Population Size and Growth Rate Projected data from the GSS puts the population of the district at 68,886 in 2021 and further projected to be 76,037. The growth rate is estimated at 2.5% which is equivalent to the national growth rate of 2.5%. This increase population has implications for agricultural lands and other land uses in the District. With a total land surface area of 936km2 the population density is estimated to be 73.35 per square kilometre of the land. Table 1.3 shows the projected population trends and density from 2022 to 2025.

Table 1.3: Projected Population Trends and density (2022-2025)

Source: ANDA, DPCU, 2021

Age and Sex Structure

The age structure of the District population depicts the general trend at the regional and national level indicating a broad base that gradually tappers off with increasing age due to death. The projected data reveal that the District has youthful population with nearly half of the population below 20 year. Females dominate the population of the District. The sex ratio, male to females is 97 in contrast to the regional ratio of 98.2. The population of children (0-14) is also significantly high (40%). In order to guarantee the future development of the District, quality education is needed to put them on a better pedestal for the future. Figure 1.4 shows the age and sex composition of the population of the District.

Source: Extrapolated from GSS Projected data, 2021
Figure 1.2: District Age-Sex Composition

Rural-Urban Split

Available data indicates that the District is largely rural with a 55% of the population residing in the rural area. Kenyasi No. 1, Kenyasi No. 2 and Ntotroso towns are the only communities considered urban due to the fact that they have population above 5000 from the projections. The five major and most populous settlements in the District namely; Kenyasi No.1, Kenyasi No. 2, Ntotroso, Gyedu and Wamahinso constitute almost 48% of the total population. Figure 1.2 illustrates the population of the District by type of locality and sex.

Source: Extrapolated from GSS Projected data, 2021
Figure 1.3: District Population by Type of Locality and Sex

Household Characteristics and migration

Data from the 2010 Population and Housing Census indicates that, the District recorded 12,138 households with a household population of 51,524, which translates into an average household size of 4.2 persons which is relatively lower than the regional (4.5) and national (4.7) figures.

In terms of household composition, the data further shows that children constitute the highest percentage (44.1%) of household members, followed by household heads (23.6%), spouses (11.4%), grandchildren (7.6%), and other relatives (4.8%). About 32.3% of the household are male headed whilst female household heads constitute just 14.5%.

The household structure indicates that, the nuclear family households, comprising both parents and their biological or adopted children, constitute about one-third (33.0%) of the total household population with slightly more male headed (33.7%) than female headed (32.3%). The traditional family structure (20.6%) still exists in the District.

On migration, the data indicates that 38.7 percent of the population are migrants who were born elsewhere in the country. The presence of a mining firm and agricultural opportunities in the District have accounted for the relative migrant population.