Ghanaian

Ghanaians

human population, inhabitant, nationality

Subclass of	African people, West Africans
Country wey e be citizen	Ghana
Native language	English
Languages dem dey speak, wrep anaa sign	English
Dem name after	Ghana
Country	Ghana
Dem locate for de administrative territorial entity insyd	Ghana
Location	Ghana
Country of origin	Ghana

Ghanaian be people wey dey komot from Ghana. Ghanaians predominantly dey inhabit de Republic of Ghana wey dem be de predominant cultural group den residents of Ghana, dem dey number 30 million people as of 2020, dem dey make up 85% of de population. De word "Ghana" dey mean "warrior king". Dem estimate say diaspora population of 4 million people worldwide be of Ghanaian descent.

Population

Approximately 5 per cent of Ghanaian citizens dey live insyd rural areas wey 95 per cent insyd urban areas. Dem estimate de rate of urbanization give de period 2010–2015 be 4 per cent per annum, one of de highest among developing countries.

Region (2010)	Region population	Area (km2)		City (2010)	City population	Administrative divisions of Ghana
Ashanti Region	4,780,380	24,389		Kumasi	1,989,062	Administrative Divisions of Ghana.
Brong-Ahafo Region	2,310,983	39,557		Sunyani	87,642
Central Region	2,201,863	9,826		Cape Coast	217,032
Eastern Region	2,633,154	19,323		Koforidua	127,334
Greater Accra Region	4,010,054	3,245		Accra	2,291,352
Northern Region	2,479,461	70,384		Tamale	537,986
Upper East Region	1,046,545	8,842		Bolgatanga	66,68
Upper West Region	702,110	18,476		Wa	102,446
Volta Region	2,118,252	20,570		Ho	96,213
Western Region	2,376,021	23,921		Sekondi-Takoradi	445,205
Total Ghana	24,658,823	238,533

Subgroups

Ghanaian Arabs

Ghanaian Arabs be Ghanaians den citizens of Arab origin anaa descent. Ghanaian Arabs be mainly from Lebanon, Syria den Arab Maghreb. Ghana get de largest Arab population for western Africa insyd.

Ghanaian Indians

Ghanaian Indians be Ghanaians den citizens of Indian origin anaa descent. Chaw Ghanaian Indians be descendants of those wey migrate from India wey dey follow India ein partition for 1947 insyd.

White Ghanaians

White Ghanaians be Ghanaian citizenswey chaw be of British origin anaa descent. Dem born sam White Ghanaians of Dutch, French, German, Italian, Latin American (wey dey include Central American, Caribbean, den South American), Polish, Portuguese, anaa Scandinavian (wey dey include Danish, Norwegian, den Swedish) origin anaa descent. Ghana get 3 per cent white population wey still dey remain.

Diaspora

Der be 3–4 million Ghanaians for de diaspora insyd.

Ghanaian Australians

Ghanaian Australian be dual citizens plus Australia den residents of Ghanaian origin den descent. More dan 50% of all Ghanaian-born Australians dey live for Sydney, New South Wales insyd.

Ghanaian Americans

Ghanaian Americans be dual citizens plus America den residents of Ghanaian origin den descent.

Ghanaian Canadians

Ghanaian Canadians be dual citizens plus Canada den residents of Ghanaian origin den descent.

Ghanaian British

Ghanaian British be dual citizens plus Britain den residents of Ghanaian origin den descent.

Ghanaian New Zealanders

Ghanaian New Zealanders be dual citizens plus New Zealand den residents of Ghanaian origin den descent.

Ghanaian Nigerians

Dem estimate say 500,000 people of Ghanaian descent dey reside for Nigeria insyd.

Ghanaian South Africans

Ghanaian South Africans be dual citizens plus South Africa den residents of Ghanaian origin den descent.

Ghanaian Surinamese den Guyanese

Ndyuka (dem sanso spell am "Djuka") anaa Aukan anaa Okanisi sama, be Ghanaian Akan subgroup wey dey live for Eastern Suriname insyd den west of French Guiana wey dem dey speak de Ndyuka language, sub-language of de Akan language. Dem ship dem as laabourers slaves dem import from de Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana) go Suriname about 300 years ago make dem job for Dutch-owned plantations top. Dem subdivide Ndyukas anaa Aukans into de Opu, wey dey live upstream of de Tapanahony River of southeastern Suriname, den de Bilo, wey dey live downstream of dat river. Dey further subdivide dema body go 14 matrilinear kinship groups dem dey bell lo.