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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 - -
     2024: 34.52
     2030: 38.27
     2060: 54.92
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2024: 1.785
     2030: 1.651
     2060: 0.633
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2024: 24.43
     2030: 22.83
     2060: 13.48
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2024: 6.318
     2030: 6.050
     2060: 6.979
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Live Births - -
     2024: 36.88
     2030: 30.55
     2060: 13.13
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2024: 67.71
     2030: 69.82
     2060: 77.07
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2024: 66.12
     2030: 68.20
     2060: 75.47
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2024: 69.30
     2030: 71.44
     2060: 78.69
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2024: 3.473
     2030: 3.200
     2060: 1.900
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2024: 0.875
     2030: 0.736
     2060: 0.176
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2024: 3.939
     2030: 4.153
     2060: 3.773
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2024: 12.17
     2030: 12.14
     2060: 12.02
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2024: 20.97
     2030: 24.30
     2060: 36.79
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2024: 1.377
     2030: 1.828
     2060: 6.110
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2024: 20.85
     2030: 24.63
     2060: 41.70
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2024: 0.431
     2030: 0.431
     2060: 0.407
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2024: 48.97
     2030: 49.58
     2060: 50.00

Health Forecast for Ghana -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2024: 9.877
     2030: 10.35
     2060: 12.25
Smoking Rate (Adults 30+) - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2024: 6.613
     2030: 6.961
     2060: 10.02
Malnourished children (under 5) as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2024: 12.34
     2030: 10.28
     2060: 5.097
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2024: 12.67
     2030: 11.44
     2060: 6.910
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2024: 4.478
     2030: 3.412
     2060: 0.726

Education Forecast for Ghana -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2024: 106.3
     2030: 106.0
     2060: 100.0
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2024: 91.28
     2030: 94.49
     2060: 100.00
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 89.45
     2030: 93.28
     2060: 98.91
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 57.44
     2030: 60.20
     2060: 78.48
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 15.66
     2030: 17.36
     2060: 33.41
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2024: 7.681
     2030: 8.258
     2060: 10.45
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2024: 81.41
     2030: 83.90
     2060: 100.0

Social/Human Forecast for Ghana
Population with income less than $2.15 per day, log normal computation (in 2017 US Dollars) - Million People - -
     2024: 7.638
     2030: 6.511
     2060: 1.466
Population with income less than $3.65 per day, log normal computation (in 2017 US Dollars) - Million People - -
     2024: 15.16
     2030: 13.99
     2060: 5.069
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2024: 0.730
     2030: 0.758
     2060: 0.900
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2024: 14.20
     2030: 12.10
     2060: 3.123
Calories per capita available - Total - Kilocalories per Person per Day - -
     2024: 3,171
     2030: 3,226
     2060: 3,427
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2024: -0.207
     2030: -0.208
     2060: -0.209
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2024: -0.070
     2030: -0.035
     2060: 0.158

Economy Forecast for Ghana
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2017 Dollars - -
     2024: 185.1
     2030: 235.9
     2060: 803.2
Gross domestic product - Billion 2017 Dollars - -
     2024: 78.13
     2030: 105.7
     2060: 550.7
GDP per capita at PPP (2011 Thousand US Dollars) - Thousand 2011 Dollars - -
     2024: 5.363
     2030: 6.164
     2060: 14.63
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2024: 0.432
     2030: 0.435
     2060: 0.438
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2024: 46.21
     2030: 45.05
     2060: 13.26
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2024: 12.85
     2030: 14.27
     2060: 27.52

Energy Forecast for Ghana
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2024: 0.093
     2030: 0.082
     2060: 0.005

Environment Forecast for Ghana
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2024: 0.008
     2030: 0.011
     2060: 0.007

International Politics Forecast for Ghana
Diplomacy, Military, and Economic (DiME) Power Index - Index - -
     2024: 0.130
     2030: 0.132
     2060: 0.187

Domestic Government Forecast for Ghana
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2024: 12.27
     2030: 12.74
     2060: 14.00
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2024: 18.06
     2030: 18.08
     2060: 18.72
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2024: 4.090
     2030: 4.167
     2060: 5.157
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2024: 2.330
     2030: 2.449
     2060: 3.143
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2024: 6.704
     2030: 6.784
     2060: 7.262