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  • Population......................................................................22,931,299 (July 2007 est.)
  • Population growth rate ..............................................................1.972% (2007 est.)
  • Birth rate....................................................29.85 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
  • Death rate.................................................9.55 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
  • Net migration rate...............................-0.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
  • Ethnic groups...........Akan 45.3%, Mole-Dagbon 15.2%, Ewe 11.7%, Ga-Dangme 7.3%, Guan 4%, Gurma 3.6%, Grusi 2.6%, Mande-Busanga 1%, other tribes 1.4%, other 7.8% (2000 census)
Country Profile
Ghana: Searching for Opportunities at Home and Abroad
Perhaps best known for its brain drain and the related success of its diaspora, Ghana also has an important role in West African migration patterns, past and present. Micah Bump of Georgetown's Institute for the Study of International Migration takes a detailed look at a country in transition.
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US Census Bureau International Data Base
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/
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