Ghana - Employment to population ratio
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate)
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate) in Ghana was 29.72 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 57.24 in 1991, while its lowest value was 29.72 in 2017.
Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.
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Year | Value |
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1991 | 57.24 |
2000 | 45.41 |
2006 | 37.70 |
2010 | 40.01 |
2013 | 49.57 |
2015 | 34.94 |
2017 | 29.72 |
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Ghana was 36.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 58.65 in 1991, while its lowest value was 36.61 in 2015.
Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.
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Year | Value |
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1991 | 58.65 |
1992 | 55.92 |
1993 | 54.77 |
1994 | 53.59 |
1995 | 52.44 |
1996 | 51.28 |
1997 | 50.13 |
1998 | 48.99 |
1999 | 46.66 |
2000 | 46.06 |
2001 | 46.04 |
2002 | 46.01 |
2003 | 45.97 |
2004 | 45.91 |
2005 | 45.82 |
2006 | 45.71 |
2007 | 44.54 |
2008 | 43.40 |
2009 | 42.20 |
2010 | 41.05 |
2011 | 40.20 |
2012 | 39.28 |
2013 | 38.38 |
2014 | 37.48 |
2015 | 36.61 |
2016 | 37.48 |
2017 | 38.37 |
2018 | 38.11 |
2019 | 37.86 |
2020 | 36.95 |
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate) in Ghana was 28.30 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 54.42 in 1991, while its lowest value was 28.30 in 2017.
Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.
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Year | Value |
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1991 | 54.42 |
2000 | 43.97 |
2006 | 37.75 |
2010 | 38.45 |
2013 | 53.42 |
2015 | 39.16 |
2017 | 28.30 |
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Ghana was 40.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 55.15 in 1991, while its lowest value was 40.93 in 2020.
Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.
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Year | Value |
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1991 | 55.15 |
1992 | 54.32 |
1993 | 53.24 |
1994 | 52.15 |
1995 | 51.09 |
1996 | 50.03 |
1997 | 48.98 |
1998 | 47.95 |
1999 | 45.90 |
2000 | 44.86 |
2001 | 45.19 |
2002 | 45.53 |
2003 | 45.87 |
2004 | 46.20 |
2005 | 46.53 |
2006 | 46.84 |
2007 | 46.37 |
2008 | 45.93 |
2009 | 45.43 |
2010 | 44.97 |
2011 | 44.23 |
2012 | 43.42 |
2013 | 42.64 |
2014 | 41.83 |
2015 | 41.06 |
2016 | 42.01 |
2017 | 42.96 |
2018 | 42.46 |
2019 | 41.96 |
2020 | 40.93 |
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate) in Ghana was 29.01 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 55.82 in 1991, while its lowest value was 29.01 in 2017.
Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.
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Year | Value |
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1991 | 55.82 |
2000 | 44.70 |
2006 | 37.73 |
2010 | 39.25 |
2013 | 51.41 |
2015 | 36.84 |
2017 | 29.01 |
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Ghana was 38.98 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 56.87 in 1991, while its lowest value was 38.89 in 2015.
Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.
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Year | Value |
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1991 | 56.87 |
1992 | 55.11 |
1993 | 53.99 |
1994 | 52.86 |
1995 | 51.75 |
1996 | 50.64 |
1997 | 49.54 |
1998 | 48.46 |
1999 | 46.28 |
2000 | 45.45 |
2001 | 45.61 |
2002 | 45.77 |
2003 | 45.92 |
2004 | 46.06 |
2005 | 46.18 |
2006 | 46.29 |
2007 | 45.47 |
2008 | 44.69 |
2009 | 43.85 |
2010 | 43.05 |
2011 | 42.26 |
2012 | 41.40 |
2013 | 40.56 |
2014 | 39.70 |
2015 | 38.89 |
2016 | 39.80 |
2017 | 40.72 |
2018 | 40.33 |
2019 | 39.95 |
2020 | 38.98 |
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate)
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) in Ghana was 52.89 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 75.80 in 1999, while its lowest value was 52.89 in 2017.
Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.
