Rural population as a share of total population fell 1.49% to 42.0% in Ghana in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Ghana reached an all time high of 76.7% in 1960 and an all time low of 42.0% in 2021. When compared to Ghana's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Benin amounted to 51.0%, 47.8% in Ivory Coast and 56.6% in Togo in 2021.
Ghana has been ranked 79th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 11 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Benin | % | 54.3% | 53.8% | 53.2% | 52.7% | 52.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 72.5% | 71.9% | 71.3% | 70.6% | 70.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | % | 45.9% | 45.3% | 44.6% | 43.9% | 43.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | % | 64.9% | 64.5% | 64.2% | 63.9% | 63.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | % | 50.6% | 50.1% | 49.7% | 49.2% | 48.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Liberia | % | 50.2% | 49.7% | 49.3% | 48.8% | 48.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | % | 60.0% | 59.2% | 58.4% | 57.6% | 56.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 83.8% | 83.7% | 83.7% | 83.6% | 83.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 52.2% | 51.3% | 50.5% | 49.7% | 48.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | % | 59.9% | 59.4% | 58.8% | 58.3% | 57.8% |
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