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Age structure:
0-14 years:
42% (male 4,120,240; female 4,063,960)
15-64 years:
55% (male 5,290,675; female 5,391,175)
65 years and over:
3% (male 318,890; female 348,620) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.87% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 29.81 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 10.22 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.91 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 57.43 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
57.42 years
male:
56.07 years
female:
58.82 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.95 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Ghanaian(s)
adjective:
Ghanaian
Ethnic groups: black African 99.8% (major tribes - Akan 44%, Moshi-Dagomba 16%, Ewe 13%, Ga 8%), European and other 0.2%
Religions: indigenous beliefs 38%, Muslim 30%, Christian 24%, other 8%
Languages: English (official), African languages (including Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga)
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
64.5%
male:
75.9%
female:
53.5% (1995 est.)