Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty was 41.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Ghana, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Ghana stood at 41.3%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Ghana peaked at 55.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 2023.
That places Ghana 3rd out of 43 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 42.7% | — |
| 2011 | 55.0% | +28.8% |
| 2016 | 45.6% | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 47.8% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | -13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.8% | 42.7% | 55.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 1 Albania 46.6% compare
- 2 Kyrgyzstan 43.6% compare
- 4 Ecuador 40.8% compare
- 5 North Macedonia 39.8% compare
- 6 Mexico 36.3% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Ghana
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.4 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,688 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 10.43 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.54 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 13.54 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.514 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Ghana?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Ghana was 41.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Ghana ranks 3rd out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. 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 Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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