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Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1962 to 2016 of Ghana. No data until 1961. Number of actual observations by date: 55.

Source name:

World Development Indicators

Source organization:

Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates.

Categories, topics:

Urban Development

Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:
65.731
Minimum:
30.177
jan 1, 1962
Maximum:
120.462
jan 1, 2016
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1962
30.177
+30.177
0.0%
jan 1, 1963
31.139
+0.962
3.19%
jan 1, 1964
32.097
+0.958
3.08%
jan 1, 1965
33.02
+0.922
2.87%
jan 1, 1966
33.887
+0.867
2.63%
jan 1, 1967
34.68
+0.793
2.34%
jan 1, 1968
35.411
+0.732
2.11%
jan 1, 1969
36.13
+0.719
2.03%
jan 1, 1970
36.905
+0.775
2.14%
jan 1, 1971
37.782
+0.877
2.38%
jan 1, 1972
38.794
+1.012
2.68%
jan 1, 1973
39.921
+1.126
2.9%
jan 1, 1974
41.092
+1.171
2.93%
jan 1, 1975
42.209
+1.117
2.72%
jan 1, 1976
43.207
+0.998
2.36%
jan 1, 1977
44.051
+0.844
1.95%
jan 1, 1978
44.783
+0.731
1.66%
jan 1, 1979
45.506
+0.723
1.62%
jan 1, 1980
46.369
+0.863
1.9%
jan 1, 1981
47.473
+1.104
2.38%
jan 1, 1982
48.86
+1.387
2.92%
jan 1, 1983
50.488
+1.628
3.33%
jan 1, 1984
52.277
+1.789
3.54%
jan 1, 1985
54.106
+1.828
3.5%
jan 1, 1986
55.886
+1.78
3.29%
jan 1, 1987
57.59
+1.704
3.05%
jan 1, 1988
59.244
+1.654
2.87%
jan 1, 1989
60.88
+1.636
2.76%
jan 1, 1990
62.549
+1.67
2.74%
jan 1, 1991
64.289
+1.739
2.78%
jan 1, 1992
66.11
+1.822
2.83%
jan 1, 1993
67.995
+1.884
2.85%
jan 1, 1994
69.91
+1.915
2.82%
jan 1, 1995
71.809
+1.899
2.72%
jan 1, 1996
73.662
+1.853
2.58%
jan 1, 1997
75.456
+1.794
2.44%
jan 1, 1998
77.211
+1.755
2.33%
jan 1, 1999
78.971
+1.76
2.28%
jan 1, 2000
80.796
+1.826
2.31%
jan 1, 2001
82.733
+1.936
2.4%
jan 1, 2002
84.793
+2.06
2.49%
jan 1, 2003
86.966
+2.173
2.56%
jan 1, 2004
89.239
+2.273
2.61%
jan 1, 2005
91.59
+2.352
2.64%
jan 1, 2006
94.003
+2.413
2.63%
jan 1, 2007
96.475
+2.472
2.63%
jan 1, 2008
99.007
+2.532
2.62%
jan 1, 2009
101.591
+2.584
2.61%
jan 1, 2010
104.215
+2.625
2.58%
jan 1, 2011
106.872
+2.657
2.55%
jan 1, 2012
109.557
+2.684
2.51%
jan 1, 2013
112.264
+2.707
2.47%
jan 1, 2014
114.988
+2.724
2.43%
jan 1, 2015
117.723
+2.734
2.38%
jan 1, 2016
120.462
+2.739
2.33%

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