094.
211,31076,64047,22819,85827,370KetaMunicipal7.
0147,61868,55679,062144,74737,7053.
878,69968,91987,00637,54049,466KetuSouth7.
6160,75675,64885,108157,22339,1194.
074,83485,92290,36239,88250,480KetuNorth4.
799,91346,55153,36298,57126,4373.
734,19665,71756,36624,08332,283Akatsi6.
1128,46159,16569,296126,99833,7623.
831,88496,57771,45430,22441,230NorthTongu7.
0149,18870,28278,906147,63031,5734.
743,410105,77881,56236,47445,088AdakluAnyigbe3.
064,40431,29833,10663,69113,1094.
96,79757,60736,50017,23719,263HoMunicipal12.
8271,881129,180142,701265,59173,7033.
6120,349151,532165,59575,70989,886SouthDayi2.
246,66122,13224,52945,84910,7614.
318,12228,53925,43711,36814,069Kpando4.
493,64944,55349,09692,32023,6693.
929,55864,09153,65224,15029,502Hohoe12.
4262,046126,239135,807258,35565,8583.
9105,612156,434149,15268,87180,281Biakoye3.
165,90133,05732,84465,43515,2264.
322,37343,52835,14116,96318,178Jasikan2.
859,18129,14230,03958,73314,0344.
216,34242,83933,13615,72817,408Kadjebi2.
859,30329,95129,35258,27313,3034.
415,68243,62132,40216,08516,317KrachiEast5.
5116,80460,73056,074115,25122,2895.
232,40084,40457,36529,16328,202KrachiWest5.
8122,10562,01960,086120,84821,8245.
523,89498,21160,32129,53930,782NkwantaSouth5.
6117,87858,48259,396116,68422,7335.
130,14687,73257,61627,66329,953NkwantaNorth3.
064,55332,39432,15963,8229,9896.
418,12746,42630,32914,61715,71296Table37.
5:Populationbydistrict,sexandtypeoflocality,EasternRegionDistrict/MunicipalPopulationPopulationinHouseholdsNumberofHouse-holdsHouse-holdsizeLocalityPopulation18yearsandolderPercentTotalMaleFemaleUrbanRuralBothSexesMaleFemaleAllDistricts100.
02,633,1541,290,5391,342,6152,574,549632,0484.
11,143,9181,489,2361,451,228683,115768,113BirimSouth4.
5119,76757,98161,786117,98528,8004.
156,91362,85463,46828,91734,551BirimMunicipal5.
5144,86969,30475,565141,80336,3543.
998,04446,82578,34935,76542,584WestAkim7.
4195,34995,047100,302192,97046,8064.
175,260120,089104,88148,31356,568Suhum/KraboaCoaltar6.
4167,55182,40285,149164,22440,4134.
144,072123,47991,88343,20448,679AkwapemSouth4.
7123,50160,90762,594116,33430,5193.
860,86162,64072,32134,99837,323AkwapenNorth5.
2136,48364,02872,455134,35933,3224.
046,56289,92177,74634,06043,686NewJuabenMunicipal7.
0183,72788,68795,040173,65349,4743.
5171,37612,351115,59754,95360,644YiloKrobo3.
387,84742,37845,46986,56720,6134.
227,15960,68849,67523,01726,658LowerManya-Krobo3.
489,24641,47047,77687,64922,1504.
074,73314,51351,65822,82528,833Asuogyaman3.
798,04647,03051,01696,02723,5514.
128,78869,25854,59325,07629,517UpperManya-Krobo2.
772,09236,50035,59271,22715,3794.
69,18962,90338,50918,97319,536Fanteakwa4.
1108,61454,01054,604106,15524,0264.
429,91178,70359,03628,16630,870EastAkim6.
4167,89681,76786,129164,56242,0933.
9100,06867,82896,13945,10951,030Kwaebibirem7.
3192,56294,56098,002189,23847,9543.
994,06298,500103,37249,08854,284Akyemansa3.
797,37448,00349,37196,37821,3614.
533,96363,41149,94523,47926,466BirimNorth3.
078,90739,57239,33577,57218,5114.
221,16657,74142,62620,88821,738Atiwa4.
2110,62254,67155,951109,35226,3424.
236,89773,72559,58628,15931,427KwahuWest3.
693,58444,87548,70990,13123,2963.
947,96845,61651,96423,78928,175KwahuSouth2.
669,75733,09436,66368,18216,7254.
118,87450,88337,65516,79420,861KwahuEast2.
977,12537,62039,50576,37918,4094.
125,35351,77241,72919,15522,574KwahuNorth8.
