Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Ghana
Ghana: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban was 0.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
0.3%
World rank
76th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2016
All-time low
0.3%
in 1998
Years of data
5
1991–2016
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Ghana, 1991–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.3% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Ghana peaked at 0.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1998.
That places Ghana 76th out of 94 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of urban employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3% | — |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +31.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +18.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 64% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 85% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 73 Gambia 0.4% compare
- 74 Uganda 0.4% compare
- 75 Mozambique 0.4% compare
- 77 Madagascar 0.3% compare
- 78 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3% compare
- 79 Nepal 0.3% 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 non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Ghana?
- Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Ghana was 0.3% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
- How does Ghana rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban?
- Ghana ranks 76th out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
- Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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