Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ghana
Ghana: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
0.8%
World rank
4th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2012
All-time low
0.7%
in 1991
Years of data
5
1991–2016
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ghana, 1991–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ghana is 0.8%, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ghana peaked at 0.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1991.
That places Ghana 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of urban employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.7% | — |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 1 Bangladesh 0.9% compare
- 2 Madagascar 0.8% compare
- 3 Pakistan 0.8% compare
- 5 Zambia 0.8% compare
- 6 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7% compare
- 7 Nicaragua 0.7% compare
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ghana?
- Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban in Ghana was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban?
- Ghana ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2016.
- Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 Informal job workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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