Ghana - Labor Force Participation 1996
72.74%
−0.06pp from 1995
Ghana's labor force participation was 72.74% in 1996, decreased +0.06pp from 72.80% in 1995. This was the 29th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1996▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tanzania | 86.46% | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Madagascar | 86.10% | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Burundi | 86.05% | -1.0% |
| 4th | Mozambique | 83.95% | 0.0% |
| 5th | Nigeria | 83.89% | -0.2% |
| 6th | Qatar | 83.84% | 0.0% |
| 7th | Burkina Faso | 82.92% | -0.2% |
| 8th | Solomon Islands | 82.65% | 0.1% |
| 9th | Cameroon | 82.13% | 0.0% |
| 10th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 82.13% | 0.1% |
| 11th | Malawi | 80.84% | 0.0% |
| 12th | Cambodia | 80.52% | 0.0% |
| 13th | Azerbaijan | 80.51% | 0.0% |
| 14th | Eritrea | 80.25% | -0.2% |
| 15th | Niger | 78.87% | 0.0% |
| 16th | Angola | 77.42% | 0.0% |
| 17th | Georgia | 77.31% | -2.3% |
| 18th | Liberia | 77.18% | 0.0% |
| 19th | Viet Nam | 77.11% | -0.3% |
| 20th | Vanuatu | 76.90% | 0.0% |
| 21st | China | 76.27% | -0.7% |
| 22nd | United Arab Emirates | 76.03% | -0.2% |
| 23rd | Thailand | 75.50% | 0.3% |
| 24th | South Sudan | 74.48% | 0.0% |
| 25th | Iceland | 74.38% | -1.7% |
| 26th | Uganda | 73.99% | 0.3% |
| 27th | Bahamas, The | 73.98% | 0.2% |
| 28th | Lesotho | 73.33% | -0.1% |
| 29th | Ghana | 72.74% | -0.1% |
| 30th | Central African Republic | 72.68% | 0.0% |
| 31st | Kenya | 72.60% | -0.1% |
| 32nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 72.28% | 0.2% |
| 33rd | Benin | 72.00% | -0.1% |
| 34th | Kazakhstan | 71.91% | -0.2% |
| 35th | Timor-Leste | 71.10% | -0.3% |
| 36th | Chad | 70.95% | -0.6% |
| 37th | Mali | 70.39% | 0.0% |
| 38th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 70.34% | 0.4% |
| 39th | Bhutan | 70.19% | -0.1% |
| 40th | Paraguay | 69.97% | -0.1% |
| 41st | Guam | 69.81% | -0.7% |
| 42nd | Kyrgyz Republic | 69.52% | -1.3% |
| 43rd | Jamaica | 68.95% | -0.6% |
| 44th | Barbados | 68.90% | -1.1% |
| 45th | Congo, Republic of | 68.43% | 0.0% |
| 46th | Colombia | 68.12% | 0.0% |
| 47th | Myanmar | 67.82% | -0.1% |
| 48th | Brunei Darussalam | 67.80% | 0.3% |
| 49th | Switzerland | 67.43% | 5.2% |
| 50th | Kuwait | 67.32% | 0.1% |
| 51st | Netherlands | 66.95% | 0.2% |
| 52nd | Indonesia | 66.87% | 0.1% |
| 53rd | Guatemala | 66.64% | 0.0% |
| 54th | Zimbabwe | 66.43% | -0.4% |
| 55th | Honduras | 65.91% | -0.1% |
| 56th | United States | 65.78% | 0.3% |
| 57th | New Caledonia | 65.44% | 0.1% |
| 58th | Denmark | 65.39% | 0.2% |
| 59th | Côte d'Ivoire | 65.27% | -0.1% |
| 60th | Bahrain | 65.23% | -0.3% |
| 61st | New Zealand | 65.15% | 1.3% |
| 62nd | Norway | 64.63% | 1.1% |
| 63rd | Haiti | 64.62% | -0.7% |
| 64th | Macao SAR, China | 64.55% | 2.0% |
