๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Malivs๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ Ghana

Total Population
25,932,277
35,697,559
Ghana is 1.4ร— Mali
Median age
16.9 years
22.6 years
5.7 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
2.34%
3.90%
1.6 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
2.91%
1.81%
1.10 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Mali ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ Ghana
Mali Ghana
Young Population 45.43%11,782,320 35.01%12,498,238
Working Age Population 52.22%13,541,889 61.09%21,808,495
Elderly Population 2.34%608,068 3.90%1,390,826

In 2026, the median age is 16.9 years in Mali and 22.6 years in Ghana.Ghana already reached Maliโ€™s current median age in 1950, about 76 years ahead in population aging.

The total population of Mali is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 79,354,050.The total population of Ghana is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 67,547,749.

By 2050, the dependency ratio of Mali will be 67.2%, and 3.47% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of Ghana will be 55.5%, and 7.40% of the population will be elderly.

Mali Ghana
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) 2089โ€“2092 None between 1950 and 2100
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 2080 32 years later 2048
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) Not reached by 2100 2086
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) Not reached by 2100 Not reached by 2100