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  • Claim: Ghana’s population has increased by over 5 million in 8 years Source: Dr Mahamudu Bawumia Verdict: FALSE Researched by Benjamin Tenkorang Has Ghana’s population increased by over 5 million in 8 years? During the launch of the NPP manifesto on August 18, 2024, the party’s flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who is also Ghana’s Vice President, claimed that (4:47:21 – 4:47:40) Ghana’s national population has increased by over 5 million in the last 8 years alone. “We are equally committed to creating more job opportunities that will significantly reduce youth unemployment among the national population that has increased over 5 million in the last 8 years alone,” he said. This fact-check report seeks to verify the claim. Fact-Check In this fact-check, we used data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) to verify this claim. According to the GSS report titled ‘Projected Population by Sex 2010 – 2016, the total population in 2016 was projected to be at 28,308,301. Fig 1 – A screengrab from the GSS report According to population projections for 2021 to 2050, Ghana’s 2023 population was 32,275,647 whereas the projected population for the end of 2024 is 33,007,618. Fig 2 – A screengrab from GSS population projection From the above, the difference in projected population figures between 2016 and 2023 is 3,967,346, which is a result of deducting 28,308,301(2016) from 32,275,647 (2023), giving an outcome less than the 5 million claimed. The difference in the projected population for 2016 and 2024 is 4,699,317 after deducting 28,308,301(2016) from 33,007,618(2024) which is also less than the 5 million figure. Verdict The claim that the national population has increased by over 5 million since 2016 is rated false.
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