Employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 in Ghana

Ghana: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 was 0.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.5%
World rank
17th
of 23 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1991
All-time low
0.5%
in 2012
Years of data
5
1991–2016

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 in Ghana, 1991–2016

00.20.40.61991200320161991: 0.677 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.598 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.515 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.455 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.482 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 in Ghana is 0.5%, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 in Ghana peaked at 0.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2012.

Ghana ranks 17th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Ghana, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1991 0.7%
1998 0.6% -11.8%
2005 0.5% -13.9%
2012 0.5% -11.7%
2016 0.5% +6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.6% compare
  2. 15 Honduras 0.6% compare
  3. 16 Brazil 0.5% compare
  4. 18 El Salvador 0.5% compare
  5. 19 Paraguay 0.4% compare
  6. 20 Guatemala 0.4% compare

See the full ranking of 23 places →

More reference data data for Ghana

All data for Ghana →

Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 in Ghana?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 in Ghana was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1991.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
How does Ghana rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64?
Ghana ranks 17th out of 23 countries with data for 2016.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 in Ghana. Statizoid. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/employed-workers-with-a-work-contract-aged-25-64-percent-of-employed-population-aged-25-64/ghana/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/employed-workers-with-a-work-contract-aged-25-64-percent-of-employed-population-aged-25-64/ghana/">Employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 in Ghana</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 268 data points, 1981–2021
Last refreshed