Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%), Ghana or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

Ghana, at 67.3% against 32.5% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.

Ghana vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate)

Ghana

67.3%

in 2025

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

32.5%

in 2025

Ghana rank

17th

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

19th

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) over time

Ghana
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 67.3% against 32.5% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 34.8%.

That makes Ghana's figure about 2.1 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 17th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th of 174 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	64.8%	32.6%	32.2%	Ghana
2010s	65.4%	28.5%	36.9%	Ghana
2020s	60.6%	30.9%	29.7%	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%), Ghana or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: Ghana, at 67.3% against 32.5% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) between Ghana and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 34.8%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Ghana and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)?: Ghana ranks 17th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate)
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 4,763 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.