More and more Ghanaians, especially the youth, are leaving the country in search of greener pastures in Europe and America.
Statistics from the Ghana Statistical Service show that there were 293,416 people arrested as Ghanaian immigrants in the 2021 Population and Housing Census compared to the 2010 data of 250,624.
This report was opened in Accra disclosed.
The figures contained in the thematic report on migration in Accra reveal that these travelers are dominated by young adults with an average age of 35 years, while there are more immigrants with rural origins 78.6 percent between the ages of 20-49 than people from the city. .
The report shows that 37.6 percent of Ghanaian emigration is in Europe, and 23.6 percent in America, which has hardly changed since 2010.
A third of Ghana’s emigrant destinations are in Africa, especially in ECOWAS countries, the report added.
Cote d’Ivoire has the largest share of Ghanaian immigrants in West Africa with 7.3 percent, followed by Nigeria with 6.0 percent.
Non-Ghanaian population
However, the report shows that there is a decline in the non-Ghanaian population in the country between 2010 and 2021 from 398,585 to 294,341.
He said Nigerians are the majority of the non-Ghanaian population, forming 26.2 percent of the population, while Togolese 20.5 percent, Nigerians 16.1 percent, Burkinabes 16.0 percent, Ivorians 4.3 percent and Asians include 3.8 percent. sen.
Presenting the report, the main author of the report, Prof. John K. Anarfi, said the two main reasons people leave the country are to find employment and education or training, while others are related to marriage and family gathering.
The report said more than half of the immigrant population came from the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions.
Anarfi said other studies on migration in the country show that there is a gradual pattern of migration, where people leave small settlements and advance to big cities until they reach cities.
“There is evidence that the state cannot create jobs for young adults, and they are forced to find other places to earn a living,” he said.
These statistics, Prof. Anarfi noted, explaining that the country has failed to take advantage of the demographic dividend that describes the country as one of the young population, so some actions and policy decisions must be taken to solve the problem.
“Efforts must be made, not only to ensure better health and education for the youth, but also to create a viable economic environment so that employment can flourish in an atmosphere of good governance,” he urged.
Addressing the SDGs
The Chief Director of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Adelaide Anno-Kumi, said that data on migration will help in basic planning to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
The ministry, he said, will once again engage with the Statistical Service on the production of analytical reports that will answer research questions relevant to policy on migration.
The Head of Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Ghana, Fatou Ndiaye, said that the IOM will continue to provide support to the capacity of officials for effective migration management in Ghana because the issue of increasing statistics on migration has gained currency in recent times. .
Source: graphiconline.com
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