Largest Urban Areas by Population in Ghana (2026)

Most of these figures are from the 2000 census, 26 years old.

77 cities and urban localities in Ghana with 20,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by population at the census of March 26, 2000 (by Ghana Statistical Service). 31 places have a newer figure, from the 2010 census.

Rank	City or Urban Locality	Population
1	Accraincl. Teshie, Nungua	2,070,463(2010 census)
2	Kumasiincl. Tafo	2,035,064(2010 census)
3	Tamale	371,351(2010 census)
4	Takoradiincl. Effia Kuma	311,206(2010 census)
5	Sekondi	228,342(2010 census)
6	Ashaiman (Ashiaman)	190,972(2010 census)
7	Cape Coast	169,894(2010 census)
8	Obuasi	143,644(2010 census)
9	Tema	139,784(2010 census)
10	Koforidua	120,971(2010 census)
11	Amanfrom	119,467(2010 census)
12	Ho	104,532(2010 census)
13	Madina	79,832(2010 census)
14	Sunyani	74,240(2010 census)
15	Hohoe	73,641(2010 census)
16	Wa	71,051(2010 census)
17	Kasoa (Oduponkpehe)	69,384(2010 census)
18	Gbawe	69,356(2010 census)
19	Techiman	67,241(2010 census)
20	Bolgatanga	65,549(2010 census)
21	Mandela	61,880(2010 census)
22	Bawku	61,151(2010 census)
23	Tema New Town	58,786
24	Winneba	57,015(2010 census)
25	Berekum	56,414(2010 census)
26	Agona Swedru	54,417(2010 census)
27	Yendi	51,727(2010 census)
28	Akim Oda	51,231(2010 census)
29	Buduburam	50,560(2010 census)
30	Nkawkaw	47,968(2010 census)
31	Asamankese	46,061(2010 census)
32	Kintampo	42,957(2010 census)
33	Aflao	38,927
34	Mampong	31,740
35	Adenta East	31,070
36	Suhum	31,044
37	Tarkwa	30,631
38	Lashibi	30,193
39	Nsawam	29,986
40	Dome	29,618
41	Ejura	29,478
42	Agogo	28,271
43	Wenchi	28,141
44	Konongo	26,735
45	Dunkwa-on-Offin	26,215
46	Taifa	26,145
47	Mankessim	25,481
48	Savelugu	24,937
49	Dormaa Ahenkro	22,913
50	Assin Fosu	22,837
51	New Achimota	22,767
52	Bibiani	22,381
53	Mim	22,212
54	Prestea	21,844
55	Axim	21,768
56	Nkoranza	21,715
57	Elmina	21,103
58	Bimbilla	21,016
59	Anloga	20,886
60	Akwatia	20,723
61	Sakumono	20,172
62	Atebubu	20,022
63	Awoshie	19,890
64	Ahwiaa	19,729
65	Bekwai	19,679
66	Akatsi	19,617
67	Dzodze	18,957
68	Nsuatre	18,931
69	Effiduase	18,700
70	New Tafo	18,635
71	Yeji	18,593
72	Kade	18,545
73	Damongo	14,442
74	Dambai	13,768
75	Goaso	13,371
76	Nalerigu	10,698
77	Sefwi-Wiawso	8,714

Source: Ghana Statistical Service (2000 census), via City Population by Thomas Brinkhoff.

Why don't these match official city populations?Official figures typically count only the population within administrative boundaries. UN urban area figures cover the entire built-up area, which can include multiple cities and towns.Show moreShow less

Tokyo

33,338,852

Urban area

9,953,160

23 wards

Essen

2,709,375

Urban area

573,618

City of Essen

Ankara

3,630,865

Urban area

5,186,002

Metropolitan municipality

What counts as an urban area? The UN uses satellite imagery to map built-up land, and treats each continuous stretch of built-up land as an urban area. This means that urban areas can extend beyond official city boundaries, and may include multiple cities and towns within a single urban area.

Can an urban area be smaller than its city? Yes. While most cities have urban areas larger than their administrative boundaries, some cities have extensive administrative limits that include sparsely populated areas.

58 urban areas in Ghana with 50,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by the UN's population estimates for 2026.

