Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Ghana
Ghana: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.012 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Ghana, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Ghana is 0.012 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Ghana peaked at 0.0144 units per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0119 units per person, in 2020.
That places Ghana 159th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0136 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0138 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0138 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0139 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0138 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0138 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.014 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0142 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0144 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0138 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0131 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0131 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0132 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0129 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0126 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0119 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0119 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0119 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.012 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.012 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.012 units per person | -0.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.012 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0149 units per person, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.012 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0138 units per person | 0.0136 units per person | 0.0139 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0135 units per person | 0.0126 units per person | 0.0144 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0119 units per person | 0.0119 units per person | 0.012 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 156 Egypt 0.0125 units per person compare
- 157 Guinea 0.0121 units per person compare
- 158 Libya 0.0121 units per person compare
- 160 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0119 units per person compare
- 161 United States Virgin Islands 0.0117 units per person compare
- 162 Turkmenistan 0.0115 units per person 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Ghana?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Ghana was 0.012 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0144 units per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0119 units per person in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Ghana ranks 159th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.