Labor Force of Ghana
Updated on May 15, 2023.

According to recent data from the World Bank, in 2022, the Labor Force of Ghana was 14,530,533, a difference of +390,333 (2.76% increase) compared to 2021. Also, the male labor force was 7,560,236, and the female labor force was 6,970,297.

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore the values for each year between 1990-2022.

The World Bank defines Labor Force as "people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period; it includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers" .

See also: Female Percent of the Labor Force of Ghana.

Data Source: World Bank.
Labor Force of Ghana
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Year Total Labor Force Male Labor Force Female Labor Force
1990 6378334 3136227 3242107
1991 6558143 3226606 3331537
1992 6728212 3319700 3408512
1993 6915425 3423135 3492290
1994 7108592 3527283 3581309
1995 7309646 3632894 3676752
1996 7518901 3743661 3775240
1997 7743786 3864149 3879637
1998 7986401 3994798 3991603
1999 8228398 4125719 4102679
2000 8469005 4256522 4212483
2001 8727477 4400394 4327083
2002 9000790 4551700 4449090
2003 9271299 4703330 4567969
2004 9537156 4852505 4684651
2005 9799107 5000484 4798623
2006 10059045 5148219 4910826
2007 10319874 5297191 5022683
2008 10577661 5445380 5132281
2009 10827195 5588998 5238197
2010 11061367 5726470 5334897
2011 11285674 5858393 5427281
2012 11512114 5992055 5520059
2013 11743140 6127570 5615570
2014 11979984 6267928 5712056
2015 12224092 6413981 5810111
2016 12541819 6573167 5968652
2017 12868929 6734311 6134618
2018 13192289 6892971 6299318
2019 13516316 7050110 6466206
2020 13734537 7163934 6570603
2021 14140200 7361388 6778812
2022 14530533 7560236 6970297