Ghana Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Ghana youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 6.60%, a 0.07% decline from 2021.
  • Ghana youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 6.67%, a 0.06% decline from 2020.
  • Ghana youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 6.72%, a 0.64% increase from 2019.
  • Ghana youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 6.09%, a 0.1% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Djibouti 77.14%
Eswatini 48.25%
Republic of Congo 42.09%
Tunisia 40.58%
West Bank and Gaza 35.95%
Sudan 34.05%
Georgia 30.38%
Bhutan 29.61%
Cabo Verde 29.33%
Angola 28.01%
Lesotho 25.16%
Sri Lanka 24.74%
Mauritania 24.28%
Morocco 23.84%
Sao Tome and Principe 21.40%
India 17.83%
Egypt 15.72%
Indonesia 14.05%
Bangladesh 12.54%
Honduras 12.45%
Kenya 12.15%
Mongolia 11.53%
Vanuatu 10.99%
Uzbekistan 10.97%
Myanmar 10.02%
Nicaragua 9.70%
Pakistan 9.69%
Zambia 8.21%
Kyrgyz Republic 8.18%
El Salvador 7.49%
Philippines 7.19%
Nigeria 6.82%
Cameroon 6.61%
Ghana 6.60%
Lao PDR 6.32%
Bolivia 6.27%
Vietnam 5.92%
Papua New Guinea 4.93%
Timor-Leste 3.93%
Solomon Islands 3.07%
Moldova 2.82%
Cambodia 0.78%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Ghana Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 6.60% -0.07%
2021 6.67% -0.06%
2020 6.72% 0.64%
2019 6.09% -0.10%
2018 6.19% -0.14%
2017 6.33% -4.31%
2016 10.64% -3.64%
2015 14.28% 4.94%
2014 9.35% 4.58%
2013 4.76% -1.91%
2012 6.68% -2.14%
2011 8.82% -2.26%
2010 11.08% 0.24%
2009 10.84% 0.60%
2008 10.24% 0.27%
2007 9.97% 0.55%
2006 9.41% -1.13%
2005 10.55% -1.15%
2004 11.70% -1.18%
2003 12.88% -1.20%
2002 14.08% -1.08%
2001 15.16% -1.01%
2000 16.17% 0.55%
1999 15.62% 2.93%
1998 12.69% 0.85%
1997 11.84% 0.83%
1996 11.01% 0.91%
1995 10.10% 0.87%
1994 9.22% 0.99%
1993 8.23% 0.79%
1992 7.44% 1.90%
1991 5.54% 5.54%
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%