Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Ghana
Ghana: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 42.95 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Ghana, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 42.95 per 100,000 people for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Ghana peaked at 89.61 per 100,000 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 21.05 per 100,000 people, in 2007.
That places Ghana 87th out of 241 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.16 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 71.1 per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 74.54 per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 73.47 per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 66.57 per 100,000 people | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 80.94 per 100,000 people | +21.6% |
| 2006 | 42.61 per 100,000 people | -47.4% |
| 2007 | 21.05 per 100,000 people | -50.6% |
| 2008 | 53.83 per 100,000 people | +155.7% |
| 2009 | 59.07 per 100,000 people | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 78.2 per 100,000 people | +32.4% |
| 2011 | 76.93 per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 89.61 per 100,000 people | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 75.89 per 100,000 people | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 77.9 per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 79.05 per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 52.27 per 100,000 people | -33.9% |
| 2017 | 55.89 per 100,000 people | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 58.36 per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 58.35 per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 42.97 per 100,000 people | -26.4% |
| 2021 | 43.39 per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 44.65 per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 40.65 per 100,000 people | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 43.38 per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 42.95 per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 42.95 per 100,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.63 per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 42.95 per 100,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.84 per 100,000 people, 51% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +155.7% | 21.05 per 100,000 people | 53.83 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.73 per 100,000 people | 21.05 per 100,000 people | 80.94 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.24 per 100,000 people | 52.27 per 100,000 people | 89.61 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 43 per 100,000 people | 40.65 per 100,000 people | 44.65 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More development goals data for Ghana
- Red List Index 0.8827 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 248.94 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 25 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 21 (2025)
- Infant deaths 24,393 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 16,118 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Ghana?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Ghana was 42.95 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 89.61 per 100,000 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.05 per 100,000 people in 2007.
- How does Ghana rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Ghana ranks 87th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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