Ghana — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Ghana had an estimated population of 20,916,973 in 2005, with 73 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
For current figures: Ghana today — population now 35,697,557, against 20,916,973 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 20,916,973 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 22,449,438 | 35,697,557 | +59% |
The two sources differ by 7% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accra | 3,260,438 |
| 2 | Sekondi-Takoradi | 449,445 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accra | Greater Accra | 1,963,264 | 1,963,264 now |
| 2 | Kumasi | Ashanti | 1,468,609 | 2,544,530 now |
| 3 | Tamale | Northern | 360,579 | 464,316 now |
| 4 | Tema | Greater Accra | 349,742 | 155,782 now |
| 5 | Teshie | Greater Accra | 144,013 | — |
| 6 | Cape Coast | Central | 143,015 | 212,426 now |
| 7 | Ashiaman | Greater Accra | 123,134 | — |
| 8 | Obuasi | Ashanti | 119,065 | — |
| 9 | Takoradi | Western | 114,988 | — |
| 10 | Sekondi | Western | 104,193 | 285,506 now |
| 11 | Koforidua | Eastern | 76,668 | 151,255 now |
| 12 | Tema New Town | Greater Accra | 76,093 | 95,837 now |
| 13 | Nungua | Greater Accra | 70,483 | — |
| 14 | Madina | Greater Accra | 68,592 | — |
| 15 | Sunyani | Brong-Ahafo | 63,179 | 92,825 now |
| 16 | Yendi | Northern | 54,411 | 64,676 now |
| 17 | Ho | Volta | 54,198 | 130,701 now |
| 18 | Tafo | Ashanti | 50,457 | 50,457 now |
| 19 | Wa | Upper West | 50,267 | 78,107 now |
| 20 | Swedru | Central | 46,949 | 54,417 now |
| 21 | Ejura | Ashanti | 43,403 | 70,807 now |
| 22 | Bawku | Upper East | 41,807 | 76,459 now |
| 23 | Nkawkaw | Eastern | 41,493 | 47,968 now |
| 24 | Tarkwa | Western | 41,345 | 49,937 now |
| 25 | Techiman | Brong-Ahafo | 41,315 | 84,074 now |
| 26 | Winneba | Central | 40,753 | 71,288 now |
| 27 | Bolgatanga | Upper East | 39,870 | 81,958 now |
| 28 | Mampong | Ashanti | 39,732 | 51,745 now |
| 29 | Agogo | Ashanti | 37,124 | 46,089 now |
| 30 | Asamankese | Eastern | 36,589 | 46,061 now |
| 31 | Berekum | Brong-Ahafo | 36,409 | 70,536 now |
| 32 | Oda | Eastern | 32,151 | — |
| 33 | Prestea | Western | 31,607 | — |
| 34 | Wenchi | Brong-Ahafo | 30,389 | — |
| 35 | Effiakuma | Western | 30,374 | — |
| 36 | Hohoe | Volta | 30,120 | — |
| 37 | Aflao | Volta | 29,991 | 66,546 now |
| 38 | Anloga | Volta | 29,748 | — |
| 39 | Savelugu | Northern | 29,310 | — |
| 40 | Konongo | Ashanti | 26,910 | 43,585 now |
| 41 | Nsawam | Eastern | 26,681 | 48,885 now |
| 42 | Elmina | Central | 25,560 | — |
| 43 | Navrongo | Upper East | 25,470 | — |
| 44 | Dunkwa | Central | 25,410 | — |
| 45 | Suhum | Eastern | 25,192 | 50,610 now |
| 46 | Axim | Western | 24,500 | — |
| 47 | Begoro | Eastern | 23,759 | — |
| 48 | Kintampo | Brong-Ahafo | 22,731 | 53,711 now |
| 49 | Kpandu | Volta | 22,525 | — |
| 50 | Shama | Western | 20,946 | — |
| 51 | Akwatia | Eastern | 20,451 | — |
| 52 | Apam | Central | 20,147 | — |
| 53 | Salaga | Northern | 19,609 | — |
| 54 | Bibiani | Western | 19,076 | — |
| 55 | Saltpond | Central | 18,794 | — |
| 56 | Keta | Volta | 18,077 | — |
| 57 | Nyakrom | Central | 17,441 | — |
| 58 | Somanya | Eastern | 16,579 | — |
| 59 | Foso | Central | 15,637 | — |
| 60 | Aburi | Eastern | 15,053 | — |
| 61 | Bechem | Brong-Ahafo | 14,391 | — |
| 62 | Duayaw Nkwanta | Brong-Ahafo | 14,227 | — |
| 63 | Mumford | Central | 13,983 | — |
| 64 | Kade | Eastern | 13,315 | — |
| 65 | Anomabu | Western | 12,717 | — |
| 66 | Akropong | Eastern | 11,096 | — |
| 67 | Kibi | Eastern | 9,399 | — |
| 68 | Kete-Krachi | Volta | 9,182 | — |
| 69 | Mpraeso | Eastern | 9,007 | — |
| 70 | Aboso | Western | 8,790 | — |
| 71 | Kpandae | Northern | 8,652 | — |
| 72 | Akim Swedru | Eastern | 8,355 | — |
| 73 | Bekwai | Ashanti | 4,260 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashanti | 4,105,402 |
| 2 | Greater Accra | 3,460,792 |
| 3 | Eastern | 2,194,260 |
| 4 | Western | 2,165,345 |
| 5 | Northern | 2,003,152 |
| 6 | Brong-Ahafo | 1,973,199 |
| 7 | Volta | 1,738,710 |
| 8 | Central | 1,717,543 |
| 9 | Upper East | 948,118 |
| 10 | Upper West | 610,452 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.