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Employment-to-population ratio — Ghana

Employment-to-population ratio in Ghana in 2025 — 56.78%. Ranked 96 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 13.73 pp.

2025 56.78% −0.61 pp vs 2024
World rank 96of 182
Period maximum 70.51%1991
Period minimum 56.78%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Ghana, 1991–2025556065707519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 70.51%1992: 69.56%1993: 69.11%1994: 68.57%1995: 68.08%1996: 67.58%1997: 67.12%1998: 66.66%1999: 65.22%2000: 64.91%2001: 65.46%2002: 66.06%2003: 66.71%2004: 67.35%2005: 67.97%2006: 68.57%2007: 68.36%2008: 68.27%2009: 68.05%2010: 67.98%2011: 68.76%2012: 69.47%2013: 70.09%2014: 67.36%2015: 64.54%2016: 64.49%2017: 64.6%2018: 63.19%2019: 61.76%2020: 59.66%2021: 58.46%2022: 57.4%2023: 57.4%2024: 57.39%2025: 56.78%
Change over the period: −13.73 pp Annual average: -0.4 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ghana

Ghana 56.78%
World 58.06%
Sub-Saharan Africa 66.33%
Western Africa computed 71.55%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 56.17%
Employment-to-population ratio — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 56.78 −0.61 pp
2024 57.39 −0.01 pp
2023 57.4 −0.01 pp
2022 57.4 −1.05 pp
2021 58.46 −1.2 pp
2020 59.66 −2.1 pp
2019 61.76 −1.43 pp
2018 63.19 −1.41 pp
2017 64.6 +0.11 pp
2016 64.49 −0.05 pp
2015 64.54 −2.82 pp
2014 67.36 −2.73 pp
2013 70.09 +0.62 pp
2012 69.47 +0.72 pp
2011 68.76 +0.78 pp
2010 67.98 −0.08 pp
2009 68.05 −0.22 pp
2008 68.27 −0.09 pp
2007 68.36 −0.21 pp
2006 68.57 +0.6 pp
2005 67.97 +0.62 pp
2004 67.35 +0.64 pp
2003 66.71 +0.65 pp
2002 66.06 +0.6 pp
2001 65.46 +0.55 pp
2000 64.91 −0.32 pp
1999 65.22 −1.44 pp
1998 66.66 −0.47 pp
1997 67.12 −0.46 pp
1996 67.58 −0.5 pp
1995 68.08 −0.48 pp
1994 68.57 −0.55 pp
1993 69.11 −0.45 pp
1992 69.56 −0.94 pp
1991 70.51 —

Western Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NG Nigeria 79.99 NE Niger 79.43 BJ Benin 75.14 LR Liberia 74.37 BF Burkina Faso 67.57 CI Côte d'Ivoire 65.53 ML Mali 65.14 GW Guinea-Bissau 63.08 GH Ghana 56.78 TG Togo 56.69 SL Sierra Leone 51.69 SN Senegal 50.6 CV Cabo Verde 50.22 GN Guinea 49.89 GM Gambia 44.36 MR Mauritania 36.56
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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