Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Ghana
Ghana: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 38.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Ghana, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Ghana recorded 38.2% for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Ghana peaked at 38.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 1991.
Ghana ranks 151st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.7% | — |
| 1992 | 18.1% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 18.7% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 19.2% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 19.6% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 20.0% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 20.5% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 21.1% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 21.8% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 22.5% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 22.9% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 23.4% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 23.8% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 24.3% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 24.8% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 34.3% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 35.5% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 36.9% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 37.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 37.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 37.8% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 38.2% | +1.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 38.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 38.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.6% | 17.7% | 21.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 22.5% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 27.4% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 35.6% | 38.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 148 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 39.6% compare
- 149 Bhutan 39.1% compare
- 150 Solomon Islands 39.0% compare
- 152 Azerbaijan 37.6% compare
- 153 Cameroon 37.5% compare
- 154 Zimbabwe 36.7% compare
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, male (% of male employment) in Ghana?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Ghana was 38.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Ghana ranks 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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, male (% of male 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.