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Ghana - Labor Force Participation Rate 58.52

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

58.52 (2025)

Global rank

##114 of 187 economies

vs global median

0.9×

Growth since 1990

0.8×

Ranking Race — Labor Force Participation Rate

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#20#39#58#77#9619901995200020052010201520202025#27#1142013 overtook Malawi2024 overtook Guatemala
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Ghana climbed from #27 to #114 (overtook Malawi). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Ghana ↓

Key Events — Ghana

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2013
Overtook Malawi in global rank auto
2018
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2021
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2022
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Guatemala in global rank auto

Labor Force Participation Rate, 1990-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total population ages 15+ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202558.5263.3768.2273.07
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