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Year | Value |
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1988 | 63.20 |
1989 | 61.00 |
1991 | 73.85 |
1992 | 74.20 |
1998 | 60.50 |
1999 | 75.80 |
2000 | 64.84 |
2006 | 65.59 |
2010 | 65.40 |
2013 | 71.97 |
2015 | 61.20 |
2017 | 52.89 |
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Ghana was 61.33 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 73.77 in 1991, while its lowest value was 60.71 in 2015.
Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.
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Year | Value |
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1991 | 73.77 |
1992 | 71.76 |
1993 | 70.98 |
1994 | 70.18 |
1995 | 69.39 |
1996 | 68.60 |
1997 | 67.79 |
1998 | 67.00 |
1999 | 65.17 |
2000 | 64.79 |
2001 | 65.08 |
2002 | 65.35 |
2003 | 65.62 |
2004 | 65.87 |
2005 | 66.11 |
2006 | 66.34 |
2007 | 65.66 |
2008 | 65.01 |
2009 | 64.31 |
2010 | 63.66 |
2011 | 63.12 |
2012 | 62.51 |
2013 | 61.91 |
2014 | 61.30 |
2015 | 60.71 |
2016 | 61.47 |
2017 | 62.26 |
2018 | 62.30 |
2019 | 62.35 |
2020 | 61.53 |
2021 | 61.33 |
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in Ghana was 56.45 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 86.70 in 1999, while its lowest value was 56.45 in 2017.
Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.
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Year | Value |
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1988 | 64.20 |
1989 | 65.90 |
1991 | 75.99 |
1992 | 71.40 |
1998 | 61.50 |
1999 | 86.70 |
2000 | 68.87 |
2006 | 69.22 |
2010 | 68.92 |
2013 | 77.40 |
2015 | 68.84 |
2017 | 56.45 |
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Ghana was 69.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 75.91 in 1991, while its lowest value was 68.30 in 2015.
Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.
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Year | Value |
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1991 | 75.91 |
1992 | 75.44 |
1993 | 74.74 |
1994 | 74.03 |
1995 | 73.33 |
1996 | 72.63 |
1997 | 71.92 |
1998 | 71.22 |
1999 | 69.58 |
2000 | 68.82 |
2001 | 69.35 |
2002 | 69.89 |
2003 | 70.42 |
2004 | 70.95 |
2005 | 71.47 |
2006 | 71.99 |
2007 | 71.70 |
2008 | 71.44 |
2009 | 71.13 |
2010 | 70.86 |
2011 | 70.40 |
2012 | 69.87 |
2013 | 69.35 |
2014 | 68.81 |
2015 | 68.30 |
2016 | 69.24 |
2017 | 70.17 |
2018 | 69.96 |
2019 | 69.76 |
2020 | 68.86 |
2021 | 69.00 |
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in Ghana was 54.55 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 80.80 in 1999, while its lowest value was 54.55 in 2017.
Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.
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Year | Value |
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1988 | 63.70 |
1989 | 63.30 |
1991 | 74.83 |
1992 | 73.00 |
1998 | 61.00 |
1999 | 80.80 |
2000 | 66.81 |
2006 | 67.30 |
2010 | 67.07 |
2013 | 74.48 |
2015 | 64.54 |
2017 | 54.55 |
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Ghana was 65.20 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 74.83 in 1991, while its lowest value was 64.53 in 2015.
Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.
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Year | Value |
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1991 | 74.83 |
1992 | 73.60 |
1993 | 72.86 |
1994 | 72.10 |
1995 | 71.36 |
1996 | 70.61 |
1997 | 69.86 |
1998 | 69.11 |
1999 | 67.38 |
2000 | 66.81 |
2001 | 67.22 |
2002 | 67.62 |
2003 | 68.02 |
2004 | 68.41 |
2005 | 68.80 |
2006 | 69.18 |
2007 | 68.69 |
2008 | 68.24 |
2009 | 67.74 |
2010 | 67.28 |
2011 | 66.78 |
2012 | 66.21 |
2013 | 65.66 |
2014 | 65.08 |
2015 | 64.53 |
2016 | 65.39 |
2017 | 66.25 |
2018 | 66.16 |
2019 | 66.09 |
2020 | 65.23 |
2021 | 65.20 |
Classification
Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators
Sub-Topic: Economic activity