Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Ghana

Ghana: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
World rank
94th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2016
All-time low
0.2%
in 1991
Years of data
5
1991–2016

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

00.050.10.150.20.251991200320161991: 0.151 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.151 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.185 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.231 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.24 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Ghana recorded 0.2% for wage workers, aged 15-64, total in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 29.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Ghana peaked at 0.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1991.

That places Ghana 94th out of 107 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Ghana, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1991 0.2%
1998 0.2% +0.3%
2005 0.2% +22.0%
2012 0.2% +24.9%
2016 0.2% +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 91 Gambia 0.4% compare
  2. 92 Bolivia 0.4% compare
  3. 93 Senegal 0.3% compare
  4. 95 Uganda 0.2% compare
  5. 96 Zambia 0.2% compare
  6. 97 Nigeria 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Ghana?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Ghana was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1991.
How does Ghana rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Ghana ranks 94th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. 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 Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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