Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Ghana
Ghana: Unemployment rate of men vs. women was 2.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Ghana, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 2.8% for unemployment rate of men vs. women in 2025.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate of men vs. women in Ghana peaked at 10.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2013.
That places Ghana 146th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.5% | — |
| 1992 | 3.8% | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +15.6% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | +24.4% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -25.9% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -30.5% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +121.5% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +59.5% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -24.2% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -38.7% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 3.5% | 9.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 4.6% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.0% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 6 |
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- 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 unemployment rate of men vs. women in Ghana?
- Unemployment rate of men vs. women in Ghana was 2.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate of men vs. women recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate of men vs. women recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2013.
- How does Ghana rank for unemployment rate of men vs. women?
- Ghana ranks 146th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate of men vs. women rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate of men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the male labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.