Ghanaians

Ghanaians
	Map of the Ghanaian Diaspora in the world
Total population
	c. 34 million
Regions with significant populations
Nigeria	500,000 (2021)
United States	256,750 (2015) [n1]
United Kingdom	250,000 (2021)[n1]
Ivory Coast	111,024
Italy	50,414 (2015)[n1]
Netherlands	40,000 (2003)[n1]
Canada	35,495 (2016)[n1]
Germany	39,000 (2023) [n1]
Spain	12,699 (2007) [n1]
Lebanon	10,297 (2013) [n1]
France	10,000 (2007) [n1]
South Africa	10,000 (2010)[n1]
Belgium	5,600 (2015) [n1]
Sweden	5,266 (2024) [n1]
Australia	3,866 (2011) [n1]
Israel	3,000 (2003) [n1]
Norway	2,424 (2014) [n1]
Japan	2,000
Finland	2,135 (2017) [n1]
Senegal	2,000
Denmark	1,600 (2015) [n1]
Cuba	533 (2011) [n1]
Turkey	500 (2012) [n1]
New Zealand	277 (2007) [n1]
Russia	200 (2011) [n1]
Brazil	442,189 (2013)[n1]
United Arab Emirates	300
Togo	47,000
Benin	16,000
Liberia	8,000
Mali	6,000
Languages
	English (lingua franca); French; Twi; Ga; Dangme; Ewe; Dagbani; Hausa; Guan; Fanti; Nzema; Gonja; Other languages of Ghana;
Religion
	71.2% Christian; 20% Muslim; Traditional 5.2%, Other 0.8%, None 5.2%;
Related ethnic groups
	47.5% Akan; 16.6% Dagbani-Mole; ; 13.9% Ewe; 7.4% Ga-Adangbe;
	^[n1] Ghanaian citizens or Ghanaian card nationals.

The Ghanaian people are a nation originating in the Ghanaian Gold Coast. Ghanaians predominantly inhabit the Republic of Ghana and are the predominant cultural group and residents of Ghana, numbering 34 million people as of 2024, making up 85% of the population. The word "Ghana" means "warrior king". An estimated diaspora population of 4 million people worldwide are of Ghanaian descent. The term ethnic Ghanaian may also be used in some contexts to refer to a group of related ethnic groups native to the Gold Coast.