Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Ghana
Ghana: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 2.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Ghana, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Ghana recorded 2.1% for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Ghana peaked at 7.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2025.
That places Ghana 96th 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, male (% of male employment) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.4% | — |
| 1992 | 2.9% | +21.0% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | +17.4% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | +14.7% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 5.3% | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 5.3% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -20.9% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | -9.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 2.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 31% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 2.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.2%, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 2.4% | 5.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 3.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 93 Guam 2.1% compare
- 94 Egypt 2.1% compare
- 95 Republic of Moldova 2.1% compare
- 97 Saint Lucia 2.0% compare
- 98 Armenia 1.9% compare
- 99 North Macedonia 1.9% compare
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, male (% of male employment) in Ghana?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Ghana was 2.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Ghana ranks 96th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.5%. 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, male (% of male 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.