Ghana unemployment rateGhana unemployment rateGhana unemployment rate

Ghana unemployment rate

No trades
No trades

Key data points


Last release
Observation period
2025
Next release
Forecast
Highest
10.50%on Dec 31, 2000
Lowest
2.20%on Dec 31, 2013

Indicator info


Category
Labor
Frequency
Annual
Units
%
In Ghana, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.

Ghana in figures — see more economic indicators tied to GHUR.

Frequently asked questions


To calculate Ghana unemployment rate you need to take the number of the country residents without a job and looking for work divided by the total number of residents in the labor force.
The lowest ever Ghana unemployment rate is 2.20%.
The highest figure Ghana unemployment rate has ever reached is 10.50%.
In 2025 Ghana unemployment rate was 3.00%, and the year before it reached 2.80%.