Upper West

Region in Ghana

Contents: Subdivision

The population development in Upper West 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 West	Region	702,110	901,502
Daffiama-Bussie-Issa	District	32,827	38,754	→
Jirapa Municipal	Municipal District	88,402	91,279	→
Lambussie Karni	District	51,654	51,118	→
Lawra Municipal	Municipal District	54,889	58,433	→
Nadowli-Kaleo	District	61,561	77,057	→
Nandom	District	46,040	51,328	→
Sissala East Municipal	Municipal District	56,528	80,619	→
Sissala West	District	49,573	63,828	→
Wa East	District	72,074	91,457	→
Wa Municipal	Municipal District	107,214	200,672	→
Wa West	District	81,348	96,957	→
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	440,317
Females	461,185

Age Groups (C 2021)
0-14 years	341,749
15-64 years	511,689
65+ years	48,064

Age Distribution (C 2021)
80+ years	15,428
70-79 years	19,910
60-69 years	31,726
50-59 years	45,193
40-49 years	72,703
30-39 years	108,926
20-29 years	163,962
10-19 years	206,614
0-9 years	237,040