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

Ghana: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
World rank
74th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.8%
in 1991
Years of data
5
1991–2016

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

00.20.40.60.811991200320161991: 0.842 % of urban employed female population in working age1998: 0.851 % of urban employed female population in working age2005: 0.853 % of urban employed female population in working age2012: 0.849 % of urban employed female population in working age2016: 0.915 % of urban employed female population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in Ghana stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in Ghana peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1991.

Ghana ranks 74th of 88 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed female population in working age) in Ghana, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of urban employed female population in working age Change
1991 0.8%
1998 0.9% +1.0%
2005 0.9% +0.2%
2012 0.8% -0.4%
2016 0.9% +7.8%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's 0.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 95% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Ghana's 0.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 71 Türkiye 0.9% compare
  2. 72 India 0.9% compare
  3. 73 Indonesia 0.9% compare
  4. 75 Ethiopia 0.9% compare
  5. 76 Georgia 0.9% compare
  6. 77 Zambia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in Ghana?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in Ghana was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1991.
How does Ghana rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban?
Ghana ranks 74th out of 88 countries with data for 2016.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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