Ghana Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
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 41.84%, a 0.2% increase from 2021.
- Ghana labor force participation rate for 2021 was 41.63%, a 0.27% increase from 2020.
- Ghana labor force participation rate for 2020 was 41.36%, a 0.8% decline from 2019.
- Ghana labor force participation rate for 2019 was 42.16%, a 0.35% decline from 2018.
| Ghana Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2022 |
41.84% |
0.20% |
| 2021 |
41.63% |
0.27% |
| 2020 |
41.36% |
-0.80% |
| 2019 |
42.16% |
-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% |
-0.21% |
| 1990 |
59.37% |
-0.21% |
