Labour Force (Total) rose 2.57% to 14.1 mil in Ghana in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Ghana reached an all time high of 14.1 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 6.38 mil in 1990. When compared to Ghana's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Benin amounted to 5.29 mil, 8.88 mil in Ivory Coast and 2.97 mil in Togo in 2021.
Ghana has been ranked 44th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Benin | mil | 4.46 | 4.59 | 4.73 | 4.88 | 5.02 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | mil | 6.68 | 6.90 | 7.12 | 7.34 | 7.57 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | mil | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | mil | 4.21 | 4.33 | 4.46 | 4.58 | 4.71 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | mil | 7.59 | 7.76 | 7.93 | 8.17 | 8.42 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liberia | mil | 2.04 | 2.08 | 2.13 | 2.17 | 2.22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | mil | 6.63 | 6.78 | 6.94 | 7.17 | 7.41 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | mil | 7.53 | 7.83 | 8.14 | 8.46 | 8.79 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | mil | 56.5 | 58.0 | 59.6 | 61.2 | 62.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | mil | 2.55 | 2.62 | 2.69 | 2.76 | 2.83 |
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