3218,235116,633101,602213,80245,9504.
742,699175,536110,49658,38752,10997Table37.
6:Populationbydistrict,sexandtypeoflocality,AshantiRegionDistrict/MunicipalPopulationPopulationinHouse-holdsNumberofHouse-holdsHouse-holdsizeLocalityPopulation18yearsandolderPercentTotalMaleFemaleUrbanRuralBothSexesMaleFemaleAllDistricts100.
04,780,3802,316,0522,464,3284,671,9821,126,2164.
12,897,2901,883,0902,664,3301,251,2711,413,059AtwimaMponua2.
5119,18061,09058,090118,04326,1504.
514,820104,36061,09230,97130,121AmansieWest2.
8134,33167,48566,846132,44329,3594.
55,967128,36470,60834,71335,895AmansieCentral1.
990,74145,27545,46689,35021,5114.
210,72580,01646,23322,27323,960AdansiSouth2.
4115,37858,03957,339113,14525,6264.
418,96696,41258,57628,67129,905ObuasiMunicipal3.
5168,64181,01587,626165,05241,3124.
0143,64424,99794,83744,67050,167AdansiNorth2.
2107,09153,05554,036105,32423,8634.
417,30489,78754,49525,78228,713BekwaiMunicipal2.
5118,02455,61562,409115,44527,2584.
220,74797,27761,84327,30834,535BosomeFreho1.
360,39729,75330,64459,40512,9234.
6-60,39731,34514,44416,901AsanteAkimSouth2.
5117,24557,95159,294115,28926,5364.
319,87097,37561,02228,79432,228AsanteAkimNorth2.
9140,69467,67373,021139,00732,4004.
380,70759,98775,83834,62441,214EjisuJuaben3.
0143,76268,64875,114141,17733,0784.
339,565104,19777,24834,95942,289Bosumtwi/Atwima/Kwanwoma2.
093,91044,79349,11792,25322,8954.
028,37565,53549,79022,54727,243AtwimaKwanwoma1.
990,63443,79246,84289,24920,7344.
317,88472,75047,98922,29325,696KumasiMetropolitanArea42.
62,035,064972,2581,062,8061,972,200512,7673.
82,035,064-1,222,814574,076648,738Kwadaso5.
3251,215119,111132,104241,46960,2354.
0251,215-148,09068,45279,638Nhyiaeso2.
8134,48864,85869,630132,34534,6243.
8134,488-82,44839,16343,285Subin3.
6174,00481,47592,529170,58048,1053.
5174,004-109,89950,21859,681Asokwa(Atonso)2.
9140,16166,78673,375137,07136,1833.
8140,161-83,64039,06044,580Oforikrom6.
3303,016149,827153,189284,53373,3433.
9303,016-186,62792,31294,315Asawase6.
5312,258149,170163,088304,35274,2794.
1312,258-182,70285,50797,195Manhyia3.
2152,22571,75380,472149,16441,8863.
6152,225-94,52443,75550,769OldTafo3.
1146,02469,55176,473143,69837,2333.
9146,024-85,22239,84945,373Suame3.
4161,19976,14385,056157,62341,3623.
8161,199-94,14743,39150,756Bantama5.
4260,474123,584136,890251,36565,5173.
8260,474-155,51572,36983,146AtwimaNwabiagya3.
1149,02571,94877,077146,07635,2054.
146,891102,13481,17438,00143,173AhafoAnoSouth2.
5121,65961,74559,914120,32026,9304.
511,701109,95861,56330,35331,21098Table37.
6:Populationbydistrict,sexandtypeoflocality,AshantiRegion(Cont'd)District/MunicipalPopulationPopulationinHouseholdsNumberofHouse-holdsHouse-holdsizeLocalityPopulation18yearsandolderPercentTotalMaleFemaleUrbanRuralBothSexesMaleFemaleAllDistricts100.
04,780,3802,316,0522,464,3284,671,9821,126,2164.
12,897,2901,883,0902,664,3301,251,2711,413,059AhafoAnoNorth2.
094,28547,95646,32992,92420,9944.
417,75876,52749,35824,66524,693OffinsoMunicipal1.
676,89537,06839,82776,17715,3765.
021,72155,17439,55018,11321,437AfigyaKwabre2.
8136,14066,35069,790133,69630,0664.
435,100101,04071,66333,38638,277KwabreEast2.
4115,55655,10660,450113,35027,1224.
267,05248,50462,33728,48433,853SekyereSouth2.
094,00944,69149,31891,81919,4454.
750,11843,89149,14721,69927,448MampongMunicipal1.
888,05142,65345,39886,19019,2034.
