Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Ghana

Ghana: Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural was 0.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5%
World rank
85th
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2016
All-time low
0.5%
in 1991
Years of data
5
1991–2016

Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Ghana, 1991–2016

00.20.40.61991200320161991: 0.472 % of rural population1998: 0.495 % of rural population2005: 0.517 % of rural population2012: 0.52 % of rural population2016: 0.531 % of rural population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Ghana is 0.5%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Ghana peaked at 0.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1991.

Ghana ranks 85th of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population) in Ghana, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of rural population Change
1991 0.5%
1998 0.5% +4.8%
2005 0.5% +4.5%
2012 0.5% +0.5%
2016 0.5% +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Ghana?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in Ghana was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1991.
How does Ghana rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, rural?
Ghana ranks 85th out of 96 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,344 data points, 1970–2021
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