Upper East

Region in Ghana

Contents: Subdivision

The population development in Upper East as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

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Name	Status	Population Census 2010-09-26	Population Census 2021-06-27
Upper East	Region	1,046,545	1,301,226
Bawku Municipal	Municipal District	98,538	119,458	→
Bawku West	District	94,034	144,189	→
Binduri	District	61,576	76,679	→
Bolgatanga East (← Bolgatanga Municipal)	District	28,254	38,824	→
Bolgatanga Municipal	Municipal District	103,296	139,864	→
Bongo	District	84,545	120,254	→
Builsa North Municipal	Municipal District	56,477	56,571	→
Builsa South	District	36,514	36,575	→
Garu	District	58,362	71,774	→
Kassena Nankana Municipal	Municipal District	109,944	99,895	→
Kassena Nankana West	District	70,667	90,735	→
Nabdam	District	33,826	51,861	→
Pusiga	District	57,677	80,533	→
Talensi	District	81,194	87,021	→
Tempane	District	71,641	86,993	→
Ghana	Republic	24,658,823	30,832,019

Source: Ghana Statistical Service (web).

Explanation: Area figures of districts are derived from geospatial data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2021)
Males	631,263
Females	669,963

Age Groups (C 2021)
0-14 years	489,296
15-64 years	730,360
65+ years	81,570

Age Distribution (C 2021)
80+ years	29,725
70-79 years	34,009
60-69 years	45,054
50-59 years	67,992
40-49 years	107,133
30-39 years	156,763
20-29 years	222,195
10-19 years	304,105
0-9 years	334,250