compatriots.net finds 18,709 people from abroad holding company roles, research posts or other documented positions in Ghana, from 175 countries of origin; 1,043 of them are recorded by an official register.
The largest groups come from United States, United Kingdom, India.
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 5,663 |
| United Kingdom | 2,901 |
| India | 1,834 |
| Nigeria | 1,721 |
| Canada | 664 |
| Germany | 489 |
| Netherlands | 475 |
| South Africa | 417 |
| France | 403 |
| Australia | 382 |
| Kenya | 380 |
| China | 312 |
| Other | 4,571 |
| Industry (ISIC section) | People |
|---|---|
| Other services | 158 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 115 |
| Administrative and support | 80 |
| Manufacturing | 47 |
| Construction | 46 |
| Real estate | 29 |
| Mining and quarrying | 27 |
| Professional and scientific | 24 |
| Information and communication | 20 |
| Transport and storage | 19 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 17 |
| Education | 16 |
| Other | 61 |
Where the names in Ghana's company register come from, estimated by a name-origin model and adjusted to Ghana's own mix. These are expected counts, not people with a documented move, and no individual is labelled by them.
| Name origin | Expected people |
|---|---|
| Indonesia | 20 |
| South Africa | 10 |
| Kenya | 10 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 10 |
| Botswana | 10 |
| Senegal | 7 |
| India | 7 |
| Uganda | 6 |
| United Kingdom | 6 |
| France | 5 |
| Belgium | 5 |
| Uzbekistan | 5 |
| Other | 120 |
Based on 1,638 names whose origin the model can place; 3,155 names common to many countries are counted but not assigned.
Abroad, 102,437 people from Ghana are documented in 204 other countries.
| Host country | People |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 44,953 |
| United States | 30,500 |
| South Africa | 5,469 |
| Canada | 5,008 |
| Nigeria | 4,669 |
| Spain | 4,247 |
| Switzerland | 2,799 |
| Germany | 2,577 |
| France | 2,487 |
| India | 2,429 |
| Australia | 2,316 |
| Netherlands | 2,108 |
| Other | 21,589 |
Ghana's company register lists 4,955 officer rows, 1,414 with a stated nationality (self-stamp rate 0.02; above 0.98 the field is ignored as it only repeats the register's own country).
Counts are people with a documented cross-border move: an official register's nationality or birthplace, ORCID/VIAF/Wikidata records, or a dated study-then-work transition. Name-based estimates and heritage (ancestral) readings are not included in these counts. Groups under 5 people are folded into "Other".
Aggregate statistics from official company registers, ORCID, VIAF and Wikidata, compiled by compatriots.net · data build v3_20261030. No individual is named on this page. See methodology & privacy.