Accra — UN urban centre population
Accra has a recorded base population of 5,592,780 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025–2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Accra UN urban centre: 5,592,780 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 5,592,780. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 1,963,264; the UN value is larger (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Administrative units of Accra
3 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 3 of 3 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 146,909; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed UN urban centre denominator 5,592,780; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nungua | 70,483 | 1.26% | Not independently verified |
| Osu | 44,000 | 0.79% | Not independently verified |
| Awoshi | 32,426 | 0.58% | Not independently verified |
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 5,592,780 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Accra |
|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 5,583,601 | −0.2% |
| Yangon | 5,618,303 | +0.5% |
| Faisalabad | 5,566,382 | −0.5% |
| Onitsha | 5,627,706 | +0.6% |
| Kabul | 5,635,737 | +0.8% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025–2026 annual growth (+1.34% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 5,592,780, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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