Statistics
The church in Ghana, in figures
26 figures on religion, the denominations, mobile money and the law a church register sits under, each with the source it came from and the date it is for. Cite them, with the source.
Checked 21 September 2026Next update 21 December 2026
Religion in Ghana
Ghana is 71.3 percent Christian by the 2021 census, and Pentecostal and charismatic Christians are the largest single grouping at 31.6 percent of the whole population, ahead of the older Protestant churches at 17.4 percent and Catholics at 10 percent.
- Population counted
- 2021 census. Ghana Statistical Service, 2021 Population and Housing Census, General Report Volume 3C, via Wikipedia
- 30.8 million
- Christian
- 2021 census. Ghana Statistical Service, 2021 Population and Housing Census, General Report Volume 3C, via Wikipedia
- 71.3%
- Pentecostal or charismatic
- 2021 census. Ghana Statistical Service, 2021 Population and Housing Census, General Report Volume 3C, via WikipediaOf the whole population, not of Christians.
- 31.6%
- Other Protestant
- 2021 census. Ghana Statistical Service, 2021 Population and Housing Census, General Report Volume 3C, via WikipediaMethodist, Presbyterian, Anglican, Baptist, Adventist and others.
- 17.4%
- Catholic
- 2021 census. Ghana Statistical Service, 2021 Population and Housing Census, General Report Volume 3C, via Wikipedia
- 10.0%
- Other Christian
- 2021 census. Ghana Statistical Service, 2021 Population and Housing Census, General Report Volume 3C, via Wikipedia
- 12.3%
- Muslim
- 2021 census. Ghana Statistical Service, 2021 Population and Housing Census, General Report Volume 3C, via Wikipedia
- 19.9%
- Traditional religion
- 2021 census. Ghana Statistical Service, 2021 Population and Housing Census, General Report Volume 3C, via Wikipedia
- 3.2%
- No religion
- 2021 census. Ghana Statistical Service, 2021 Population and Housing Census, General Report Volume 3C, via Wikipedia
- 1.1%
The denominations in figures
The Methodist Church Ghana publishes the most complete structural count of any Ghanaian denomination: 20 dioceses, 337 circuits and 4,934 societies serving over 874,000 members. The Presbyterian Church of Ghana passed a million members in 2019. Assemblies of God has over 6,000 local churches.
- Methodist Church Ghana, members
- Church's own figure. The Methodist Church Ghana, Northern Accra Diocese, the church in figures
- 874,326+
- Methodist Church Ghana, dioceses / circuits / societies
- Church's own figure. The Methodist Church Ghana, Northern Accra Diocese, the church in figures
- 20 / 337 / 4,934
- Methodist Church Ghana, active pastors
- Church's own figure. The Methodist Church Ghana, Northern Accra Diocese, the church in figures
- 1,058
- Methodist Church Ghana, local preachers / lay leaders
- Church's own figure. The Methodist Church Ghana, Northern Accra Diocese, the church in figures
- 11,861 / 34,403
- Presbyterian Church of Ghana, members
- End of 2019. PCG Committee on Information Management, Statistics and Planning, 2019, via Wikipedia
- 1,015,174
- Presbyterian Church of Ghana, congregations / presbyteries
- 2019; presbyteries as listed 2026. Presbyterian Church of Ghana, presbyteriesTwo of the 19 presbyteries are overseas.
- 4,889 / 19
- Assemblies of God, Ghana, local churches / members
- 2023. Ghana News Agency, induction of the General Superintendent, February 2023
- 6,000+ / about 700,000
- Catholic Church in Ghana, dioceses / parishes / catechists
- Latest published. Catholic Church in Ghana, Wikipedia, citing the Episcopal Conference
- 20 / 798 / 7,413
- Seventh-day Adventist, Southern Ghana Union Conference, churches / members
- 30 June 2024. Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook, Southern Ghana Union ConferenceOne of several Adventist unions in Ghana; the Mid-Ghana Union Conference reported 834 churches and 165,297 members at 30 June 2025.
- 1,092 / 201,831
- Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana, congregations / members
- Latest published. Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana, WikipediaThe World Council of Churches lists 787 congregations and 200,000 members; the two figures count membership differently.
- 748 / about 600,000
- International Central Gospel Church, assemblies
- Latest published. International Central Gospel Church, Wikipedia
- 450+
Mobile money, the channel church giving now uses
Ghana had 26.7 million active mobile money accounts in 2025, more than its adult population, and moved GHS 4.54 trillion through them, up 50.8 percent on the year. A processor charges a church 1.95 percent to receive a gift, and the E-Levy on transfers has been gone since April 2025.
- Active mobile money accounts
- 2025. Bank of Ghana figures reported by MyJoyOnline, mobile money in 2025
- 26.7 million
- Value of mobile money transactions
- 2025. Bank of Ghana figures reported by MyJoyOnline, mobile money in 2025Up 50.8 percent on 2024.
- GHS 4.54 trillion
- Paystack fee on mobile money, Ghana
- 2026. Paystack Ghana pricingNo monthly fee, no minimum per transaction. A GHS 100 gift settles as GHS 98.05.
- 1.95%
- E-Levy on electronic transfers
- April 2025. Ghana Revenue Authority, Electronic Transfer Levy repealed in April 2025Introduced May 2022 at 1.5 percent, cut to 1 percent in January 2023, repealed with effect from 2 April 2025.
- Abolished
The law a church register sits under
A church that keeps a membership register is a data controller under Ghana's Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843), and religious belief is special personal data under that Act. The Data Protection Commission expects controllers to register with it.
- Data Protection Act
- In force since 16 October 2012. Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843), full text hosted by the National Communications Authority
- Act 843 of 2012
- Religious belief
- Act 843, interpretation section. Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843)Along with health, ethnic origin, political opinion and others, it may only be processed on narrower grounds.
- Special personal data
Using these figures
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Related reading: what mobile money costs a church, the glossary, and Fold by denomination.
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