Number of people employed in Ghana
Ghana: Number of people employed was 10.26 million in 2011. β² Rising
Number of people employed in Ghana, 1991β2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 10.26 million for number of people employed in 2011. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in Ghana peaked at 10.26 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.67 million, in 1991.
That places Ghana 11th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.51 million | 5.67 million | 7.33 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.59 million | 7.56 million | 9.71 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.13 million | 10.01 million | 10.26 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More work & labour data for Ghana
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2734 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 37,518 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 13,752 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 34,429 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 33,119 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 67,548 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, per capita 0.0004 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in Ghana?
- Number of people employed in Ghana was 10.26 million in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest number of people employed recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 10.26 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of people employed recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.67 million in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for number of people employed?
- Ghana ranks 11th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is number of people employed rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. 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 Number of people employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.