Ghana People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 13,552,000 (July 1986), averai

annual growth rate 4.1%

Nationality: noun—Ghanaian(s);

adjective—Ghanaian

Ethnic divisions: 99.8% black African (ma jor tribes Akari, Ewe, Ga), 0.2% European and other

Religion: 38% indigenous beliefs, 30% Mu lim, 24% Christian, 8% other

Language: English (official); African languages include 44% Akan, 16% Mole-Dagbani, 13% Ewe, and 8% Ga-Adangbe

Infant mortality rate: 97/1,000(1983)

Life expectancy. 49

Literacy 30%

Labor force: 3.7 million; 54.7% agriculture and fishing; 18 7% industry; 15.2% sales and clerical; 7.7% services, transportation, and communications, 3.7% professional, 400,000 unemployed

Organized labor: 467,000 or approximately 13% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Ghana on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ghana 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ghana 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.