The Ghana Statistic Service has released the provisional result of the 2021 population census and the Government Statistician, Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, has named the Greater Accra Region as the most populous region in Ghana,
He noted that the region has 5,446,237 people which beats the Ashanti Region’s 5432485 that has been the most populous region over the years. Accra is the most populous region with Ashanti Region following with a close margin.
The Eastern region is the second most populous region in the country but Prof. Annim, says the Greater Accra and Ashanti region are both almost twice the size of the Eastern region.
Hitherto, the Western region was more populous than the central region but the Central Region is now the fourth most populous region which is preceded by the splitting of the former Western, Brong Ahafo and Northern Regions. who were all more populous than Central Region in The four most populous regions make up over half (54%) of the total population.
The Government Statistician made this known while announcing the provisional figures of the 2021 Population Census.
