Migration trends in Ghana
Africa
1.1M people from Ghana have built lives abroad. That's 3.1% of the country population, spread across 56 different countries
34.4M
Population
453.3K
Immigrants
1.1M
Emigrants
−602.2K
Outflow
1 in every 34 people born in Ghana now lives abroad
The #67 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Ghana
Where people move to
Where people come from
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
153.7K immigrants · 344.7K emigrants
1995
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 57%
- Surge of immigrants from Togo — 82.6K new arrivals
2000
- The outflow deepened — net losses doubled to 266.3K
2005
- Nigeria replaced Cote d'Ivoire as the main destination for those leaving
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 55%
- The diaspora abroad passed 500K people
Today
- United States replaced Nigeria as the main destination for those leaving
- The diaspora abroad passed 1M people
- Since 1990: 299.6K more foreign-born residents and 710.8K more citizens living abroad