539,84848,20346,56821,74224,826SekyereEast1.
362,17229,51132,66161,13613,6684.
533,62028,55232,80614,48718,319SekyereAframPlains2.
093,93746,16547,77292,58119,5964.
730,87263,06546,96021,83825,122SekyereCentral1.
571,23235,22536,00770,57414,6324.
822,56648,66636,79317,30019,493EjuraSekyeDumasi1.
885,44642,89242,55483,94116,4035.
142,94442,50244,51721,67822,839OffinsoNorth1.
256,88128,30028,58155,81611,1645.
023,46133,42028,16413,40014,76499Table37.
7:Populationbydistrict,sexandtypeoflocality,BrongAhafoRegionDistrict/MunicipalPopulationPopulationinHouseholdsNumberofHouse-holdsHouse-holdsizeLocalityPopulation18yearsandolderPercentTotalMaleFemaleUrbanRuralBothSexesMaleFemaleAllDistricts100.
02,310,9831,145,2711,165,7122,265,458490,5194.
61,028,4731,282,5101,223,774588,108635,666AsunafoSouth4.
195,58048,83646,74494,60320,2414.
724,60170,97949,07224,87124,201AsunafoNorth5.
4124,68562,85461,831123,13427,2324.
547,32777,35864,19131,77932,412Asutifi4.
6105,84355,04650,797101,95422,9864.
436,61769,22657,96230,32227,640DormaaMunicipal6.
9159,78978,27081,519156,87435,7594.
454,532105,25788,21641,76046,456DormaaEast2.
250,87123,97026,90150,13711,7224.
332,46218,40927,17311,96315,210TanoSouth3.
478,12938,29939,83077,18516,3124.
740,91337,21639,90618,76221,144TanoNorth3.
579,97339,59340,38078,78418,4784.
339,97639,99742,80720,50722,300SunyaniMunicipal5.
3123,22461,61061,614110,74328,4343.
9102,38920,83576,35538,10338,252SunyaniWest3.
785,27241,38843,88484,63019,7164.
360,37624,89647,20322,13225,071Berekum5.
6129,62859,86969,759125,80331,1304.
084,94944,67971,02130,33840,683JamanSouth4.
092,64943,45949,19090,85620,1784.
525,11867,53148,52621,14927,377JamanNorth3.
683,05939,88943,17082,07416,1985.
143,59639,46343,56119,84723,714Tain4.
7108,38653,88054,506107,41620,0045.
445,36763,01957,34427,72929,615Wenchi3.
989,73944,06545,67488,20919,1384.
632,95056,78947,49922,55624,943Techiman9.
0206,856100,498106,358204,01047,6274.
3123,93982,917112,24853,00159,247NkoranzaSouth4.
4100,92950,07150,858100,26821,5654.
647,55953,37052,62925,32627,303NkoranzaNorth2.
965,89533,26332,63265,22213,8824.
712,16653,72934,38916,86017,529AtebubuAmantin4.
6105,93853,67452,264104,24420,3495.
149,49756,44153,25726,48826,769Sene5.
1118,81061,47457,336117,42022,1375.
314,937103,87358,52929,47429,055Pru5.
6129,24865,83263,416127,06922,5795.
647,75481,49462,30930,61831,691KintampoSouth3.
581,00042,12938,87180,34415,5225.
27,23673,76441,41121,34320,068KintampoNorth4.
195,48047,30248,17894,47919,3304.
954,21241,26848,16623,18024,986100Table37.
8:Populationbydistrict,sexandtypeoflocality,NorthernRegionDistrict/MunicipalPopulationPopulationinHouseholdsNumberofHouse-holdsHouse-holdsizeLocalityPopulation18yearsandolderPercentTotalMaleFemaleUrbanRuralBothSexesMaleFemaleAllDistricts100.
02,479,4611,229,8871,249,5742,445,061318,1197.
7750,7121,728,7491,211,127575,041636,086Bole2.
561,59331,02230,57160,31410,1605.
912,92148,67231,28715,34115,946Sawla/Tuna/Kalba4.
099,86348,26951,59498,88014,9066.
613,94585,91845,15219,49525,657WestGonja3.
484,72742,27342,45483,24111,0487.
527,69857,02940,11119,26420,847CentralGonja3.
587,87743,86044,01786,43211,4137.
617,41570,46241,58119,94121,640EastGonja5.
5135,45069,72165,729133,13918,8117.
125,302110,14866,75633,45833,298Kpandai4.
4108,81654,99753,819107,59816,3946.
610,82497,99250,17824,32725,851NanumbaSouth3.
893,46446,77646,68890,30711,4877.
