The Ghana Statistical Service revealed on Wednesday that Ghana’s economy experienced a 2.9% growth in 2023, marking a decline from the 3.8% growth seen in 2022. Highlighting the specifics, the Statistical Service noted that the final quarter of 2023 showcased the highest real GDP growth rate at 3.8%, mirroring the growth rate observed in the […]
Forty per cent of Ghana’s population are under 15 years,the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) report of the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed. This means Ghana has a youthful population and an indication for the country to provide services, including education and health, that would address their needs, it explained. This was […]
More Ghanaian women than men believe there is nothing wrong with domestic violence in relation to men beating their wives. This is according to the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). It indicates that 19 per cent of women (compared to 16 per cent of men) believe a […]
Condom use among people with multiple sexual partners in the country is low, the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) has revealed. The survey indicated that men, aged between 15 and 24 who had two or more sexual partners among those surveyed, were 24.7 per cent of those surveyed, while women within the same […]
Inflation is expected to decline to 22.4% in January 2024 from 23.4% in December 2023, IC Research has predicted in its latest report. According to the research firm, improved foreign exchange outturn in late December 2023 into early January 2024 would sustain the lid on price pressures. “Our forecast shows a modest decline in the […]
The Government Statistician, Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, presented the latest Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) data today in Accra, revealing a notable slowdown in the inflation rate by 3.2 percentage points. Inflation decreased to 23.2 per cent in December 2023, down from 26.4 per cent in November 2023. The year-on-year inflation drop marks the fifth consecutive […]
Inflation in Ghana has witnessed a significant decline for the third consecutive month, reaching a 14-month low of 35.2% in October. This marks a substantial reduction from the figures of 38.1% in September and 40.1% in August, according to data released by the Ghana Statistical Service. Government Statistician, Samuel Kobina Annim, announced on Tuesday in […]
A new report by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed that four out of every five public sector employees earn less than GH₵3000. Out of of the 688,000 persons employed by the government, 533,179 of them earn less than GH₵3000. This represents 80 per cent of the total workforce. The new survey titled the Ghana […]
Majority of Ghanaians are overweight or obese, the Ghana Obesity Survey 2021 has found. The first ever most comprehensive survey on obesity and other lifestyle behaviours in the country found that 85 per cent of Ghanaians do not eat healthily, while more than 50 per cent are either obese or overweight. The study, conducted in […]
The Government Statistician, Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, has said workers in the public sector are generally overpaid for work done. The Government Statistician said averagely, public sector workers were paid double for their output. He has, therefore, called for the creation of a Public Productivity Committee of Parliament to work like the Public Accounts Committee […]
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) will release 13,000 tablets to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) for the tracking of pregnant women from antenatal clinics until they give birth, the Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has disclosed. He said government was working to link the National Identification Authority (NIA) database, the Ghana card, with the GHS, the […]
The 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) report on the Residential Proximity to Essential Services facilities reveals that 73 per cent of residential clusters in rural areas nationwide do not have access to basic education. The Deputy Government Statistician, Mrs Fautina Frempong Aiguah, who announced this on Tuesday during a presentation of the preliminary findings of […]