| 65th | Sierra Leone | 64.51% | 0.0% |
| 66th | Peru | 64.32% | 2.2% |
| 67th | Singapore | 64.23% | 0.9% |
| 68th | Canada | 64.23% | -0.3% |
| 69th | Guinea-Bissau | 63.97% | 0.0% |
| 70th | Brazil | 63.95% | -2.6% |
| 71st | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 63.95% | 0.3% |
| 72nd | Guinea | 63.93% | 0.0% |
| 73rd | Australia | 63.65% | 0.0% |
| 74th | St. Lucia | 63.59% | 0.2% |
| 75th | Rwanda | 63.50% | -0.4% |
| 76th | Japan | 63.49% | 0.1% |
| 77th | Ecuador | 63.48% | 0.0% |
| 78th | Albania | 63.47% | -2.0% |
| 79th | Armenia | 63.37% | -0.8% |
| 80th | Sweden | 63.00% | -0.3% |
| 81st | Ireland | 62.93% | 2.0% |
| 82nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 62.56% | 1.4% |
| 83rd | Lithuania | 62.55% | -1.1% |
| 84th | Lao PDR | 62.08% | -0.1% |
| 85th | Argentina | 62.00% | 0.8% |
| 86th | Virgin Islands (US) | 61.78% | -6.4% |
| 87th | Equatorial Guinea | 61.69% | 0.3% |
| 88th | Korea | 61.67% | 0.3% |
| 89th | Panama | 61.48% | 0.3% |
| 90th | Israel | 61.43% | -1.1% |
| 91st | Hong Kong SAR, China | 61.39% | -0.5% |
| 92nd | Philippines | 61.30% | -0.1% |
| 93rd | Czechia | 61.30% | -0.4% |
| 94th | Estonia | 61.21% | -1.0% |
| 95th | Botswana | 60.89% | -0.6% |
| 96th | El Salvador | 60.81% | -2.5% |
| 97th | Cyprus | 60.79% | 0.0% |
| 98th | United Kingdom | 60.70% | 0.1% |
| 99th | Russian Federation | 60.39% | -1.7% |
| 100th | Uruguay | 60.31% | 1.9% |
| 101st | Slovak Republic | 60.16% | 0.6% |
| 102nd | Latvia | 60.07% | -0.6% |
| 103rd | Moldova | 59.64% | 0.4% |
| 104th | French Polynesia | 59.63% | 0.0% |
| 105th | Zambia | 59.61% | 0.0% |
| 106th | Mauritius | 59.59% | -0.3% |
| 107th | Mexico | 59.46% | 0.1% |
| 108th | Fiji | 59.45% | -0.2% |
| 109th | Tonga | 59.38% | -0.5% |
| 110th | Belarus | 59.35% | -0.5% |
| 111th | Cabo Verde | 59.32% | -0.4% |
| 112th | Finland | 59.23% | -0.8% |
| 113th | Mongolia | 58.97% | 0.3% |
| 114th | Guyana | 58.88% | -0.7% |
| 115th | Togo | 58.79% | -0.1% |
| 116th | India | 58.73% | 0.6% |
| 117th | Portugal | 58.50% | 0.4% |
| 118th | Nicaragua | 58.45% | 0.9% |
| 119th | Austria | 58.39% | -0.8% |
| 120th | Channel Islands | 58.17% | 0.6% |
| 121st | Malaysia | 58.15% | 0.7% |
| 122nd | Ukraine | 58.13% | -0.4% |
| 123rd | Poland | 58.09% | -1.0% |
| 124th | South Africa | 58.04% | 0.0% |
| 125th | Germany | 58.01% | -0.4% |
| 126th | Belize | 57.96% | 1.7% |
| 127th | Dominican Republic | 57.80% | 0.3% |
| 128th | Oman | 57.73% | -0.9% |
| 129th | Bangladesh | 57.69% | 0.3% |
| 130th | Slovenia | 57.61% | -0.2% |
| 131st | Uzbekistan | 57.50% | -0.5% |
| 132nd | Serbia | 56.82% | -1.3% |
| 133rd | Chile | 56.63% | 1.1% |
| 134th | Samoa | 56.18% | -0.3% |
| 135th | Costa Rica | 55.97% | -3.5% |
| 136th | Sri Lanka | 55.40% | 0.9% |
| 137th | France | 55.35% | 0.5% |
