Blue numbers are estimated
Share of population living in area
1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||
Urban | 25.7 | 27.7 | 29.7 | 31.7 | 33.7 | 35.7 | 37.7 | 39.7 | 41.7 | 41.6 | 41.5 | 41.3 | 42.5 | 43.7 | 45.3 | 46.8 | 48.3 | 48.7 | 49.1 | 49.5 | 49.9 | 50.3 | 50.7 | |||||
Rural | 74.3 | 72.3 | 70.3 | 68.3 | 66.3 | 64.3 | 62.3 | 60.3 | 58.3 | 58.4 | 58.5 | 58.7 | 57.5 | 56.3 | 54.7 | 53.2 | 51.7 | 51.3 | 50.9 | 50.5 | 50.1 | 49.7 | 49.3 | |||||
Poor | 88.2 | 87.2 | 86.3 | 85.4 | 84.4 | 83.5 | 82.6 | 81.6 | 80.7 | 78.4 | 76.1 | 73.9 | 69.0 | 64.0 | 62.4 | 60.7 | 59.0 | 55.3 | 51.7 | 48.0 | 44.3 | 40.7 | 37.0 | |||||
Nonpoor | 11.8 | 12.7 | 13.6 | 14.6 | 15.5 | 16.4 | 17.3 | 18.3 | 19.2 | 21.5 | 23.8 | 26.1 | 31.0 | 36.0 | 37.6 | 39.3 | 41.0 | 44.7 | 48.3 | 52.0 | 55.7 | 59.3 | 63.0 | |||||
Lowest 25% | 30.0 | 30.1 | 30.2 | 30.4 | 30.5 | 30.6 | 30.7 | 30.8 | 31.0 | 30.6 | 30.3 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 30.5 | 30.9 | 31.4 | 31.7 | 32.0 | 32.3 | 32.6 | 32.9 | 33.2 | |||||
Second 25% | 23.7 | 23.8 | 23.9 | 24.0 | 24.1 | 24.2 | 24.4 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 24.3 | 23.9 | 23.6 | 24.0 | 24.4 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 24.3 | 24.0 | 23.7 | 23.5 | 23.2 | 22.9 | |||||
Third 25% | 21.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.8 | 22.1 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.5 | 22.7 | 22.9 | 22.6 | 22.4 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 21.6 | 21.3 | |||||
Highest 25% | 24.6 | 24.4 | 24.2 | 23.9 | 23.7 | 23.5 | 23.3 | 23.1 | 22.8 | 23.3 | 23.7 | 24.1 | 23.7 | 23.3 | 22.6 | 21.9 | 21.2 | 21.4 | 21.6 | 21.9 | 22.1 | 22.3 | 22.6 | |||||
Ashanti | 12.4 | 13.3 | 14.1 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 16.7 | 17.5 | 18.4 | 19.2 | 18.0 | 16.7 | 15.4 | 16.8 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.6 | |||||
Brong Ahafo | 6.89 | 7.31 | 7.73 | 8.15 | 8.56 | 8.98 | 9.40 | 9.82 | 10.2 | 9.90 | 9.55 | 9.20 | 9.23 | 9.27 | 9.24 | 9.21 | 9.19 | 8.99 | 8.80 | 8.61 | 8.42 | 8.23 | 8.03 | |||||
Central | 12.7 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 9.88 | 9.31 | 8.75 | 8.18 | 8.16 | 8.14 | 8.11 | 8.95 | 9.78 | 9.82 | 9.85 | 9.89 | 9.84 | 9.79 | 9.74 | 9.68 | 9.63 | 9.58 | |||||
Eastern | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 9.71 | 9.15 | 8.59 | 8.04 | |||||
Greater Accra | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 14.1 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 15.8 | 16.5 | 17.1 | 17.7 | 18.3 | 18.9 | 19.5 | 20.1 | |||||
Northern | 2.84 | 3.82 | 4.79 | 5.77 | 6.75 | 7.72 | 8.70 | 9.68 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 14.2 | 12.7 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 9.89 | 9.24 | 9.43 | 9.62 | 9.81 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.4 | |||||
Upper East | 5.33 | 5.47 | 5.61 | 5.75 | 5.89 | 6.04 | 6.18 | 6.32 | 6.46 | 5.82 | 5.18 | 4.55 | 5.21 | 5.88 | 5.45 | 5.02 | 4.58 | 4.46 | 4.33 | 4.21 | 4.08 | 3.96 | 3.83 | |||||
Upper West | 2.86 | 2.88 | 2.90 | 2.92 | 2.94 | 2.96 | 2.98 | 3.00 | 3.02 | 2.88 | 2.75 | 2.61 | 2.66 | 2.71 | 2.81 | 2.92 | 3.03 | 2.94 | 2.86 | 2.77 | 2.69 | 2.61 | 2.52 | |||||
Volta | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 9.76 | 9.20 | 8.77 | 8.35 | 7.93 | 8.51 | 9.09 | 8.92 | 8.74 | 8.56 | 8.47 | 8.38 | 8.29 | 8.19 | 8.10 | 8.01 | |||||
Western | 14.2 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 9.67 | 9.02 | 9.29 | 9.56 | 9.83 | 9.63 | 9.43 | 9.41 | 9.39 | 9.37 | 9.62 | 9.88 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.9 |