Annual working hours per worker in Ghana
Ghana: Annual working hours per worker was 1,656 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Ghana, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours per worker in Ghana stood at 1,656 hours per worker.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Ghana peaked at 1,737 hours per worker in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,630 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Ghana 95th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Annual working hours per worker in Ghana, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,737 hours per worker | — |
| 2006 | 1,737 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,733 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,730 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,726 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,722 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,721 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,719 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,718 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,717 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,717 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,707 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1,700 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,691 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1,681 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,630 hours per worker | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 1,657 hours per worker | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1,653 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,656 hours per worker | +0.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1,656 hours per worker is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,182 hours per worker, 76% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1,656 hours per worker is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,121 hours per worker, 78% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,733 hours per worker | 1,726 hours per worker | 1,737 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,709 hours per worker | 1,681 hours per worker | 1,722 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,649 hours per worker | 1,630 hours per worker | 1,657 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More work & labour data for Ghana
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1512 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1464 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1562 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2734 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 37,518 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 13,752 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 34,429 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 33,119 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 67,548 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Ghana?
- Annual working hours per worker in Ghana was 1,656 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,737 hours per worker in 2006.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,630 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Ghana ranks 95th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.