Research Article
Population Ageing in Ghana: Research Gaps and the Way Forward
Table 5
Future structure of Ghana’s population, 2010–2050.
| Year | Number (thousands) | Percent distribution | 0–14 | 15–59 | 60+ | 80+ | 0–14 | 15–60 | 60+ | 80+ |
| 2010 | 8971 | 13858 | 1483 | 122 | 36.9 | 57.0 | 6.1 | 0.5 | 2015 | 9350 | 15486 | 1727 | 159 | 35.2 | 58.3 | 6.5 | 0.6 | 2020 | 9587 | 17158 | 2044 | 202 | 33.3 | 59.6 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 2025 | 9568 | 18981 | 2415 | 248 | 30.9 | 61.3 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 2030 | 9724 | 20507 | 2844 | 298 | 29.4 | 62.0 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 2035 | 9797 | 22017 | 3301 | 351 | 27.9 | 62.7 | 9.4 | 1.0 | 2040 | 9785 | 23351 | 3929 | 408 | 26.4 | 63.0 | 10.6 | 1.1 | 2045 | 9685 | 24621 | 4590 | 506 | 24.9 | 63.3 | 11.8 | 1.3 | 2050 | 9048 | 25804 | 5721 | 568 | 22.3 | 63.6 | 14.1 | 1.4 |
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