Country Profile - Ghana      IFs Version 8.28
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     Forecast Categories for Ghana
     Population
     Health
     Education
     Social/Human
     Economy
     Energy
     Environment
     International Politics
     Domestic Government

Population Forecast for Ghana -
Population - Million People - -
     2025: 35.59
     2030: 39.16
     2060: 58.39
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2025: 1.969
     2030: 1.856
     2060: 0.736
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2025: 26.37
     2030: 25.03
     2060: 14.24
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2025: 6.418
     2030: 6.202
     2060: 6.717
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Live Births - -
     2025: 33.05
     2030: 29.10
     2060: 12.24
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2025: 67.74
     2030: 69.28
     2060: 76.62
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2025: 64.93
     2030: 66.40
     2060: 73.63
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2025: 70.55
     2030: 72.16
     2060: 79.61
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2025: 3.421
     2030: 3.218
     2060: 1.896
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2025: 0.853
     2030: 0.736
     2060: 0.176
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2025: 4.393
     2030: 4.623
     2060: 4.240
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2025: 12.71
     2030: 13.11
     2060: 13.35
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2025: 21.45
     2030: 24.25
     2060: 39.09
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2025: 1.433
     2030: 1.797
     2060: 5.954
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2025: 21.51
     2030: 24.77
     2060: 43.38
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2025: 0.429
     2030: 0.430
     2060: 0.409
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2025: 48.97
     2030: 49.51
     2060: 49.99

Health Forecast for Ghana -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2025: 10.04
     2030: 10.45
     2060: 12.95
Smoking Rate (Adults 30+) - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2025: 6.612
     2030: 6.890
     2060: 10.10
Malnourished children (under 5) as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2025: 12.61
     2030: 11.07
     2060: 5.390
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2025: 12.76
     2030: 11.58
     2060: 6.705
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2025: 4.366
     2030: 3.596
     2060: 0.813

Education Forecast for Ghana -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2025: 106.4
     2030: 105.6
     2060: 100.0
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2025: 91.44
     2030: 94.29
     2060: 100.0
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2025: 86.25
     2030: 89.75
     2060: 98.13
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2025: 66.41
     2030: 69.54
     2060: 85.58
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2025: 16.13
     2030: 17.81
     2060: 30.98
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2025: 8.008
     2030: 8.342
     2060: 10.40
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2025: 81.07
     2030: 83.07
     2060: 99.23

Social/Human Forecast for Ghana
Population with income less than $2.15 per day, log normal computation (in 2017 US Dollars) - Million People - -
     2025: 7.233
     2030: 5.939
     2060: 0.780
Population with income less than $3.65 per day, log normal computation (in 2017 US Dollars) - Million People - -
     2025: 14.85
     2030: 13.23
     2060: 3.244
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2025: 0.730
     2030: 0.751
     2060: 0.897
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2025: 14.24
     2030: 12.64
     2060: 3.221
Calories per capita available - Total - Kilocalories per Person per Day - -
     2025: 3,079
     2030: 3,124
     2060: 3,379
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2025: -0.204
     2030: -0.204
     2060: -0.192
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2025: -0.064
     2030: -0.033
     2060: 0.194

Economy Forecast for Ghana
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2017 Dollars - -
     2025: 193.6
     2030: 236.9
     2060: 885.5
Gross domestic product - Billion 2017 Dollars - -
     2025: 81.60
     2030: 105.1
     2060: 617.6
GDP per capita at PPP (2017 Thousand US Dollars) - Thousand 2017 Dollars - -
     2025: 5.439
     2030: 6.049
     2060: 15.16
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2025: 0.430
     2030: 0.436
     2060: 0.429
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2025: 48.40
     2030: 46.99
     2060: 15.01
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2025: 13.35
     2030: 13.91
     2060: 24.42

Energy Forecast for Ghana
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2025: 0.088
     2030: 0.080
     2060: 0.006

Environment Forecast for Ghana
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2025: 0.008
     2030: 0.011
     2060: 0.015

International Politics Forecast for Ghana
Diplomacy, Military, and Economic (DiME) Power Index - Index - -
     2025: 0.126
     2030: 0.127
     2060: 0.196

Domestic Government Forecast for Ghana
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2025: 12.21
     2030: 12.54
     2060: 14.00
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2025: 17.99
     2030: 17.97
     2060: 18.66
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2025: 4.285
     2030: 4.325
     2060: 5.315
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2025: 2.356
     2030: 2.445
     2060: 3.176
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2025: 6.716
     2030: 6.775
     2060: 7.289