Bono Region Population & Major Settlements

Population & Major Settlements

Population of Bono Region

Breakdown of the population distributions in the Bono Region by Districts, 2021

District	Population Census 2010	Population Census 2021
Banda District	20,282	28,179
Berekum East Mun.	92,847	106,252
Berekum West District	36,781	49,464
Dormaa Central Mun.	112,111	112,702
Dormaa East District	50,871	67,899
Dormaa West District	47,678	47,913
Jaman North District	83,059	117,909
Jaman South Mun.	92,649	108,388
Sunyani Municipal	123,224	193,595
Sunyani West Mun.	85,272	136,022
Tain District	88,104	115,568
Wenchi Municipal	89,739	124,758
Total	922,617	1,208,649

Source: Ghana Statistical Service, 2021 Census.

Population Distributions by Gender in the Bono Region

Gender	Population Number	Population %
Males	596,676	49.4%
Females	611,973	50.6%

Source: Ghana Statistical Service, 2021 Census.

Population Distributions by Age Groups in the Bono Region

Age Group	Population Number	Population %
0-14 years	413,642	34.2%
15-64 years	740,593	61.3%
65+ years	54,414	4.5%

Source: Ghana Statistical Service, 2021 Census.

Population in Households and Non-households by Region and Sex; Ghana 2021

Region	Total Population	Household Population	Non-household Population
Bono	1,208,965	1,175,345	33,620

Population Share and Percentage Change by Region; Ghana 2010 and 2021 Censuses

	2021		2010		2010-2021
Region	Population	% Share	Population	% Share	% Change
Bono	1,208,965	3.9	922,617	3.7	31.0

Residential and Non-Residential Structures by Region; Ghana 2021 Census

	Number (%)
Region	Total	Residential use only	Residential and other use	Non-Residential use
Bono	390,960 (100%)	202,025 (51.7%)	8,025 (2.1%)	180,910 (46.3%)

NB: These numbers exclude structures at lintel level without roof, window level, concrete/metal/pillars levels

BONO REGION: POPULATION BY SEX, TYPE OF LOCALITY AND DISTRICT

	Total Population			Household Population	Non-household Population
District/Type of Locality	Both Sexes	Male	Female	Both Sexes	Both Sexes
Bono Region	1,208,649	596,676	611,973	1,174,830	33,819
Dormaa West	47,913	25,522	22,391	47,165	748
Urban	16,126	8,314	7,812	15,434	692
Rural	31,787	17,208	14,579	31,731	56
Dormaa Central Municipal	112,702	55,108	57,594	110,150	2,552
Urban	44,933	21,317	23,616	42,720	2,213
Rural	67,769	33,791	33,978	67,430	339
Dormaa East	67,899	33,336	34,563	66,507	1,392
Urban	49,003	23,352	25,651	47,720	1,283
Rural	18,896	9,984	8,912	18,787	109
Sunyani Municipal	193,595	96,358	97,237	185,031	8,564
Urban	156,343	77,088	79,255	147,886	8,457
Rural	37,252	19,270	17,982	37,145	107
Sunyani West Municipal	136,022	67,251	68,771	129,820	6,202
Urban	103,852	50,468	53,384	97,970	5,882
Rural	32,170	16,783	15,387	31,850	320
Berekum East Municipal	106,252	50,163	56,089	101,944	4,308
Urban	91,233	42,626	48,607	87,418	3,815
Rural	15,019	7,537	7,482	14,526	493
Berekum West	49,464	23,593	25,871	48,794	670
Urban	16,042	7,395	8,647	15,373	669
Rural	33,422	16,198	17,224	33,421	1
Jaman South Municipal	108,388	52,567	55,821	106,407	1,981
Urban	39,102	18,765	20,337	37,768	1,334
Rural	69,286	33,802	35,484	68,639	647
Jaman North	117,909	58,623	59,286	115,586	2,323
Urban	70,188	34,866	35,322	67,969	2,219
Rural	47,721	23,757	23,964	47,617	104
Tain	115,568	58,382	57,186	113,443	2,125
Urban	57,723	28,236	29,487	56,102	1,621
Rural	57,845	30,146	27,699	57,341	504
Wenchi Municipal	124,758	60,960	63,798	121,976	2,782
Urban	63,936	30,358	33,578	62,016	1,920
Rural	60,822	30,602	30,220	59,960	862
Banda	28,179	14,813	13,366	28,007	172
Urban	–	–	–	–	–
Rural	28,179	14,813	13,366	28,007	172

BONO REGION: SELECTED POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS BY DISTRICT, GSS 2021

District	Number	Share of Population (%)	Area Km²	Population Density (Persons per sq. Km)	Average household size
Bono Region	1,208,649	100.0	11,113	108.8	3.7
Dormaa West	47,913	4.0	369	129.8	3.9
Dormaa Municipal	112,702	9.3	1,194	94.4	3.6
Dormaa East	67,899	5.6	541	125.5	3.6
Sunyani Municipal	193,595	16.0	506	382.9	3.3
Sunyani West Municipal	136,022	11.3	1,031	131.9	3.5
Berekum East Municipal	106,252	8.8	396	268.5	3.1
Berekum West	49,464	4.1	452	109.3	3.5
Jaman South Municipal	108,388	9.0	725	149.4	3.9
Jaman North	117,909	9.8	860	137.0	4.7
Tain	115,568	9.6	1,898	60.9	4.1
Wenchi Municipal	124,758	10.3	1,067	116.9	4.0
Banda	28,179	2.3	2,073	13.6	4.0

Settlement

The Region is predominantly urban in character with about 58.6% of the population being urban and 41.4% rural. The Berekum East Municipal (86%) is most urbanised, followed by Sunyani Municipal (81%), Sunyani West Municipal (76%), Dormaa East District (72%) and Jaman North (60%). The Banda District (0%) is the least urbanised district, followed by Berekum West (32%), Dormaa West (34%), Jaman South (36%) and Dormaa Central (40%).

Eight (8) Districts (Sunyani, Sunyani West, Berekum East, Dormaa Central, Jaman North, Jaman South, Tain and Wenchi) have population above 100,000, one (1) have 100,000-50,000, and three (3) have 50,000-20,000. The principal towns in the Bono Region are Sunyani, Berekum, Dormaa Ahenkro, Wenchi, Odumasi).

Ethnicity and Religion

The region is predominant inhabited by the Bonos / Akans. However, there are other minor tribes the predominant ethnic groups in the Region are Akans (Bonos and Guans There also exist minority groups like Libby (Banda), Nafanas (Sampa), Koulongos (Tain), Gurmas, Ewes, Ga-Dangmes, Dagaabas, Gonjas, Konkombas, Wangaras and other northern tribes. The Akans (Bonos) constitute 73.3% of the population, with Mole – Dagbani been the second populated ethnic group with 14.6% and the remaining ethnic groups as follows Mande 5.2%, Grusi 2.2%, Ewe 1.4%, Gruma 1.0%, Ga-Dangme 0.7%, Guan 0.3% and other ethnic groups constituting 1.2% of the population.

This clearly depicts the heterogeneous nature of Ghanaian societies and hospitality whereby stranger are easily accepted to settle all over the country. It also creates a large pool of both skilled and unskilled labour which is a precondition for investment, industrialisation and economic growth and development.

The predominant ethnic groups across the districts according to the 2021 Population and Housing Census are shown in the table below:

Predominant Ethnic Groups in the Bono Region, 2021, GSS PHC 2021