Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Ghana
Ghana: Share of workers in vulnerable employment was 60.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Ghana, 1991–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 60.0% for share of workers in vulnerable employment in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Ghana peaked at 85.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2025.
That places Ghana 40th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.6% | 77.8% | 85.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 75.5% | 73.9% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 63.6% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.0% | 60.0% | 63.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More work & labour data for Ghana
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- 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 share of workers in vulnerable employment in Ghana?
- Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Ghana was 60.0% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- Ghana ranks 40th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of employed population who are working as independent own-account workers (self-employed without staff), or contributing family workers (self-employed in a household business or farm).