| 138th | European Union | 55.04% | 0.0% |
| 139th | Tajikistan | 55.01% | 0.0% |
| 140th | Turkmenistan | 54.59% | -1.4% |
| 141st | Croatia | 54.48% | -1.0% |
| 142nd | Eswatini | 54.19% | -0.3% |
| 143rd | Namibia | 54.03% | -1.0% |
| 144th | North Macedonia | 54.01% | -0.7% |
| 145th | Türkiye | 53.73% | -0.7% |
| 146th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 53.52% | -0.6% |
| 147th | Cuba | 52.92% | 0.6% |
| 148th | Maldives | 52.01% | 1.4% |
| 149th | Sudan | 51.77% | 0.7% |
| 150th | Morocco | 51.28% | -0.2% |
| 151st | Luxembourg | 50.96% | 1.2% |
| 152nd | Greece | 50.90% | 1.1% |
| 153rd | Hungary | 50.88% | -0.1% |
| 154th | Senegal | 50.62% | -0.2% |
| 155th | Spain | 50.42% | 0.6% |
| 156th | Belgium | 50.40% | -0.1% |
| 157th | Romania | 50.26% | -0.2% |
| 158th | Malta | 50.09% | 0.4% |
| 159th | Montenegro | 49.86% | -0.6% |
| 160th | Saudi Arabia | 49.66% | -0.9% |
| 161st | Bulgaria | 49.44% | -0.4% |
| 162nd | Syrian Arab Republic | 49.37% | 0.4% |
| 163rd | Pakistan | 49.24% | 1.8% |
| 164th | Tunisia | 49.14% | 0.1% |
| 165th | Gambia, The | 48.31% | 0.1% |
| 166th | Gabon | 48.30% | -0.2% |
| 167th | Papua New Guinea | 48.02% | -0.2% |
| 168th | Suriname | 47.64% | -0.7% |
| 169th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 47.28% | -1.3% |
| 170th | Italy | 47.28% | 0.9% |
| 171st | Puerto Rico (US) | 46.88% | 1.7% |
| 172nd | Afghanistan | 46.80% | -0.2% |
| 173rd | Mauritania | 46.19% | -0.1% |
| 174th | Libya | 45.91% | 0.3% |
| 175th | Algeria | 45.45% | -0.3% |
| 176th | Yemen, Republic of | 44.86% | 0.8% |
| 177th | Lebanon | 44.08% | -0.4% |
| 178th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 43.93% | -1.5% |
| 179th | Iraq | 42.32% | 0.0% |
| 180th | Comoros | 41.97% | 0.0% |
| 181st | Nepal | 41.46% | -0.1% |
| 182nd | West Bank and Gaza | 40.32% | 0.1% |
| 183rd | Jordan | 39.47% | 0.1% |
| 184th | Djibouti | 34.70% | -0.3% |
| 185th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 33.96% | 0.1% |
| 186th | São Tomé and Principe | 24.59% | -0.2% |
FAQ
What was Ghana's labor force participation in 1996?▾
Ghana's labor force participation in 1996 was 72.74%. This ranked 29th globally.
How did Ghana's labor force participation change in 1996?▾
Ghana's labor force participation decreased by 0.1% in 1996 compared to 1995.
Which country had the highest labor force participation in 1996?▾
Tanzania had the highest labor force participation in 1996 at 86.46%.
What is the labor force participation of Ghana in 1996?▾
The labor force participation of Ghana in 1996 was 72.74%. This ranked 29th globally.
How does 1996 compare to 1995 for Ghana's labor force participation?▾
Ghana's labor force participation went from 72.80% in 1995 to 72.74% in 1996, a 0.1% decrease.
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