Ghana's population is projected to increase by 20 million from now to 2050, bringing the number of persons in the country to about 53 million in the next 26 years. Currently, the country's population stands at 33, 007, 618 million, which is 1.07 times of that of the 2021 population figure estimated at 30.8 million. Over the period, 15 of the 16 regions would have population of more than one million except Oti Region which would have population less than one million. In addition, in the next 26 years, six of the country's regions, especially the northern regions would remain predominantly rural. The Director of the University of Ghana Region­al Institute of Population Studies (RIPS), Professor Ayaga A.