Ghana's unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) was 6.04% in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 9.78 percentage points from 15.81% in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 6.04% | 2025 |
| Ten years earlier | 15.81% | 2015 |
| Highest | 16.69% | 2000 |
| Lowest | 0.87% | 2021 |
| Average since 2017 | 5.52% | 2017–2025 |
| First recorded | 5.32% | 1991 |
Since 1991 it is up 0.72 percentage points from 5.32% in 1991. The World Bank has no value for 22 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
How it compares
In 2025, Ghana had the 67th highest value of the 81 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 6.04% | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | 13.1% | 2024 |
Closest to Ghana in the 2025 ranking
- Germany — 64th of 81: 7.61%
- Russian Federation — 65th of 81: 7.17%
- Ecuador — 66th of 81: 6.07%
- El Salvador — 68th of 81: 5.67%
- Korea, Rep. — 69th of 81: 5.64%
- Honduras — 70th of 81: 5.51%
What this measures
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
Limitations: The criteria for people considered to be seeking work, and the treatment of people temporarily laid off or seeking work for the first time, vary across countries. In many cases it is especially difficult to measure employment and unemployment in agriculture. The timing of a survey can maximize the effects of seasonal unemployment in agriculture. And informal sector employment is difficult to quantify where informal activities are not tracked.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 13 values
| Year | Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.04 |
| 2024 | 9.06 |
| 2023 | 5.61 |
| 2022 | 5.16 |
| 2021 | 0.874 |
| 2020 | no data |
| 2019 | no data |
| 2018 | no data |
| 2017 | 6.36 |
| 2016 | no data |
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) in nearby economies
- Angola — 20.24% (2025)
- Botswana — 42.42% (2024)
- Mali — 7.66% (2024)
- Mauritius — 14.85% (2024)
- Rwanda — 7.84% (2025)
- Senegal — 3.65% (2025)
- Seychelles — 10.23% (2025)
- South Africa — 56.99% (2024)
More social protection & labor data for Ghana
- Net migration — -17,079 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 21,050 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin — 16,030 (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 28.78% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 33.06% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 30.93% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 57.37% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Ghana's unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)?
- 6.04% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1991?
- It is up 0.72 percentage points from 5.32% in 1991. The highest value was 16.69% in 2000 and the lowest 0.87% in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank?
- 67th highest of 81 economies with data for 2025.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.UEM.1524.MA.NE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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