As of 2020, an estimated number of 10.4 million people aged 25 years or older were employed in Ghana. For the working population between the ages of 15 and 24 years, the count was projected to reach approximately 2.3 million in the same year.The services sector in the country stands as a major source of employment.
Number of people employed in Ghana from 2010 to 2020, by age group
(in 1,000s)
Data are ILO Modelled Estimates.
Figures have been rounded.
The source adds the following information:
"The employed comprise all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were in one of the following categories: a) paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work); or b) self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work)."
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ILO. (January 7, 2022). Number of people employed in Ghana from 2010 to 2020, by age group (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287492/number-of-people-employed-in-ghana-by-age/
ILO. "Number of people employed in Ghana from 2010 to 2020, by age group (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287492/number-of-people-employed-in-ghana-by-age/
ILO. (2022). Number of people employed in Ghana from 2010 to 2020, by age group (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287492/number-of-people-employed-in-ghana-by-age/
ILO. "Number of People Employed in Ghana from 2010 to 2020, by Age Group (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287492/number-of-people-employed-in-ghana-by-age/
ILO, Number of people employed in Ghana from 2010 to 2020, by age group (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287492/number-of-people-employed-in-ghana-by-age/ (last visited January 06, 2025)
Number of people employed in Ghana from 2010 to 2020, by age group (in 1,000s) [Graph], ILO, January 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287492/number-of-people-employed-in-ghana-by-age/
