Total unemployed population in Ghana 2010-2024

Published by
Doris Dokua Sasu,
Oct 24, 2023
The total unemployed population in Ghana was estimated to reach some 592,000 in 2024, slightly increasing from the preceding year, when around 582,000 people were not in any form of employment. In 2015, the peak of unemployment was observed in the country. Overall, the rate of unemployment has been following a downward trend.

Number of unemployed people in Ghana from 2010 to 2024 (in 1,000s)

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Release date

February 2023

Region

Ghana

Survey time period

2010 to 2024

Age group

15 years and older

Supplementary notes

Data are ILO modelled estimates of Nov. 2022.


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"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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