Unemployment rate in Ghana
Ghana: Unemployment rate was 3.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Ghana, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate in Ghana stood at 3.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Ghana peaked at 10.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2013.
That places Ghana 147th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 3.5% | 10.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 4.9% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.2% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 144 Myanmar 3.0% compare
- 145 Madagascar 3.0% compare
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- 148 Poland 3.0% compare
- 149 Bolivia 3.0% compare
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 in Ghana?
- Unemployment rate in Ghana was 3.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2013.
- How does Ghana rank for unemployment rate?
- Ghana ranks 147th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.