What is the population of Kumasi?
Kumasi has a city population of 2,544,530. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Kumasi
Ghana's largest city accounts for 7.3% of the national population, with 2,544,530 residents in the city proper. Kumasi sits 202 km from the capital Accra and is surrounded by several smaller settlements: New Tafo lies 4 km away with 30,380 people, Tafo is 5 km distant with 50,457, and Bekwai stands 27 km off with 32,082.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 13
Elevation
270 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Accra
Coordinates
6.688, -1.624
Record updated
2024-06-22
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 98 in GhanaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Kumasi | 2.54M |
Kumasi Population FAQ
Where is Kumasi?
Kumasi is in Ashanti, Ghana, 202 km from the capital, Accra. Its coordinates are 6.688, -1.624.
How big is Kumasi compared with other cities in Ghana?
It is the 1st largest of the 98 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ghana, holding 7.3% of the national population.