In 2020, the unemployed population in Ghana aged 25 years or older was estimated at around 376,000. On the other hand, the population between 15-24 years without any form of employment was projected to be slightly lower, at approximately 245,000. Overall, the rate of unemployment in Ghana has been fluctuated in the period observed, reaching a peak in 2015.
Number of unemployed people in Ghana from 2010 to 2020, by age group
(in 1,000s)
The source adds the following information:
"The unemployed are persons of working age who were not in employment, carried out activities to seek employment during a specified recent period and were currently available to take up employment given a job opportunity."
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ILO. (January 7, 2022). Number of unemployed people 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/1287525/number-of-people-unemployed-in-ghana-by-age/
ILO. "Number of unemployed people 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/1287525/number-of-people-unemployed-in-ghana-by-age/
ILO. (2022). Number of unemployed people in Ghana from 2010 to 2020, by age group (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287525/number-of-people-unemployed-in-ghana-by-age/
ILO. "Number of Unemployed People in Ghana from 2010 to 2020, by Age Group (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287525/number-of-people-unemployed-in-ghana-by-age/
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Number of unemployed people in Ghana from 2010 to 2020, by age group (in 1,000s) [Graph], ILO, January 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287525/number-of-people-unemployed-in-ghana-by-age/
