Labor force, total in Ghana
Ghana: Labor force, total was 13.25 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total in Ghana, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total in Ghana is 13.25 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total in Ghana peaked at 13.25 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.16 million, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 46th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.00 million | 6.16 million | 7.97 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.52 million | 8.22 million | 10.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.02 million | 11.14 million | 12.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.70 million | 12.33 million | 13.25 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More education data for Ghana
- Population ages 15-64 60.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 35.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 122,558 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 47.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.02 GPI (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total in Ghana?
- Labor force, total in Ghana was 13.25 million in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, total recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 13.25 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.16 million in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for labor force, total?
- Ghana ranks 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.