Net migration, annual growth rate in Ghana
Ghana: Net migration, annual growth rate was -30.23 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Net migration, annual growth rate in Ghana, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Ghana recorded -30.23 % change on previous year for net migration, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net migration, annual growth rate in Ghana peaked at 957.11 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -791.64 % change on previous year, in 1984.
That places Ghana 176th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -50.18 % change on previous year | -500.44 % change on previous year | 21.62 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.3 % change on previous year | -765.75 % change on previous year | 702.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -62.74 % change on previous year | -791.64 % change on previous year | 163.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.39 % change on previous year | -23.7 % change on previous year | 58.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.33 % change on previous year | -38.22 % change on previous year | 957.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -73.38 % change on previous year | -336.52 % change on previous year | 239.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7 % change on previous year | -31.1 % change on previous year | 98.67 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 173 British Virgin Islands -27.83 % change on previous year compare
- 174 Burundi -28.27 % change on previous year compare
- 175 Czechia -30.2 % change on previous year compare
- 177 Kuwait -30.59 % change on previous year compare
- 178 Finland -32.16 % change on previous year compare
- 179 Norway -32.82 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Ghana
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 8.2% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.64 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 269.34 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 60.01 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 8.9% (2024)
- Broad money 29.9% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 12.8% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 8.9% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 12.56 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -17,079 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net migration, annual growth rate in Ghana?
- Net migration, annual growth rate in Ghana was -30.23 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 957.11 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -791.64 % change on previous year in 1984.
- How does Ghana rank for net migration, annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 176th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net migration, annual growth rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net migration, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net migration World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.