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Ghana: cities by population

Ghana has a population of 29,767,108, with Accra as its capital. The 50 largest of its 112 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.

#	Place	Region	Population
1	Kumasi	Ashanti	2,544,530
2	Accra	Greater Accra	1,963,264
3	Tamale	Northern	464,316
4	Takoradi	Western	389,114
5	Sekondi	Western	285,506
6	Cape Coast	Central	212,426
7	Atsiaman	Greater Accra	202,932
8	Ashaiman	Greater Accra	190,972
9	Obuase	Ashanti	179,604
10	Tema	Greater Accra	155,782
11	Koforidua	Eastern	151,255
12	Sekondi-Takoradi	Western	138,872
13	Ho	Volta	130,701
14	Amanfrom	Greater Accra	119,467
15	Medina Estates	Greater Accra	101,207
16	Twifu Praso	Central	100,851
17	Japekrom	Bono	96,000
18	Tema New Town	Greater Accra	95,837
19	Sunyani	Bono	92,825
20	Hohoe	Volta	92,076
21	Jirapa	Upper West	91,279
22	Kasoa	Central	86,753
23	Gbawe	Greater Accra	86,718
24	Techiman	Bono East	84,074
25	Bolgatanga	Upper East	81,958
26	Wa	Upper West	78,107
27	Mandela	Greater Accra	77,371
28	Bawku	Upper East	76,459
29	Winneba	Central	71,288
30	Ejura	Ashanti	70,807
31	Berekum	Bono	70,536
32	Aflao	Volta	66,546
33	Yendi	Northern	64,676
34	Buduburam	Central	63,217
35	Akim Oda	Eastern	60,604
36	Swedru	Central	54,417
37	Kintampo	Bono East	53,711
38	Mampong	Ashanti	51,745
39	Adenta	Greater Accra	50,652
40	Suhum	Eastern	50,610
41	Tafo	Ashanti	50,457
42	Tarkwa	Western	49,937
43	Lashibi	Greater Accra	49,223
44	Nsawam	Eastern	48,885
45	Dome	Greater Accra	48,285
46	Nkawkaw	Eastern	47,968
47	Agogo	Ashanti	46,089
48	Asamankese	Eastern	46,061
49	Wankyi	Bono	45,877
50	Konongo	Ashanti	43,585

Twenty years earlier: Ghana in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 20,916,973.