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