Rank	Urban Area	Population Estimate (2026)	Yearly Change	Land Area (km²)	Density (P/km²)	World Rank	Projections (2030)	Projections (2050)
1	Accra	5,667,516	+1.32%	1,124	5,042	70	5,966,461	7,231,113
2	Kumasi	4,357,357	+1.36%	446	9,770	99	4,594,850	5,448,725
3	Sekondi-Takoradi	1,142,875	+1.35%	146	7,807	455	1,204,629	1,627,013
4	Tamale	661,316	+0.98%	131	5,048	827	687,110	804,963
5	Cape Coast	292,229	+3.64%	66	4,441	2,005	334,829	444,000
6	Koforidua	251,868	+2.02%	61	4,102	2,352	272,261	390,243
7	Obuasi	251,415	+2.19%	49	5,173	2,356	273,394	375,050
8	Ho	248,901	+2.29%	44	5,631	2,379	271,660	369,466
9	Sunyani	196,675	+1.57%	78	2,521	3,081	209,041	279,336
10	Agona Swedru	176,614	+1.38%	30	5,810	3,465	186,351	248,683
11	Techiman	171,118	+1.84%	46	3,753	3,586	183,721	277,325
12	Hohoe	166,468	+1.81%	21	7,927	3,678	178,499	265,697
13	Yendi	163,116	+1.15%	21	7,694	3,754	170,590	207,282
14	Kato	143,174	+1.86%	39	3,652	4,307	153,844	209,412
15	Odumase	137,115	+2.15%	34	4,009	4,490	148,909	216,260
16	Anloga	123,281	+2.50%	76	1,614	5,042	135,615	193,933
17	Kintampo	120,152	+1.95%	22	5,412	5,180	129,518	175,057
18	Akim Oda	117,172	+2.19%	23	5,185	5,314	127,424	171,691
19	Winneba	115,554	+1.25%	27	4,280	5,393	121,328	160,440
20	Patase	109,070	+2.66%	24	4,622	5,735	120,672	258,614
21	Asamankese	105,384	+1.14%	13	8,106	5,937	110,210	144,943
22	Suhum	103,111	+1.79%	16	6,444	6,077	110,503	149,917
23	New Tafo Akim	101,793	+2.45%	22	4,585	6,140	111,752	156,447
24	Assin Fosu	99,425	+2.19%	19	5,289	6,291	108,138	155,969
25	Bawku	93,120	+2.90%	19	4,850	6,732	103,919	121,616
26	Aflao	92,056	+1.46%	21	4,384	6,816	97,422	126,856
27	Dormaa Ahenkro	91,649	+2.28%	17	5,267	6,850	99,995	154,986
28	Atebubu	91,484	+1.90%	16	5,647	6,860	98,428	131,064
29	Bolgatanga	91,340	+1.43%	25	3,596	6,873	96,560	163,752
30	Nkawkaw	89,329	+2.24%	22	4,024	7,041	97,343	146,627
31	Konongo	87,684	+2.49%	22	3,914	7,175	96,427	143,021
32	Savelugu	86,435	+1.34%	11	7,717	7,287	91,064	113,164
33	Bimbilla	85,657	+0.90%	10	8,566	7,356	88,740	111,805
34	Nsawam	85,313	+4.56%	25	3,468	7,390	100,883	152,125
35	Wa	83,728	+1.40%	32	2,584	7,533	88,433	111,038
36	Akatsi	82,047	+1.88%	13	6,311	7,692	88,201	136,824
37	Mankessim	79,180	+1.28%	15	5,279	7,982	83,229	102,781
38	Yeji	76,265	+1.78%	10	7,477	8,270	81,700	108,693
39	Nkoranza	75,926	+1.63%	16	4,745	8,300	80,867	115,999
40	Mampong	75,533	+2.17%	19	3,934	8,352	82,075	155,868
41	Bekwai	75,024	+1.80%	13	5,771	8,404	80,424	115,258
42	Salaga	73,993	+1.04%	10	7,399	8,529	77,068	99,466
43	Tarkwa	69,637	+1.86%	19	3,590	9,011	74,822	105,492
44	Donkorkrom	67,355	+4.34%	7.80	8,635	9,309	79,057	114,682
45	Dunkwa-on-Offin	66,594	+2.15%	13	5,045	9,426	72,312	107,908
46	Dambai	65,353	+1.46%	8.20	7,970	9,608	69,172	88,662
47	Navrongo	59,779	+0.86%	18	3,321	10,464	61,832	71,429
48	Akpokploe	58,935	+2.95%	16	3,683	10,604	65,896	133,998
49	Walewale	58,056	+1.53%	11	5,184	10,741	61,601	73,868
50	Elmina	57,683	+1.53%	14	4,120	10,810	61,218	102,782
51	Wenchi	57,429	+1.45%	12	4,786	10,857	60,750	104,381
52	Kpando	57,335	+1.78%	12	4,778	10,880	61,428	92,568
53	Tepa	56,528	+2.46%	10	5,542	11,031	62,089	94,134
54	Gushiegu	56,521	+1.07%	7.00	8,074	11,033	58,939	79,775
55	Ejura	56,035	+1.90%	10	5,494	11,129	60,285	81,494
56	Sokpoe	55,511	+2.02%	16	3,469	11,228	60,005	96,861
57	Nkwanta	53,937	+1.07%	8.00	6,742	11,549	56,236	75,415
58	Bibiani	53,096	+2.88%	10	5,105	11,694	59,222	80,842

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.

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