Labor force (15-64 years), male in Ghana

Ghana: Labor force (15-64 years), male was 52.3% in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)
52.3%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
37th
of 52 countries
All-time high
52.3%
in 2011
All-time low
51.2%
in 1992
Years of data
22
1990–2011

Labor force (15-64 years), male in Ghana, 1990–2011

02040601990200020111990: 51.4 % of total labor force 15-64 years1991: 51.3 % of total labor force 15-64 years1992: 51.2 % of total labor force 15-64 years1993: 51.3 % of total labor force 15-64 years1994: 51.3 % of total labor force 15-64 years1995: 51.4 % of total labor force 15-64 years1996: 51.5 % of total labor force 15-64 years1997: 51.6 % of total labor force 15-64 years1998: 51.6 % of total labor force 15-64 years1999: 51.7 % of total labor force 15-64 years2000: 51.8 % of total labor force 15-64 years2001: 51.8 % of total labor force 15-64 years2002: 51.9 % of total labor force 15-64 years2003: 51.9 % of total labor force 15-64 years2004: 52 % of total labor force 15-64 years2005: 52.1 % of total labor force 15-64 years2006: 52.1 % of total labor force 15-64 years2007: 52.1 % of total labor force 15-64 years2008: 52.2 % of total labor force 15-64 years2009: 52.2 % of total labor force 15-64 years2010: 52.3 % of total labor force 15-64 years2011: 52.3 % of total labor force 15-64 years

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in % of total labor force 15-64 years.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 52.3% for labor force (15-64 years), male in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), male in Ghana peaked at 52.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 1992.

Ghana ranks 37th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Labor force (15-64 years), male in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Labor force (15-64 years), male (% of total labor force 15-64 years) in Ghana, 1990 to 2011.
Year % of total labor force 15-64 years Change
1990 51.4%
1991 51.3% -0.1%
1992 51.2% -0.2%
1993 51.3% +0.2%
1994 51.3% +0.1%
1995 51.4% +0.1%
1996 51.5% +0.2%
1997 51.6% +0.2%
1998 51.6% +0.1%
1999 51.7% +0.2%
2000 51.8% +0.1%
2001 51.8% +0.1%
2002 51.9% +0.1%
2003 51.9% +0.1%
2004 52.0% +0.1%
2005 52.1% +0.1%
2006 52.1% +0.1%
2007 52.1% +0.1%
2008 52.2% +0.1%
2009 52.2% +0.1%
2010 52.3% +0.1%
2011 52.3% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 51.4% 51.2% 51.7% 10
2000s 52.0% 51.8% 52.2% 10
2010s 52.3% 52.3% 52.3% 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 34 Benin 52.6% compare
  2. 35 Burkina Faso 52.5% compare
  3. 36 Ethiopia 52.3% compare
  4. 38 Liberia 52.0% compare
  5. 39 Gambia 51.9% compare
  6. 40 Congo 51.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor force (15-64 years), male in Ghana?
Labor force (15-64 years), male in Ghana was 52.3% in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), male recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2011.
What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), male recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 1992.
How does Ghana rank for labor force (15-64 years), male?
Ghana ranks 37th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
Is labor force (15-64 years), male rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-64 years), male (% of total labor force 15-64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labor force (15-64 years), male (% of total labor force 15-64 years)
Unit
% of total labor force 15-64 years
Source
International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 1,276 data points, 1990–2011
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The labor force comprising people ages 15 to 64 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.