Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ghana
Ghana: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 3.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ghana, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ghana is 3.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ghana peaked at 18.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2025.
That places Ghana 98th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.8% | — |
| 1992 | 5.9% | +20.9% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | +17.5% |
| 1994 | 7.9% | +14.4% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 9.8% | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 10.7% | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 10.6% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -18.9% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -24.5% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | -9.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 3.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 33% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 3.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 28% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 4.8% | 10.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 10.6% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 7.5% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 3.6% | 6.4% | 6 |
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 contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ghana?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ghana was 3.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Ghana ranks 98th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.