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Labor force participation rate — Ghana

Labor force participation rate in Ghana in 2025 — 58.52%. Ranked 114 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 14.55 pp.

2025 58.52% −0.53 pp vs 2024
World rank 114of 182
Period maximum 73.07%1990
Period minimum 58.52%2025

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Ghana, 1990–2025556065707519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 73.07%1991: 73.06%1992: 72.99%1993: 72.93%1994: 72.87%1995: 72.8%1996: 72.74%1997: 72.68%1998: 72.61%1999: 72.55%2000: 72.49%2001: 72.42%2002: 72.36%2003: 72.29%2004: 72.23%2005: 72.17%2006: 72.1%2007: 72.04%2008: 71.97%2009: 71.91%2010: 71.85%2011: 71.78%2012: 71.72%2013: 71.65%2014: 70.47%2015: 69.25%2016: 68.07%2017: 66.86%2018: 65.28%2019: 63.71%2020: 61.62%2021: 60.39%2022: 59.1%2023: 59.07%2024: 59.06%2025: 58.52%
Change over the period: −14.55 pp Annual average: -0.42 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Ghana 58.52%
World 60.98%
Sub-Saharan Africa 70.32%
Western Africa computed 73.68%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 58.73%
Labor force participation rate — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 58.52 −0.53 pp
2024 59.06 −0.01 pp
2023 59.07 −0.03 pp
2022 59.1 −1.29 pp
2021 60.39 −1.23 pp
2020 61.62 −2.1 pp
2019 63.71 −1.57 pp
2018 65.28 −1.57 pp
2017 66.86 −1.21 pp
2016 68.07 −1.19 pp
2015 69.25 −1.21 pp
2014 70.47 −1.19 pp
2013 71.65 −0.06 pp
2012 71.72 −0.06 pp
2011 71.78 −0.06 pp
2010 71.85 −0.06 pp
2009 71.91 −0.06 pp
2008 71.97 −0.06 pp
2007 72.04 −0.06 pp
2006 72.1 −0.06 pp
2005 72.17 −0.06 pp
2004 72.23 −0.06 pp
2003 72.29 −0.06 pp
2002 72.36 −0.06 pp
2001 72.42 −0.06 pp
2000 72.49 −0.06 pp
1999 72.55 −0.06 pp
1998 72.61 −0.06 pp
1997 72.68 −0.06 pp
1996 72.74 −0.06 pp
1995 72.8 −0.06 pp
1994 72.87 −0.06 pp
1993 72.93 −0.06 pp
1992 72.99 −0.06 pp
1991 73.06 −0.02 pp
1990 73.07 —

Western Africa, 2025

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

NG Nigeria 82.52 NE Niger 79.74 LR Liberia 76.58 BJ Benin 76.36 BF Burkina Faso 70.01 CI Côte d'Ivoire 67.09 ML Mali 67.04 GW Guinea-Bissau 64.81 GH Ghana 58.52 TG Togo 57.85 CV Cabo Verde 57.03 SL Sierra Leone 53.37 GN Guinea 52.61 SN Senegal 52.02 GM Gambia 47.46 MR Mauritania 40.77
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About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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

Other indicators for Ghana

Labor Female labor force participation rate

The share of women aged 15 and over who work or look for work — the main indicator of access to employment.

Ghana by year Labor Labor force

The number of people employed or actively looking for work — the economically active population.

Ghana by year Labor Employment-to-population ratio

The share of the population aged 15 and over that actually works.

Ghana by year Demography Age dependency ratio

How many dependents — children and older people — there are per 100 people of working age.

Ghana by year
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