Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Ghana

Ghana: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female was 0.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.1%
World rank
75th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 1998
Years of data
5
1991–2016

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Ghana, 1991–2016

00.050.10.151991200320161991: 0.07 % of female employed population in working age1998: 0.068 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.084 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.11 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.143 % of female employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Ghana stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 70.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Ghana peaked at 0.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1998.

Ghana ranks 75th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Ghana, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1991 0.1%
1998 0.1% -3.0%
2005 0.1% +23.1%
2012 0.1% +31.1%
2016 0.1% +30.1%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Ghana's 0.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 72 India 0.3% compare
  2. 73 Rwanda 0.2% compare
  3. 74 Pakistan 0.2% compare
  4. 76 Zambia 0.1% compare
  5. 77 Uganda 0.1% compare
  6. 78 Ethiopia 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Ghana?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Ghana was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
How does Ghana rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female?
Ghana ranks 75th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 70.6%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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