Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Ghana

Ghana: Wage workers, aged 15-64, female was 0.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.1%
World rank
97th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 1998
Years of data
5
1991–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Ghana, 1991–2016

00.050.10.151991200320161991: 0.075 % of female employed population in working age1998: 0.071 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.093 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.134 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.146 % of female employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Ghana is 0.1%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.1% over ten years.

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

Ghana ranks 97th of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, 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% -5.2%
2005 0.1% +31.6%
2012 0.1% +44.3%
2016 0.1% +8.9%

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. 94 Niger 0.2% compare
  2. 95 Uganda 0.2% compare
  3. 96 Zambia 0.2% compare
  4. 98 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.1% compare
  5. 99 Ethiopia 0.1% compare
  6. 100 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Ghana?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Ghana was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
How does Ghana rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, female?
Ghana ranks 97th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. 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 Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, 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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