Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Ghana

Ghana: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.7%
World rank
80th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2016
All-time low
0.4%
in 1991
Years of data
5
1991–2016

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Ghana, 1991–2016

00.20.40.61991200320161991: 0.413 % of total employed female population in working age1998: 0.511 % of total employed female population in working age2005: 0.492 % of total employed female population in working age2012: 0.562 % of total employed female population in working age2016: 0.65 % of total employed female population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed female population in working age.

Analysis

In 2016, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Ghana stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 32.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Ghana peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1991.

Ghana ranks 80th of 94 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed female population in working age) in Ghana, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of total employed female population in working age Change
1991 0.4%
1998 0.5% +23.6%
2005 0.5% -3.6%
2012 0.6% +14.2%
2016 0.7% +15.8%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's 0.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 85% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Ghana's 0.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 77 Armenia 0.7% compare
  2. 78 Cambodia 0.7% compare
  3. 79 Albania 0.7% compare
  4. 81 Georgia 0.6% compare
  5. 82 Bangladesh 0.6% compare
  6. 83 Ethiopia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Ghana?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in Ghana was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
How does Ghana rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total?
Ghana ranks 80th out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,370 data points, 1970–2021
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