Work & Labour in Ghana

146 indicators covering work & labour for Ghana.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 25.2% 2025 up 2.3% 31st
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 27.5% 2025 down 11.9% 40th
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita 55.3% 2025 down 15.0% 79th
Female labor force participation rate 55.3% 2025 down 15.0% 79th
Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending 55.3% 2025 down 15.0% 79th
Female share of the labor force 47.6% 2025 up 0.6% 48th
Labor force participation rate 58.5% 2025 down 15.5% 115th
Male labor force participation rate 61.8% 2025 down 15.9% 156th
Labor force participation rate 58.5% 2025 down 15.5% 115th
Productivity: output per hour worked 10.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 27.4% 100th
Productivity vs. GDP per capita 10.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 27.4% 100th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 27.1% 2025 down 23.1% 102nd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 31.1% 2025 down 20.6% 129th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 29.1% 2025 down 21.8% 113th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 53.5% 2025 down 12.0% 67th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 60.1% 2025 down 12.0% 135th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 56.8% 2025 down 12.0% 97th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 66.8% 2025 down 16.0% 42nd
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 53.7% 2025 down 14.4% 42nd
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 60.0% 2025 down 15.3% 40th
Female employment rate 53.5% 2025 down 12.0% 67th
Unemployment rate 3.0% 2025 down 56.2% 147th
Unemployment rate of men vs. women 2.8% 2025 down 60.7% 146th
Female unemployment rate 3.2% 2025 down 51.0% 150th
Share of male vs. female employment in industry 20.8% 2025 up 17.3% 130th
Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 40.0% 2025 down 13.0% 37th
Share of male vs. female employment in services 39.2% 2025 up 8.0% 151st
Employment rate, men vs. women 60.1% 2025 down 12.0% 135th
Employment rate 56.8% 2025 down 12.0% 97th
Youth unemployment rate 5.8% 2025 down 59.1% 155th
Population by labor force status 12.42 million people 2025 up 12.1% 34th
Employee compensation as share of government spending 28.3% 2022 down 20.2% 66th
Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 0.1% 2020 down 6.7% 160th
Female labor force by age 176,308 people 2024 down 16.5% 47th
Labor force participation rate by age 31.4% 2024 down 30.6% 132nd
Female labor force participation rate by age 29.3% 2024 down 30.6% 120th
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 5.3% 2024 down 42.5% 161st
Employment by status 32.1% 2024 up 38.5% 151st
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 32.1% 2024 up 38.5% 151st
Unemployment with basic education 3.3% 2024 up 52.6% 96th
Unemployment with basic education, male 2.1% 2024 up 41.1% 104th
Unemployment with intermediate education 7.7% 2024 up 47.4% 43rd
Unemployment with basic education, female 4.2% 2024 up 50.4% 91st
Unemployment with advanced education 5.7% 2024 up 37.5% 47th
Unemployment with intermediate education, female 7.7% 2024 up 30.0% 56th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 23.9% 2024 up 69.2% 26th
Unemployment with intermediate education, male 7.7% 2024 up 61.2% 34th
Labor force with basic education, female 58.8% 2024 down 19.5% 18th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 26.3% 2024 up 53.7% 33rd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 21.5% 2024 up 97.5% 18th
Labor force with basic education, male 57.9% 2024 down 26.4% 69th
Labor force with basic education 58.3% 2024 down 23.0% 36th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 61.6% 2024 down 14.3% 28th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 63.2% 2024 down 18.4% 114th
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female working-a 68.1% 2024 up 8.7% 17th
Labor force with intermediate education, male 74.4% 2024 down 0.2% 62nd
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age popula 71.2% 2024 up 2.7% 32nd
Unemployment with advanced education, male 4.9% 2024 up 14.4% 46th
Labor force with advanced education, male 62.7% 2024 down 25.2% 122nd
Labor force with advanced education 61.1% 2024 down 24.2% 119th