As of 2021, the average household size in Ghana decreased to 3.6 individuals, compared to the 4.4 registered in the previous year. In fact, the number of people in each Ghanaian household has been declining since 2000, when it stood at 5.1. Overall, in 2021, there were 8.3 million households in the country.
Average size of households in Ghana between 1960 and 2021
(in millions)
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Ghana Statistical Service. (September 22, 2021). Average size of households in Ghana between 1960 and 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275624/average-household-size-in-ghana/
Ghana Statistical Service. "Average size of households in Ghana between 1960 and 2021 (in millions)." Chart. September 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275624/average-household-size-in-ghana/
Ghana Statistical Service. (2021). Average size of households in Ghana between 1960 and 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275624/average-household-size-in-ghana/
Ghana Statistical Service. "Average Size of Households in Ghana between 1960 and 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275624/average-household-size-in-ghana/
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Average size of households in Ghana between 1960 and 2021 (in millions) [Graph], Ghana Statistical Service, September 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275624/average-household-size-in-ghana/