Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Ghana
Ghana: Unemployment rate young vs older adults was 5.35 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Ghana, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate young vs older adults in Ghana is 5.35, 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 16.42 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.72, 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.
Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.56 | — |
| 1992 | 7.49 | +34.8% |
| 1993 | 8.31 | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 9.31 | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 10.21 | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 11.15 | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 12.01 | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 12.9 | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 15.87 | +23.1% |
| 2000 | 16.42 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 15.38 | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 14.26 | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 13.05 | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 11.85 | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 10.67 | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 9.49 | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 10.26 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 10.81 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 11.06 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 8.81 | -20.4% |
| 2012 | 6.66 | -24.3% |
| 2013 | 4.72 | -29.2% |
| 2014 | 9.31 | +97.3% |
| 2015 | 14.24 | +53.0% |
| 2016 | 10.62 | -25.4% |
| 2017 | 6.38 | -39.9% |
| 2018 | 6.11 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 5.88 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 6.32 | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 5.99 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 5.4 | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 5.35 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 5.35 | -0.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 5.35 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.03, 53% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 5.35 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.81, 61% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +97.3% | 4.72 | 9.31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.31 | 5.56 | 15.87 | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.22 | 9.49 | 16.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.38 | 4.72 | 14.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.68 | 5.35 | 6.32 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 unemployment rate young vs older adults in Ghana?
- Unemployment rate young vs older adults in Ghana was 5.35 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 16.42 in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate young vs older adults recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.72 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate young vs older adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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