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Labor force — Ghana

Labor force in Ghana in 2025 — 13,250,486 people. Ranked 45 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 115.2%.

2025 13.25M people +1.54% vs 2024
World rank 45of 182
Period maximum 13.25M people2025
Period minimum 6.16M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Ghana, 1990–20256M8M10M12M14M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 6,157,090 people1991: 6,322,267 people1992: 6,492,065 people1993: 6,678,510 people1994: 6,875,670 people1995: 7,072,775 people1996: 7,268,201 people1997: 7,484,566 people1998: 7,723,595 people1999: 7,967,563 people2000: 8,217,643 people2001: 8,489,686 people2002: 8,780,391 people2003: 9,071,660 people2004: 9,363,454 people2005: 9,656,788 people2006: 9,952,251 people2007: 10,253,841 people2008: 10,557,369 people2009: 10,856,911 people2010: 11,144,747 people2011: 11,424,206 people2012: 11,707,315 people2013: 11,997,060 people2014: 12,101,554 people2015: 12,200,598 people2016: 12,308,859 people2017: 12,411,296 people2018: 12,431,335 people2019: 12,437,098 people2020: 12,333,934 people2021: 12,396,107 people2022: 12,434,883 people2023: 12,737,097 people2024: 13,049,107 people2025: 13,250,486 people
Change over the period: +7.09M (+115.21%) Average annual rate: 2.21 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Ghana 13.25M people
World 3.74B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 527M people
Western Africa computed 203M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.34B people
Labor force — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 13.25M +201,379 +1.54%
2024 13.05M +312,010 +2.45%
2023 12.74M +302,214 +2.43%
2022 12.43M +38,776 +0.31%
2021 12.4M +62,173 +0.5%
2020 12.33M −103,164 −0.83%
2019 12.44M +5,763 +0.05%
2018 12.43M +20,039 +0.16%
2017 12.41M +102,437 +0.83%
2016 12.31M +108,261 +0.89%
2015 12.2M +99,044 +0.82%
2014 12.1M +104,494 +0.87%
2013 12M +289,745 +2.47%
2012 11.71M +283,109 +2.48%
2011 11.42M +279,459 +2.51%
2010 11.14M +287,836 +2.65%
2009 10.86M +299,542 +2.84%
2008 10.56M +303,528 +2.96%
2007 10.25M +301,590 +3.03%
2006 9.95M +295,463 +3.06%
2005 9.66M +293,334 +3.13%
2004 9.36M +291,794 +3.22%
2003 9.07M +291,269 +3.32%
2002 8.78M +290,705 +3.42%
2001 8.49M +272,043 +3.31%
2000 8.22M +250,080 +3.14%
1999 7.97M +243,968 +3.16%
1998 7.72M +239,029 +3.19%
1997 7.48M +216,365 +2.98%
1996 7.27M +195,426 +2.76%
1995 7.07M +197,105 +2.87%
1994 6.88M +197,160 +2.95%
1993 6.68M +186,445 +2.87%
1992 6.49M +169,798 +2.69%
1991 6.32M +165,177 +2.68%
1990 6.16M — —

Western Africa, 2025

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

NG Nigeria 117M GH Ghana 13.25M CI Côte d'Ivoire 13.07M NE Niger 11.97M BF Burkina Faso 9.91M ML Mali 9.16M BJ Benin 6.64M SN Senegal 6.13M GN Guinea 4.72M TG Togo 2.96M SL Sierra Leone 2.93M LR Liberia 2.67M MR Mauritania 1.25M GW Guinea-Bissau 899,220 GM Gambia 807,275 CV Cabo Verde 226,448
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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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

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