At A Glance
- 2.3 million population
- 4.3% annual population growth rate
- 80,000 population of Accra’s largest slum (Old Fadama)
- 33% share of Accra metro-area residents living in slums
- (Statistics are estimates and compiled from multiple sources)
Notable Facts
- 90 percent of total employment in Ghana is considered informal, a far higher share than most developing countries.
- 56 percent of Accra’s residents are under 24 years old.
- While female workers make up only about 20 percent of paid employees in Ghana’s urban areas, they comprise over half of its informal-economy labor force.
Resources
- African Centre for Economic Transformation (grantee)
- African Centre for Cities
- African Urbanism
- Ghana StreetNet Alliance
- People’s Dialogue on Human Settlements and Ghana Federation of the Urban Poor
- Urban Africa