Government Statistician: Number of Ghanaians living abroad rises to 293,416

Europe remains the leading destination for Ghanaians living outside the country, accounting for 37.6 per cent of the total, followed by the Americas with 23.7 per cent and ECOWAS countries with 23 per cent.

Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Point of View with Bernard Avle on Wednesday, November 4, Dr Iddrisu said other African countries accounted for 10 per cent of Ghanaians living abroad, while Asia represented 4.7 per cent and Oceania 0.7 per cent.

“About 37.6 per cent [are in] Europe; we have America’s 23.7 per cent, ECOWAS, 23.3 per cent, other African countries, 10 per cent, Asia, 4.7 per cent, and Oceania is 0.7 per cent,” he said.

“So largely, we are talking about Europe and America,” he added.

The figures show an increase of 42,792 in the number of persons registered as living abroad between the 2010 and 2021 Population and Housing Censuses.