Employers, male (% of male employment) in Ghana
Ghana: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 8.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Ghana, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Ghana recorded 8.1% for employers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Ghana peaked at 8.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1991.
That places Ghana 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.7% | — |
| 1992 | 3.3% | +22.3% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | +24.6% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | +15.7% |
| 1995 | 5.3% | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 6.0% | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 6.6% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 6.6% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8.1% | -0.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 8.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 8.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.7%, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 2.7% | 6.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.5% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.8% | 8.2% | 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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Ghana?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Ghana was 8.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Ghana ranks 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).