Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Ghana
Ghana: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 11.65 million people in 2016. ▬ Flat
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Ghana, 1987–2016
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 11.65 million people for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in 2016.
That represents a change of down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Ghana peaked at 13.91 million people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11.31 million people, in 1987.
Ghana ranks 14th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.40 million people | 11.31 million people | 11.48 million people | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.59 million people | 12.27 million people | 12.92 million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.91 million people | 13.91 million people | 13.91 million people | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.52 million people | 11.38 million people | 11.65 million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 11 Malawi 14.47 million people compare
- 12 Zambia 14.44 million people compare
- 13 Philippines 13.25 million people compare
- 15 Indonesia 11.53 million people compare
- 16 South Africa 11.00 million people compare
- 17 Bangladesh 10.01 million people compare
More poverty & inequality data for Ghana
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.4 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,688 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.514 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1687 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1687 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1991 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 12.6% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.5095 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Ghana?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Ghana was 11.65 million people in 2016, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 13.91 million people in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.31 million people in 1987.
- How does Ghana rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Ghana ranks 14th out of 120 countries with data for 2016.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.