Population Ageing in Ghana: Research Gaps and the Way Forward
Table 2
Percentage distribution of Ghana’s elderly population by sex: 1960–2000.
Age group
1960
1970
1984
2000
Both Sexes
Male
Female
Both Sexes
Male
Female
Both Sexes
Male
Female
Both Sexes
Male
Female
60–64
1.75
1.87
1.46
1.71
1.77
1.53
1.84
1.78
1.89
1.94
1.90
1.98
65–69
0.91
0.95
0.86
1.10
1.12
1.06
1.18
1.16
1.20
1.37
1.38
1.36
70–74
0.84
0.88
0.80
0.96
0.99
0.94
1.05
1.05
1.04
1.19
1.14
1.24
75–79
0.46
0.48
0.44
0.49
0.51
0.48
0.58
0.60
0.37
0.77
0.79
0.74
80+
0.96
1.02
0.90
1.08
1.09
1.08
1.20
1.17
1.23
1.96
2.01
1.91
Total
4.92
5.20
4.46
5.34
5.48
5.09
5.85
5.76
5.73
7.23
7.22
7.23
Number
325,178
176,814
148,364
452,236
232,780
219,456
706,385
349,278
357,107
1,366,408
675,603
690,805
Sources: the 1960, 1970, 1984, and 2000 population censuses of ghana. Note. The percentages refer to proportions of the aged population to the total country population.
