The labor force in Ghana was forecast to reach over 14 million in 2022. In the previous year, around 13.7 million people were estimated as economically active in the country. According to the source estimates, the count followed an upward trend from 2015 onwards. The labor force comprises both the employed and other people who are of working age and who qualify to be employed.
Total labor force in Ghana from 2015 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
Data are ILO Modelled Estimates as of November 2021.
* Forecast data.
The source adds the following information:
" The labour force comprises all persons of working age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of goods and services during a specified time-reference period. It refers to the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed".
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ILO. (January 7, 2022). Total labor force in Ghana from 2015 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285234/total-labor-force-in-ghana-by-age/
ILO. "Total labor force in Ghana from 2015 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285234/total-labor-force-in-ghana-by-age/
ILO. (2022). Total labor force in Ghana from 2015 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285234/total-labor-force-in-ghana-by-age/
ILO. "Total Labor Force in Ghana from 2015 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285234/total-labor-force-in-ghana-by-age/
ILO, Total labor force in Ghana from 2015 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285234/total-labor-force-in-ghana-by-age/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Total labor force in Ghana from 2015 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], ILO, January 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285234/total-labor-force-in-ghana-by-age/
