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     Forecast Categories for Ghana
     Population
     Health
     Education
     Social/Human
     Economy
     Energy
     Environment
     International Politics
     Domestic Government

Population Forecast for Ghana -
Population - Million People - -
     2023: 33.27
     2030: 38.34
     2060: 56.94
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2023: 2.152
     2030: 1.902
     2060: 0.785
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2023: 27.72
     2030: 24.96
     2060: 14.32
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2023: 5.957
     2030: 5.681
     2060: 6.302
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Live Births - -
     2023: 33.98
     2030: 27.73
     2060: 9.651
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2023: 68.36
     2030: 70.63
     2060: 78.17
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2023: 66.82
     2030: 69.05
     2060: 76.68
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2023: 69.94
     2030: 72.25
     2060: 79.71
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2023: 3.639
     2030: 3.255
     2060: 1.900
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2023: 0.934
     2030: 0.766
     2060: 0.183
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2023: 4.307
     2030: 4.572
     2060: 4.012
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2023: 12.11
     2030: 12.99
     2060: 12.63
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2023: 19.99
     2030: 23.62
     2060: 38.37
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2023: 1.167
     2030: 1.731
     2060: 5.942
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2023: 19.63
     2030: 24.08
     2060: 42.51
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2023: 0.434
     2030: 0.434
     2060: 0.414
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2023: 48.11
     2030: 49.02
     2060: 49.94

Health Forecast for Ghana -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2023: 7.388
     2030: 7.850
     2060: 10.43
Smoking Rate (Adults 30+) - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2023: 6.750
     2030: 7.207
     2060: 10.66
Malnourished children (under 5) as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2023: 10.90
     2030: 9.262
     2060: 3.822
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2023: 10.78
     2030: 9.588
     2060: 3.341
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2023: 5.807
     2030: 4.450
     2060: 0.652

Education Forecast for Ghana -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2023: 105.0
     2030: 105.7
     2060: 100.1
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2023: 89.16
     2030: 92.36
     2060: 100.0
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2023: 90.70
     2030: 92.13
     2060: 100.2
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2023: 56.96
     2030: 61.02
     2060: 87.37
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2023: 17.38
     2030: 20.62
     2060: 44.94
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2023: 7.474
     2030: 8.119
     2060: 10.34
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2023: 81.86
     2030: 84.89
     2060: 100.0

Social/Human Forecast for Ghana
Population with income less than $1.25 per day, log normal computation (using 2005 ICP based survey data) - Million People - -
     2023: 6.074
     2030: 5.188
     2060: 0.535
Population with income less than $2 per day, log normal computation (using 2005 ICP based survey data) - Million People - -
     2023: 10.70
     2030: 9.667
     2060: 1.570
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2023: 0.725
     2030: 0.757
     2060: 0.913
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2023: 13.77
     2030: 11.43
     2060: 2.279
Calories per capita available - Total - Kilocalories per Person per Day - -
     2023: 3,034
     2030: 3,095
     2060: 3,392
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2023: -0.204
     2030: -0.205
     2060: -0.182
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2023: -0.051
     2030: -0.005
     2060: 0.284

Economy Forecast for Ghana
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2011 Dollars - -
     2023: 149.4
     2030: 202.6
     2060: 942.7
Gross domestic product - Billion 2011 Dollars - -
     2023: 70.93
     2030: 102.6
     2060: 737.0
GDP per capita at PPP (2011 Thousand US Dollars) - Thousand 2011 Dollars - -
     2023: 4.490
     2030: 5.286
     2060: 16.55
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2023: 0.435
     2030: 0.443
     2060: 0.445
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2023: 43.47
     2030: 43.58
     2060: 14.07
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2023: 13.52
     2030: 15.90
     2060: 37.51

Energy Forecast for Ghana
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2023: 0.071
     2030: 0.062
     2060: 0.011

Environment Forecast for Ghana
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2023: 0.007
     2030: 0.011
     2060: 0.022

International Politics Forecast for Ghana
Diplomacy, Military, and Economic (DiME) Power Index - Index - -
     2023: 0.129
     2030: 0.135
     2060: 0.262

Domestic Government Forecast for Ghana
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2023: 13.46
     2030: 14.00
     2060: 14.00
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2023: 18.29
     2030: 18.63
     2060: 18.71
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2023: 4.037
     2030: 4.136
     2060: 5.440
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2023: 2.472
     2030: 2.603
     2060: 3.375
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2023: 6.710
     2030: 6.812
     2060: 7.433