Kumasi's 2024 population is now estimated at 3,903,480. In 1950, the population of Kumasi was 99,479. Kumasi has grown by 135,240 in the last year, which represents a 3.59% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Kumasi, which typically includes Kumasi's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 5,337,300 |
| 2034 | 5,204,080 |
| 2033 | 5,071,780 |
| 2032 | 4,940,500 |
| 2031 | 4,810,320 |
| 2030 | 4,681,050 |
| 2029 | 4,552,510 |
| 2028 | 4,424,340 |
| 2027 | 4,296,030 |
| 2026 | 4,166,880 |
| 2025 | 4,036,230 |
| 2024 | 3,903,480 |
| 2023 | 3,768,240 |
| 2022 | 3,630,330 |
| 2021 | 3,490,030 |
| 2020 | 3,348,060 |
| 2019 | 3,205,590 |
| 2018 | 3,064,720 |
| 2017 | 2,907,220 |
| 2016 | 2,757,820 |
| 2015 | 2,616,100 |
| 2014 | 2,481,660 |
| 2013 | 2,354,120 |
| 2012 | 2,233,150 |
| 2011 | 2,118,380 |
| 2010 | 2,009,670 |
| 2009 | 1,906,530 |
| 2008 | 1,808,820 |
| 2007 | 1,715,860 |
| 2006 | 1,627,800 |
| 2005 | 1,544,260 |
| 2004 | 1,465,120 |
| 2003 | 1,389,830 |
| 2002 | 1,318,500 |
| 2001 | 1,250,830 |
| 2000 | 1,186,720 |
| 1999 | 1,125,120 |
| 1998 | 1,066,580 |
| 1997 | 1,011,080 |
| 1996 | 958,541 |
| 1995 | 908,599 |
| 1994 | 861,322 |
| 1993 | 816,505 |
| 1992 | 774,078 |
| 1991 | 733,747 |
| 1990 | 695,568 |
| 1989 | 659,376 |
| 1988 | 625,113 |
| 1987 | 592,543 |
| 1986 | 561,712 |
| 1985 | 532,485 |
| 1984 | 504,815 |
| 1983 | 487,835 |
| 1982 | 475,462 |
| 1981 | 463,402 |
| 1980 | 451,665 |
| 1979 | 440,193 |
| 1978 | 429,028 |
| 1977 | 418,147 |
| 1976 | 407,555 |
| 1975 | 397,204 |
| 1974 | 387,130 |
| 1973 | 377,311 |
| 1972 | 367,754 |
| 1971 | 358,413 |
| 1970 | 349,323 |
| 1969 | 335,787 |
| 1968 | 320,562 |
| 1967 | 305,988 |
| 1966 | 292,096 |
| 1965 | 278,834 |
| 1964 | 266,192 |
| 1963 | 254,090 |
| 1962 | 242,554 |
| 1961 | 231,542 |
| 1960 | 221,044 |
| 1959 | 205,843 |
| 1958 | 189,866 |
| 1957 | 175,129 |
| 1956 | 161,554 |
| 1955 | 148,997 |
| 1954 | 137,432 |
| 1953 | 126,765 |
| 1952 | 116,939 |
| 1951 | 107,850 |
| 1950 | 99,479 |
Year | Population | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 99,479 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 107,850 | 8.41% | 8,371 |
| 1952 | 116,939 | 8.43% | 9,089 |
| 1953 | 126,765 | 8.4% | 9,826 |
| 1954 | 137,432 | 8.41% | 10,667 |
| 1955 | 148,997 | 8.42% | 11,565 |
| 1956 | 161,554 | 8.43% | 12,557 |
| 1957 | 175,129 | 8.4% | 13,575 |
| 1958 | 189,866 | 8.41% | 14,737 |
| 1959 | 205,843 | 8.41% | 15,977 |
| 1960 | 221,044 | 7.38% | 15,201 |
| 1961 | 231,542 | 4.75% | 10,498 |
| 1962 | 242,554 | 4.76% | 11,012 |
| 1963 | 254,090 | 4.76% | 11,536 |
| 1964 | 266,192 | 4.76% | 12,102 |
| 1965 | 278,834 | 4.75% | 12,642 |
| 1966 | 292,096 | 4.76% | 13,262 |
| 1967 | 305,988 | 4.76% | 13,892 |
