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