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Ghana: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

60.43percent · 2025-14.6% since 2015

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Reported as: modeled ILO estimate. Annual figures for Ghana from 1990 to 2025.

19902025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202560.432
202460.928
202360.877
202260.867
202162.068
202063.256
201965.351
201866.879
201768.41
201669.607
201570.779
201471.977
201373.146
201273.194
201173.243
201073.291
200973.338
200873.385
200773.428
200673.47
200573.513
200473.553
200373.589
200273.624
200173.662
200073.699
199973.732
199873.764
199773.797
199673.828
199573.859
199473.893
199373.93
199273.967
199174.004
199074

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World Bank (2026). Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-labor-force-participation-rate-total (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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