Labor force (15-64 years), male in Ghana
Ghana: Labor force (15-64 years), male was 6.24 million in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-64 years), male in Ghana, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 6.24 million 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 2.9% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), male in Ghana peaked at 6.24 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.90 million, in 1990.
That places Ghana 12th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.43 million | 2.90 million | 4.02 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.30 million | 4.83 million | 5.89 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.15 million | 6.07 million | 6.24 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 9 Kenya 9.80 million compare
- 10 Morocco 9.51 million compare
- 11 Uganda 7.90 million compare
- 13 Mozambique 5.88 million compare
- 14 Madagascar 5.86 million compare
- 15 Cote d'Ivoire 5.43 million compare
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 61.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 89.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 60.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 63.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-64 years), male in Ghana?
- Labor force (15-64 years), male in Ghana was 6.24 million 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 6.24 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), male recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.90 million in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for labor force (15-64 years), male?
- Ghana ranks 12th 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 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.