2021 Census Report: Greater Accra Is Region With Largest Population In Ghana

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed the 2021 population census which begun on Sunday 27th June 2021 to 11th July and extended to 15th August in some areas with challenges.

According to a preliminary report by the Statistical Service, the Greater Accra Region is currently the most populous Region in Ghana with a population size of 5,446,237 out of 6 million.

Greater Accra Region overtook the Ashanti Region which has been the most populous Region since 1970 and presently records 5,432,485.

The least populous Region in the country is Ahafo Region which has a population size of 564,536.

''Greater Accra Region is now the most populous region in Ghana, overtaking the Ashanti Region which has been the most populous region since 1970. Ashanti Region closely follows as the second most populous region. These regions are both almost twice (1.9) times the size of the third most populous region, Eastern Region.

"The Central Region is now the fourth most populous region following the splitting of the former Western, Brong Ahafo and Northern Regions who were all more populous than Central Region in 2010. The four most populous regions make up over half (54%) of the total population. The Ahafo Region is the least populous region taking the place of the Upper West which had been  the least populous in all the previous post-independence censuses. The Savannah and North East  Regions are the second and third least populous regions respectively," the report read.

It continued; ''Disparities in the population size across region have been the largest observed since 1960 when  Ghana conducted its first post-independence census. In 1960, the most populous region, Eastern, was almost five times (4.63) the size of Upper West, the least populous. In 2010, the most populous region, Ashanti was almost seven times (6.81) the size of the least populous, Upper West.

''In 2021,  the two most populous regions, Greater Accra and Ashanti, are almost 10 times (9.6) the size of  Ahafo, the least populous. There are 11 other regions that are at least twice as populous as Ahafo, and six that are thrice as populous.For Savannah and North East, there are seven other regions twice as populous and five that are thrice as populous.''

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