Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Ghana
Ghana: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national was 97.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Ghana, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Ghana recorded 97.2% for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Ghana peaked at 104.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 63.7%, in 1960.
Ghana ranks 6th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.7% | — |
| 1970 | 76.1% | +19.5% |
| 1984 | 102.0% | +34.0% |
| 1989 | 92.2% | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 97.2% | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 104.4% | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 96.7% | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 96.7% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 94.7% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 95.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 93.4% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 94.6% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 83.5% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 96.8% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 97.2% | -1.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 97.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74.2%, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 97.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.6%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.7% | 63.7% | 63.7% | 1 |
| 1970s | 76.1% | 76.1% | 76.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 97.1% | 92.2% | 102.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 98.8% | 96.7% | 104.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 95.0% | 94.7% | 95.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 88.5% | 95.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 83.5% | 98.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 3 British Virgin Islands 98.8% compare
- 4 Angola 98.0% compare
- 5 Nigeria 97.4% compare
- 7 Benin 95.7% compare
- 8 Cayman Islands 95.7% compare
- 9 Mozambique 95.7% 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Ghana?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Ghana was 97.2% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 104.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.7% in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Ghana ranks 6th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.