| 1968 | 320,562 | 4.76% | 14,574 |
| 1969 | 335,787 | 4.75% | 15,225 |
| 1970 | 349,323 | 4.03% | 13,536 |
| 1971 | 358,413 | 2.6% | 9,090 |
| 1972 | 367,754 | 2.61% | 9,341 |
| 1973 | 377,311 | 2.6% | 9,557 |
| 1974 | 387,130 | 2.6% | 9,819 |
| 1975 | 397,204 | 2.6% | 10,074 |
| 1976 | 407,555 | 2.61% | 10,351 |
| 1977 | 418,147 | 2.6% | 10,592 |
| 1978 | 429,028 | 2.6% | 10,881 |
| 1979 | 440,193 | 2.6% | 11,165 |
| 1980 | 451,665 | 2.61% | 11,472 |
| 1981 | 463,402 | 2.6% | 11,737 |
| 1982 | 475,462 | 2.6% | 12,060 |
| 1983 | 487,835 | 2.6% | 12,373 |
| 1984 | 504,815 | 3.48% | 16,980 |
| 1985 | 532,485 | 5.48% | 27,670 |
| 1986 | 561,712 | 5.49% | 29,227 |
| 1987 | 592,543 | 5.49% | 30,831 |
| 1988 | 625,113 | 5.5% | 32,570 |
| 1989 | 659,376 | 5.48% | 34,263 |
| 1990 | 695,568 | 5.49% | 36,192 |
| 1991 | 733,747 | 5.49% | 38,179 |
| 1992 | 774,078 | 5.5% | 40,331 |
| 1993 | 816,505 | 5.48% | 42,427 |
| 1994 | 861,322 | 5.49% | 44,817 |
| 1995 | 908,599 | 5.49% | 47,277 |
| 1996 | 958,541 | 5.5% | 49,942 |
| 1997 | 1,011,080 | 5.48% | 52,539 |
| 1998 | 1,066,580 | 5.49% | 55,500 |
| 1999 | 1,125,120 | 5.49% | 58,540 |
| 2000 | 1,186,720 | 5.47% | 61,600 |
| 2001 | 1,250,830 | 5.4% | 64,110 |
| 2002 | 1,318,500 | 5.41% | 67,670 |
| 2003 | 1,389,830 | 5.41% | 71,330 |
| 2004 | 1,465,120 | 5.42% | 75,290 |
| 2005 | 1,544,260 | 5.4% | 79,140 |
| 2006 | 1,627,800 | 5.41% | 83,540 |
| 2007 | 1,715,860 | 5.41% | 88,060 |
| 2008 | 1,808,820 | 5.42% | 92,960 |
| 2009 | 1,906,530 | 5.4% | 97,710 |
| 2010 | 2,009,670 | 5.41% | 103,140 |
| 2011 | 2,118,380 | 5.41% | 108,710 |
| 2012 | 2,233,150 | 5.42% | 114,770 |
| 2013 | 2,354,120 | 5.42% | 120,970 |
| 2014 | 2,481,660 | 5.42% | 127,540 |
| 2015 | 2,616,100 | 5.42% | 134,440 |
| 2016 | 2,757,820 | 5.42% | 141,720 |
| 2017 | 2,907,220 | 5.42% | 149,400 |
| 2018 | 3,064,720 | 5.42% | 157,500 |
| 2019 | 3,205,590 | 4.6% | 140,870 |
| 2020 | 3,348,060 | 4.44% | 142,470 |
| 2021 | 3,490,030 | 4.24% | 141,970 |
| 2022 | 3,630,330 | 4.02% | 140,300 |
| 2023 | 3,768,240 | 3.8% | 137,910 |
| 2024 | 3,903,480 | 3.59% | 135,240 |
| 2025 | 4,036,230 | 3.4% | 132,750 |
| 2026 | 4,166,880 | 3.24% | 130,650 |
| 2027 | 4,296,030 | 3.1% | 129,150 |
| 2028 | 4,424,340 | 2.99% | 128,310 |
| 2029 | 4,552,510 | 2.9% | 128,170 |
| 2030 | 4,681,050 | 2.82% | 128,540 |
| 2031 | 4,810,320 | 2.76% | 129,270 |
| 2032 | 4,940,500 | 2.71% | 130,180 |
| 2033 | 5,071,780 | 2.66% | 131,280 |
| 2034 | 5,204,080 | 2.61% | 132,300 |
| 2035 | 5,337,300 | 2.56% | 133,220 |
Name | 2024 Pop. | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Kumasi | 3,903,480 | 3.59% |
| Accra | 2,721,160 | 2.3% |
| Sekondi Takoradi | 1,119,530 | 3.86% |
| Tamale | 757,506 | 3.8% |