916,71276,75243,31120,84822,463NanumbaNorth5.
7141,58469,99771,587139,40516,9148.
240,000101,58465,64731,04434,603Zabzugu-Tatale5.
0123,85461,08562,769122,01013,5539.
031,59392,26158,42127,20531,216Yendi8.
0199,59299,569100,023197,62821,5639.
259,005140,58798,61647,27151,345TamaleMetropolitanArea15.
0371,351185,995185,356366,26258,8556.
2274,02297,329210,869104,329106,540TamaleSouth3.
380,80241,03539,76779,81812,0716.
638,02242,78043,51721,58221,935TamaleCentral5.
7142,45070,07472,376140,15323,3376.
0142,450-84,69041,48543,205TamaleNorth6.
0148,09974,88673,213146,29123,4476.
293,55054,54982,66241,26241,400TolonKumbugu4.
5112,33156,04656,285110,89512,2439.
18,459103,87256,30926,70629,603SaveluguNanton5.
6139,28367,53171,752138,22114,6699.
455,25284,03170,51632,00138,515Karaga3.
177,70637,33640,37076,9277,66410.
015,58162,12536,92516,69320,232Gushiegu4.
5111,25954,18657,073110,03911,1509.
926,72984,53052,80224,50528,297Saboba2.
765,70632,32033,38664,9279,0117.
26,20959,49728,48213,33715,145Chereponi2.
253,39426,20627,18853,1707,1167.
57,96845,42623,39210,65812,734BunkpuruguYonyo4.
9122,59160,24062,351121,31517,6216.
917,304105,28756,20725,80430,403EastMamprusi4.
9121,00959,45361,556119,59613,8958.
639,15981,85055,15325,56029,593WestMamprusi6.
8168,01183,00585,006164,75519,6468.
444,614123,39779,41237,25442,158101Table37.
9:Populationbydistrict,sexandtypeoflocality,UpperEastRegionDistrict/MunicipalPopulationPopulationinHouseholdsNumberofHouse-holdsHouse-holdsizeLocalityPopulation18yearsandolderPercentTotalMaleFemaleUrbanRuralBothSexesMaleFemaleAllDistricts100.
01,046,545506,405540,1401,034,704177,6315.
8219,646826,899540,452244,539295,913Builsa8.
992,99145,89247,09992,59416,9155.
55,95587,03649,52523,17126,354KasenaNankanaWest6.
870,66734,74735,92069,96512,8135.
59,87560,79238,95918,23920,720KasenaNankanaEast10.
5109,94453,67656,268107,43519,7905.
429,99379,95159,43527,89431,541BolgatangaMunicipal12.
6131,55062,78368,767129,69626,7064.
965,54966,00173,81533,59740,218TalensiNabdam11.
0115,02057,70257,318114,18821,7165.
312,918102,10259,89829,02830,870Bongo8.
184,54540,08444,46183,99615,1885.
55,16979,37642,50118,58223,919BawkuWest9.
094,03445,11448,92093,02815,1696.
18,62885,40645,25519,62525,630GaruTempane12.
4130,00362,02567,978128,62317,5207.
36,265123,73861,10825,90735,201BawkuMunicipal20.
8217,791104,382113,409215,17931,8146.
875,294142,497109,95648,49661,460102Table37.
10:Populationbydistricts,sexandtypeoflocality,UpperWestRegionDistrict/MunicipalPopulationPopulationinHouseholdsNumberofHouse-holdsHouse-holdsizeLocalityPopulation18yearsandolderPercentTotalMaleFemaleUrbanRuralBothSexesMaleFemaleAllDistricts100.
0702,110341,182360,928688,333110,1756.
2114,653587,457361,009164,377196,632WaWest11.
681,34840,22741,12180,38211,4867.
0-81,34838,22117,27320,948WaMunicipal15.
3107,21452,99654,218102,26418,8915.
471,05136,16362,65430,82931,825WaEast10.
372,07436,39635,67871,12010,7686.
6-72,07433,93716,27017,667SissalaEast8.
156,52827,50329,02555,7648,6526.
410,62745,90128,98413,37015,614Nadowli13.
494,38844,72449,66492,99815,2106.
1-94,38848,64921,37327,276Jirapa12.
688,40241,59246,81087,30813,9116.
312,71675,68644,61018,94825,662SissalaWest7.
149,57324,15125,42249,0217,1166.
9-49,57323,70410,65613,048LambussieKarni7.
451,65424,95226,70250,8967,5246.
86,86944,78525,93111,24114,690Lawra14.
4100,92948,64152,28898,58016,6175.
913,39087,53954,31924,41729,902103