Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Ghana
Ghana: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 26.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Ghana, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Ghana stood at 26.3%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Ghana peaked at 26.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1991.
That places Ghana 149th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.9% | — |
| 1992 | 6.3% | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 7.4% | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 8.4% | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 8.9% | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 9.7% | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 10.6% | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 25.9% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 26.3% | +1.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 26.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.4%, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 26.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.1%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 5.9% | 10.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 11.5% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 14.0% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 23.4% | 26.3% | 6 |
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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Ghana?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Ghana was 26.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Ghana ranks 149th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.