⌛ Then vs now
How has Ghana changed since 1990?
1990 then 2026 latest dataPeople in Ghana now live 10 years longer than in 1990.
Land
Farmland
55.5% in 1990, 55.4% in 2024.
People
Population
15.4 million in 1990, 35.1 million in 2025.
Fertility rate
5.74 children per woman in 1990, 3.34 children per woman in 2024.
Median age
16.1 years in 1990, 20.9 years in 2023.
Aged 65 and over
2.6% in 1990, 3.8% in 2025.
Money
GDP per person (PPP)
Int$1,580 in 1990, Int$8,610 in 2025.
Economy size (GDP)
$5.89 billion in 1990, $114 billion in 2025.
Unemployment
3.5% in 1991, 3% in 2025.
Military spending
0.3% in 1990, 0.5% in 2025.
Tax revenue (central government)
11.4% in 1990, 12.4% in 2023.
Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)
80.4% in 1991, 39% in 2016.
Health
Life expectancy
55.4 years in 1990, 65.7 years in 2024.
Infant mortality
72.7 per 1,000 in 1990, 27.5 per 1,000 in 2024.
Adult obesity
2.6% in 1990, 13.8% in 2024.
Hospital beds
1.5 per 1,000 in 1990, 0.7 per 1,000 in 2015.
Everyday life
Meat supply
10.4 kg in 1990, 17.4 kg in 2023.
Daily calories
1,640 kcal in 1990, 3,120 kcal in 2023.
Years of schooling
4.2 years in 1990, 7.1 years in 2023.
Olympic medals (all time)
3 in 1990, 5 in 2026.
Connected
Urban population
36% in 1990, 59% in 2025.
Internet users
0% in 1990, 72% in 2024.
Access to electricity
30.6% in 1993, 91.9% in 2024.
Mobile subscriptions
0 in 1990, 114 in 2024.
Planet
CO₂ per person
0.2 t in 1990, 0.6 t in 2024.
Forest cover
25.5% in 1990, 30.9% in 2024.