Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Ghana
Ghana: Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults was 5.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Ghana, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Ghana is 5.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Ghana peaked at 16.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2013.
That places Ghana 161st out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | 5.6% | 15.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 9.5% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 4.7% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.3% | 6.3% | 5 |
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 unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Ghana?
- Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Ghana was 5.3% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate: young vs. older adults recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate: young vs. older adults recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2013.
- How does Ghana rank for unemployment rate: young vs. older adults?
- Ghana ranks 161st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate: young vs. older adults rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of the labor force aged 15-24 without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.