Ghana Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Ghana labor force participation rate for 2022 was 41.11%, a 0.2% decline from 2021.
  • Ghana labor force participation rate for 2021 was 41.31%, a 0.16% decline from 2020.
  • Ghana labor force participation rate for 2020 was 41.47%, a 0.71% decline from 2019.
  • Ghana labor force participation rate for 2019 was 42.18%, a 0.35% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 71.00%
Cambodia 57.70%
Vanuatu 55.12%
Honduras 54.01%
Angola 53.14%
Nicaragua 50.46%
Lao PDR 48.35%
Cameroon 46.51%
Indonesia 45.29%
Myanmar 44.63%
Bolivia 44.38%
Vietnam 43.72%
El Salvador 43.69%
Kyrgyz Republic 43.64%
Pakistan 43.17%
Republic of Congo 42.16%
Lesotho 41.67%
Kenya 41.12%
Ghana 41.11%
Bangladesh 39.04%
Timor-Leste 38.36%
Moldova 36.92%
Georgia 36.65%
Uzbekistan 35.02%
Zambia 34.96%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.92%
Papua New Guinea 33.79%
Philippines 33.50%
Sri Lanka 30.92%
West Bank and Gaza 30.81%
Mongolia 30.40%
Cabo Verde 28.98%
India 28.90%
Tunisia 28.02%
Sudan 26.83%
Morocco 26.77%
Bhutan 26.56%
Nigeria 24.39%
Eswatini 23.93%
Egypt 23.87%
Mauritania 19.63%
Djibouti 14.14%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Ghana Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 41.11% -0.20%
2021 41.31% -0.16%
2020 41.47% -0.71%
2019 42.18% -0.35%
2018 42.52% -0.34%
2017 42.86% -0.31%
2016 43.17% -0.26%
2015 43.43% -0.68%
2014 44.10% -0.68%
2013 44.78% -0.68%
2012 45.46% -0.68%
2011 46.14% -0.68%
2010 46.83% -0.68%
2009 47.51% -0.69%
2008 48.20% -0.69%
2007 48.88% -0.69%
2006 49.57% -0.69%
2005 50.26% -0.69%
2004 50.94% -0.69%
2003 51.63% -0.69%
2002 52.31% -0.68%
2001 53.00% -0.68%
2000 53.68% -0.62%
1999 54.30% -0.61%
1998 54.91% -0.61%
1997 55.52% -0.61%
1996 56.13% -0.61%
1995 56.74% -0.61%
1994 57.35% -0.60%
1993 57.95% -0.60%
1992 58.55% -0.60%
1991 59.16% 59.16%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%