Work & Labour in Ghana 175 indicators covering work & labour for Ghana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.5% 2025 down 15.5% 115th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 61.8% 2025 down 15.9% 156th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 89.4% 2025 up 1.0% 27th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.3% 2025 down 15.0% 79th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 60.4% 2025 down 14.6% 139th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 63.5% 2025 down 15.1% 167th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.4% 2025 down 14.1% 108th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 30.9% 2025 down 28.8% 133rd Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 33.1% 2025 down 28.1% 152nd Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 28.8% 2025 down 29.6% 119th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates 89.4% 2025 up 1.0% 27th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 5.8% 2025 down 59.1% 155th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 5.9% 2025 down 60.1% 151st Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 5.7% 2025 down 57.9% 156th Employment in services (% of total employment) 47.2% 2025 up 20.3% 139th Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 39.2% 2025 up 8.0% 151st Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 56.0% 2025 up 31.9% 130th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 18.3% 2025 up 5.2% 104th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 20.8% 2025 up 17.3% 130th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 15.5% 2025 down 8.7% 45th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 2.8% 2025 down 72.4% 98th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 2.1% 2025 down 65.5% 96th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 3.6% 2025 down 75.4% 98th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 32.5% 2025 up 37.7% 150th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 38.2% 2025 up 25.4% 150th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 26.3% 2025 up 63.4% 148th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 67.5% 2025 down 11.7% 37th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 61.8% 2025 down 11.1% 37th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 73.7% 2025 down 12.2% 39th Employers, total (% of total employment) 7.5% 2025 up 33.7% 12th Employers, male (% of male employment) 8.1% 2025 up 19.2% 21st Employers, female (% of female employment) 6.8% 2025 up 59.2% 9th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 60.0% 2025 down 15.3% 40th GDP per person employed 20,068 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 41.8% 132nd GDP per employed person 20,068 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 41.8% 132nd Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 35.4% 2023 down 22.1% 46th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 4.0% 2024 up 82.8% 124th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 3.6% 2024 up 82.7% 119th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 4.3% 2024 up 81.3% 122nd Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 65.6% 2024 down 17.0% 143rd Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 64.4% 2024 down 12.6% 33rd Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.9% 2024 down 14.7% 79th Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 64.4% 2024 down 12.6% 33rd Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 64.4% 2024 down 12.6% 33rd Female labor force participation rate 64.4% 2024 down 12.6% 33rd Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 34.8% 2024 down 37.6% 135th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 35.0% 2024 down 32.9% 78th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 98.2% 2024 up 5.2% 4th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 34.9% 2024 down 35.2% 111th Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate 58.9% 2025 up 9.9% 146th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 10.0% 2024 up 116.0% 105th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 9.1% 2024 up 115.9% 104th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 10.9% 2024 up 116.1% 103rd Labor force participation rate for women ages 15-24, 1980 vs. 2023 35.0% 2024 down 32.9% 78th Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 61.6% 2024 down 14.3% 28th Female employment rate 61.6% 2024 down 14.3% 28th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 27.5% 2025 down 11.9% 40th Page 1 of 3 Next →