As of 2021, Ghanaians born and residing in Ghana were over 30.4 million in number, representing over 98 percent of the country's population. Around 23.6 thousand people held a dual nationality, Ghanaian included, while 53.1 thousand had naturalized in the country. Furthermore, Nigeria and Togo are notable countries in terms of foreign nationals in Ghana. As of the said year, around 77 thousand and 60.3 thousand of people from these countries, respectively, resided in Ghana.
Number of Ghanaian and foreign nationals in Ghana as of 2021, by nationality
* This total is obtained by adding figures for Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo, to "Other ECOWAS countries".
Figures on residents do not total the overall population, as this statistic shows major countries (including regional economic divisions to which they belong) as well as world regions.
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Ghana Statistical Service. (December 31, 2021). Number of Ghanaian and foreign nationals in Ghana as of 2021, by nationality [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285610/population-of-ghana-by-nationality/
Ghana Statistical Service. "Number of Ghanaian and foreign nationals in Ghana as of 2021, by nationality." Chart. December 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285610/population-of-ghana-by-nationality/
Ghana Statistical Service. (2021). Number of Ghanaian and foreign nationals in Ghana as of 2021, by nationality. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285610/population-of-ghana-by-nationality/
Ghana Statistical Service. "Number of Ghanaian and Foreign Nationals in Ghana as of 2021, by Nationality." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285610/population-of-ghana-by-nationality/
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Number of Ghanaian and foreign nationals in Ghana as of 2021, by nationality [Graph], Ghana Statistical Service, December 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285610/population-of-ghana-by-nationality/
