Population Structure

The Population is estimated to be about 169,291 from the 2010 population census of 113,960. This consists of Females population of 52.1%, and Male 47.9%. The Population density for the municipality is 4915 per km square.

The Youth population in the area is estimated to be at 49.5% (24 years and below). In terms of religion about 90% of the population in the municipality are Christians, this is follows by 3% Muslims, about 1.15% of the population are of other religion, while about 3.5% of the population are of No religion.

The municipality has 60% of the population who are the indigenes, and about 40% settlers. The Gas, Akans, Ewes, Hausas and Guans are the among the major ethics group in the municipality. 3