As of 2021, around 156.4 thousand women worked in the human health and social work domain in Ghana. This was above the number of men who worked in the same field, which reached approximately 104.7 thousand. The minimum age for inhabitants in the country to obtain employment is 15 years.
Number of people employed in human health and social work in Ghana as of 2021, by gender
Characteristic
Number of people employed
Male
104,705
Female
156,371
Total
261,076
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Ghana Statistical Service. (December 31, 2021). Number of people employed in human health and social work in Ghana as of 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1283756/employed-population-in-human-health-and-social-work-in-ghana-by-gender/
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Ghana Statistical Service. "Number of People Employed in Human Health and Social Work in Ghana as of 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1283756/employed-population-in-human-health-and-social-work-in-ghana-by-gender/
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