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1 2010 POPULATION & HOUSING CENSUS national analytical report Ghana Statistical Service May, 2013 ii Copyright 2013 Ghana Statistical Service Prepared by: Chapter One: Prof. Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe Prof. Tawiah Prof. John K. Anarfi Prof. Clara Korkor Fayorsey Chapter Two: Dr. (Mrs.) Marjorie Danso-Manu and Mr. David Yenukwa Kombat Chapter Three: Dr. Batse and Dr. (Mrs.) Ellen Osei-Tutu Chapter Four: Prof. Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe and Mr. Steven Amoah Chapter Five: Mr.

2 Stephen Afranie and Gershon Togoh Chapter Six: Mrs. Edith Mote and Anthony Pharin Amuzu Chapter Seven: Mr. Martin Kwesi Poku and Mr. Charles Som Chapter Eight: Prof. Tawiah and Ms. Joyce Ami Amedoe Chapter Nine: Prof. Samuel K. Gaisie and Mr. Sylvester Gyamfi Chapter Ten: Prof. John K. Anarfi and Ms. Marian Kpakpa h Chapter Eleven: Prof. George Botchie and Mr. Johnson Owusu Kagya Chapter Twelve: Dr. Nyanteng and Mr. Francis Dzah Chapter Thirteen: .Dr. Ezekiel Nii Noi Nortey and Mr. Chris Amewu Chapter Fourteen: Dr. Martin Yeboah and Mr. Emmanuel G.

3 Ossei Chapter Fifteen: Dr. Augustine Ankomah and Mr. Emmanuel Boateng Chapter Sixteen: Prof. Samue l Nii Arde y Codjoe Prof. Tawiah Prof. John K. Anarfi Prof. Clara Korkor Fayorsey Edited by: Prof. Nsowah-Nuamah Prof. Kwabena A. Anaman Prof. Samuel K. Gaisie Dr. Delali B. Dovie Chief Editor: Prof. Kofi Awusabo-Asare iii FOREWORD The ut ility of statistics for policy formulation, decision-making, and the monitoring and evaluat ion o f socio-economic development programs and projects has long been recognized in Ghana. There has also been significant growth in the types of statistics required to plan and mo nitor socio-economic development in the country, including indicators to track progress of several major initiatives including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda.

4 The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) is committed to ensuring that up-to-date socioeconomic data are available for planning and decision-making, as well as for monitoring and evaluating development programmes at all levels. To achieve this objective, GSS has over the years produced Statistical data through censuses, sample surveys and administrative sources. The 2010 POPULATION and HOUSING CENSUS (PHC) is the fifth CENSUS to be undertaken in Ghana since independence in 1957. The immediate objective of the 2010 CENSUS was to ensure the availability of demographic, HOUSING and socio-economic bench-mark data at the national , regional, district and locality levels for planning.

5 The 2010 CENSUS gathered information from each individual present in Ghana on 26th September, 2010 ; the CENSUS also collected data on all living quarters in Ghana as at 26th September, 2010 . Beyond providing benchmark data for planning, detailed analysis of the CENSUS will enhance our understanding of the effectiveness of the various interventions initiated by Government and its collaborators to improve the lives of Ghanaians. To facilitate the fullest utilisation of the CENSUS , GSS has prepared the national Demographic Analysis report , which contains detailed analysis of the various topics covered in the 2010 PHC, including those like disability, ICT and agriculture, not covered in previous censuses.

6 Some sections of the report compare data from the 2010 PHC to those from earlier censuses, so as to elucidate how the characteristics of the POPULATION have changed over time. Prof. Francis Dodoo GSS Board Chairman iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The commitment and valuable contribut ions of many institutions and individuals has made it possible for the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) to successfully implement the 2010 POPULATION and HOUSING CENSUS (PHC), including the preparation this report , which is the first in the series of comprehensive reports to be generated from the 2010 CENSUS data. Among the objectives of the 2010 PHC Data Analysis and Dissemination programme was the need to build the capacity of professional staff with analytical and report writing skills for future assignments.

7 For this reason, selected senior professional staff of GSS and relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) were paired with experienced researchers, mainly from the University of Ghana, to prepare the report . For the first time in the history of CENSUS report writing in GSS, a conference report writing style was adopted in order to accelerate the preparation of the report . Our profound appreciation goes to the consultants and staff writers who contributed to the various chapters of the report , and also the support staff, particularly, the data processing staff, who provided the needed tables.

8 The dedication of the Editors and the Chief Editor to the report review process is greatly appreciated. We cannot forget the tireless effort of the Chief Technical Advisor, Dr. Ismail Sulaiman of the UNFPA, for his support from the planning stage of the CENSUS , through the data collection and processing, to the preparation of this report . We are indeed very grateful to him for his guidance and kind support. We also wish to acknowledge the contribution of Ms. Rebecca Appiah, the CENSUS Management Advisor, for the key role she played in the development of the CENSUS instruments, training of field staff and the monitoring of field activities.

9 She also reviewed various chapters of this report and we would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge her enormous contributions towards the success of the 2010 CENSUS . The tireless effort of the Acting CENSUS Coordinator, Mr. David Yenukwa Kombat, the Acting Deputy Government Statistician (Operations), Mr. Kofi Agyeman-Duah, , and the Project Secretary, Ms. Hannah Frempong Konadu, who devoted time to ensure that the many editorial changes were faithfully effected, is duly acknowledged. GSS is particularly grateful to the Government of Ghana for providing the needed funds and logistics for the conduct of the CENSUS .

10 We are also grateful to the GSS Board members for their encouragement, direction and keen interest in ensuring that the CENSUS project was brought to a successful conclusion. Our deep appreciation goes to the United Nations POPULATION Fund (UNFPA) for providing technical assistance, equipment and other materials to support various phases of the CENSUS . We would like to particularly mention UNFPA s support for the CENSUS cartographic work and the trial CENSUS without which the implementation of the main CENSUS would not have been possible. We are again very grateful to the UK Department for International Development (UK-DFID), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the European Union (EU), the World Bank and United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF) for their generous contributions towards the CENSUS programme.